Refurbish and deliver Wolf Collars

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Notice of intent to award a sole source contract to TELONICS Incorporated, 932 E. Impala Ave., Mesa, AZ. Telonics Incorporated will supply Caribou radio collars for the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (See General Description below). Under authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), the value of the contract is expected to be under $16,000.00 The National Park Service (NPS), Alaska Regional Office requires Five (5) each GPS fixes with ARGOS data uplink. Retrofitted from Model TGW-3580 to Model TGW-4580 Collars and Refurbish Three (3) Model TGW-4580 - Specifications: casting for Wolf - 880 grams, GPS - 1 location per day starting at @ 1600 UTC, ARGOS - 6 hour on times ever 6days, - on 9 hours off 15 hours, Mortality option on at 12 hours, Total life = 59 months for GPS Total life = 67 months for VHF, Various VHF frequencies The National Park Service (NPS) requires the purchase of this particular brand of Collars because of compatibility with the collars used in existing wildlife monitoring research programs throughout the National Parks in Alaska and software developed specifically to facilitate downloading of Telonics GPS data program throughout the National Park in Alaska. 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 January 10, 2010. Point of contact for this acquisition is Mr. James Bowers at 907/644-3307 or email: [email protected]. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Supply Wolf radio collars components to allow the NPS to continue wildlife monitoring research at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska