# Backpack Electrofisher

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/140l4324q0014

- Solicitation number: 140L4324Q0014
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: Awarded to Smith-Root Inc.
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
- Contracting office: Oregon State Office (140L43)
- NAICS: 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Product or service code: 6625 Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments
- County: Clark County (FIPS 53011). https://abierto.us/counties/clark-county-wa-53011
- City: Vancouver. https://abierto.us/cities/vancouver-wa-5374060
- First posted: January 4, 2024
- Last posted: January 4, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/89fca089bbf24303a76a2d6b552441bf/view

## Description

Single source award to Smith-Root Inc for APEX Backpack Electrofisher Combo. The Government requires a backpack electrofisher manufactured by Smith-Root. It is the only electrofisher to store Global Positioning System, electrical input, electrical outputs, warning codes, and performance information for every second of electrofishing. It is the only backpack electrofisher to have a built in Universal Serial Bus port to download all electrofishing data while also allowing the upload of new software.

It is the only electrofisher with on-screen active waveform visualization, graphs of output performance, GPS coordinates, and alarm mode to inform about user-defined effort limits. It is the only backpack electrofisher with onboard tutorials describing voltage, duty cycle, and frequency outputs to educate users while in the field about appropriate electrofishing settings. All these features are needed by the BLM. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Please contact scoleman@blm.gov for a copy of the solicitation.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Smith-Root Inc. (UEI PD45MS78A175)
- Contract: 140L4324P0013, purchase order
- Obligated: $15,059.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 140L4324Q0014 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 140L43 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_140L4324P0013_1422_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 4, 2024: Presolicitation, due January 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 89fca089bbf24303a76a2d6b552441bf. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/89fca089bbf24303a76a2d6b552441bf/view

## Points of contact

- Coleman, Sharon, scoleman@blm.gov, 5038086064

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