# Intend to Award Notice - Telonics, Inc

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140g0126q0304

- Solicitation number: 140G0126Q0304
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: US Geological Survey
- Contracting office: Ofc of Acqusition Grants-National (140G01)
- NAICS: 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 7G22 Hardware and software for dedicated satellite and RF (microwave) communications equipment carrying data network circuits, and associated access facilities. Radio and TV signal generation, broadcast, and distribution components, handheld 2-way radio, and other RF communications systems.
- First posted: September 17, 2026
- Last posted: September 17, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9eb051d1f00841c7bf56b7b9be7a8629/view

## Description

GPS COLLARS MULE DEER & PRONGHORNS Please see attachment for details. Intend to Award Notice - Telonics, Inc The US Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement for the procurement of satellite-linked GPS tracking collars required for a study of big game movement and use of opportunistic wildlife crossing structures along Interstate 80 (I-80) in southern Wyoming.

The U.S. Geological Survey (Cooperative Research Units, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit) requests award of a non-competitive procurement to Telonics, Inc. for an order of 90 RECON-4560-5 GPS/Globalstar satellite-linked tracking collars (45 configured for mule deer with CAST-4 protective casting and CR-5A programmable timed-release mechanisms, and 45 configured for pronghorn with CAST-4 protective casting and CR-7A programmable timed-release mechanisms).

Telonics RECON-series GPS collars have already been used in multiple prior and ongoing studies of big game movement along the I-80 corridor in southern Wyoming, and so for data continuity reasons must continue to be used for this next phase of work. The total anticipated period of performance will be 09/24/2026 - 11/23/2027. The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above.

Therefore, it intends to make an award to Telonics, Inc unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have similar product that can meet the needs of this requirement. Vendors are invited to contact the Contract Specialist, Patrick Anderson via email at patrick_anderson@usgs.gov no later than 09:00 AM Eastern, Tuesday, September 22, 2026, with an affirmative answer.

## Attachments

- [FBO_Announcement_2.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/9f60dce42e7c44cf81dec36c1f8e569c/download)

## Publications

- September 17, 2026: Presolicitation, due September 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 629a07e1ec084007b1b9135e6f336b5f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/629a07e1ec084007b1b9135e6f336b5f/view
- September 17, 2026: Special notice, due September 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 84c28f20945d41e1a483a49e69e7ad55. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/84c28f20945d41e1a483a49e69e7ad55/view
- September 17, 2026: Special notice, due September 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 9eb051d1f00841c7bf56b7b9be7a8629. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9eb051d1f00841c7bf56b7b9be7a8629/view

## Points of contact

- Anderson, Patrick, panderson@usgs.gov, 703-648-7380

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