R--R027- Satellite-based data collection for monitoring Alaskan Wildlife

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7 (Alaska) intends to award a sole source Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Contract to Service Argos to provide satellite-based data collection dedicated to monitoring mobile platforms (mammals and birds) indigenous to Alaska. Mobile platforms carrying an Argos transmitter can be located, and data from sensors connected to the transmitter can be collected, processed, and distributed. Location information is derived through Doppler or Global Positioning Satellites. The Argos system was established under an agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, USA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, USA), and French Space Agency (CNES). Argos is operated by CNES subsidiary Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), which is based in Toulouse, France. CLS has a U.S. subsidiary, Service Argos, Inc. Service Argos, Inc. is the entity that users shall contact regarding Argos. The Argos Joint Tariff Agreement (JTA) is organized under the World Meteorological Organization and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and the Government does not intend to accept proposals received. Award will be made 15 days after publication of this notice. See numbered note 22.