Supply and deliver Bull Moose radio collars

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE Notice of intent to award a sole source contract to: Telonics, Inc, 932 E. Impala Avenue, Mesa, Arizona 85204. Telonics Inc will provide Bull Moose radio collars with the following specification to the National Park Service: GPS fixes with ARGOS data uplink(Model TGW-4780)GPS/ARGOS Collar Specs:Model TGW-4780 - casting for moose - 2000 grams1.0 watts, 200 sec rep rate, 32 bytesGPS - 3 location per day @ 0800, 1600 and 2400 UTCARGOS - 2, 5 hour on times ever 6 days, starts at 0030 &1830 UTCCONVENTIONAL - on 12 hours off 12 hours, Starts at 1600 UTCMortality option on at 12 hoursTotal life = 59 months12 VHF frequencies authorized by USFWS167.081, 167.094, 167.106, 167.119, 167.131, 167.144, 167.156, 167.319, 167.331, 167.356, 167.444, 167.594 Under authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), the value of the contract is expected to be $24,000.00. The National Park Service (NPS), Alaska Regional Office has deployed GPS-satellite telemetry collars to assist with the monitoring of important wildlife species. The collars utilize ARGOS-owned satellites as the only source of data acquisition and relay. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. This supply will be procured under Firm Fixed Price Supply in accordance with FAR 12 procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.302-1. The anticipated award date is August 18, 2010. Point of contact for this acquisition is Deryl Morse at 907/644-3313 or email: [email protected].