Notice of Intent of Single Source Award-Backpack Electrofisher

DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENTUSFWS intends to procure a Backpack Electrofisher for a Biological Baseline Inventory and Assessments.This is not a request for quotations. NAIC Code 334511. PSC 6625. Project Description: To collect fish specimens and conduct abundance estimates from aquatic habitats on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR), Alaska. The YDNWR staff typically employs electrofishing techniques for these types of assessments. Scope of Work: In the past the Refuge and the Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) have worked cooperatively on these assessments utilizing FLBS electrofishing equipment. While this situation has worked in the past there is never any assurance that the equipment will be available for any given project. Equipment Requirements: The backpack electrofisher (unit) must be very durable, weather resistant and portable to accomplish our project work safely. The Smith-Root LR-24 has consistently met these requirements for us over the last six years. To my knowledge there is only one other manufacture of a similar unit; the HT-2000 from Halltech Aquatic Research Inc. out of Ontario Canada but I have no information on its reliability. The Smith-Root LR-24 is pretty much the accepted standard piece of equipment in fisheries for this work. All responsible source may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be received by 4:00 PM Alaska Standard Time on 02 September 2011 to [email protected]. Questions or concerns may be directed to Almeda Gaddis (907) 456-0355.