The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to Telonics, Inc. under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 13.106-1(b) (1)), Simplified Acquisition Procedures to refurbish thirty (30) ARGOS capable Global Positioning System (GPS) collars and retrofit for Caribou's research project to monitor movements and habitat use of caribou on the North Slope of Alaska Telonics transmitters are hermetically sealed to eliminate moisture intrusion, transmitters are cold temperature tested and guaranteed to operate at -40 F. Teleonics originally built the transmitters to be refurbished. These collars will be deployed on Caribou's on the North Slope as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Initiative. Data integrity, consistency and efficiency are all served by continuing to work with the same products. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting the USGS'S requirement as stated herein may submit a capability statement on or be before the closing date, which shall be considered by the Agency (FAR 5.207(c) (16) (ii)). All questions or comments regarding this procurement shall be addressed in writing to Mrs. Davis, [email protected]. This notice and any resulting solicitation or contract conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2005-72, Effective 30 Jan 2014. In accordance with FAR 5.207(c) (14) (i), one or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing). SBA Size Standard in employees: 750

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