Coded Wire Tag Detector Equipment.

Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a request for competitive proposals. Region 3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, intends to award a fixed-priced contract pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(b), and 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), to Northwest Marine Technology for Coded Wire Tag Detectors. The Coded Wire Tag Detection Equipment are manufactured by Northwest Marine Technology, Shaw Island, Washington, are patent protected and will be used as part of the mass marking program for Fish Hatcheries in the Great Lakes Region. Northwest Marine Technology is the only know authorized manufacturer and distributor for the Detection Equipment.This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Proposal. Interested firms that possess the capability to meet the Government's requirements shall respond by forwarding information on or before May 20,2011. Point of Contact is Richard Hillard at [email protected].