D--GPS BEACONS & LOCATING SERVICES

The United States Geological Survey intends to make a non-competitive firm fixed price award to SPOT LLC, located in Covington, LA to obtain satellite communication services for existing agency-owned devices and to activate additional satellite communication devices as needed from SPOT, LLC. The service is needed to maintain the continuity of the satellite tracking and communication system for the safety of field personnel in the US Geological Survey-Idaho Water Science Center (ID WSC). SPOT, LLC is a provider of satellite communication services capable of routing satellite tracking signals and messages via Internet (email), SMS (cell phone text messaging) and RSS feed using SPOT devices already in USGS inventory. Use of these types of devices is required for employees engaged in fieldwork where cell phone coverage is intermittent. All interested parties must include the following: Submission of Questions and Quotes: In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(i) all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. All submission of questions and quotes shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to the Contracting Officer Gerald Lewandowski at [email protected]. All questions must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 03:00pm EST on March 5, 2018. Questions and quotes by hardcopy or the FedConnect web portal or Fed Connect Message Center shall not be accepted or considered. NOTE: All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary - the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Materials submitted to the Government for review will not be returned. This notice and any resulting in a solicitation or purchase order conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2005-97, dated January 24, 2018. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517410 Satellite Telecommunications, size standard $32.M.