ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS & TRANSMITTERS Notice of Intent

ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS & TRANSMITTERS Notice of Intent This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a Purchase Order to Advanced Telemetry Systems for Acoustic Receivers and Transmitters as described in the attached Salient Characteristics. Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Services.

Advanced Telemetry Systems is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source that can provide transmitters on the Juvenile Salmonid Acoustic Telemetry System (JSATS) 416.7 kHz platform. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued.

A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing and PSC 5845 Underwater Sound Equipment apply to this announcement. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to rlujan@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than April 9, 2025, at 0800 hrs central time. Responses submitted by hardcopy, or the any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.