The office of National Marine Fisheries Santa Cruz Laboratory located in Santa Cruz, CA has thoroughly compared available receiver models in head to head field trials. The program office obtained specification sheets from all JSATS receiver vendors and obtained price quotes for all three make-models tested. The test consisted of drifting nine JSATS transmitters past moored receivers. Drifts were repeated eight times. The only model that performed well enough to meet our needs and had deployment endurance of more than 100 days is the Teknologic, LLC JSATS 11330. We required an average of at least 4 detections per transmitter as it drifted past a receiver and an endurance of at least 100 days. Only the Teknologic, LLC receivers performed well enough (>4 mean detects per drift per tag).

This notice represents the only official notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. It is the Government's belief that only Teknologic, LLC can meet the government's requirement for JSATS. However, interested firms or individuals may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by submitting in writing their name and information to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Questions concerning this announcement must be emailed to Maria Mendoza at [email protected] or faxed at (206)527-7513. This is a simplified acquisition.