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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to negotiate a purchase order with Lotek Wireless from Newmarket, Ontario, Canda for 10 Litetrack Iridium 360 collars as described in the below Salient Chara... The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to negotiate a purchase order with Lotek Wireless from Newmarket, Ontario, Canda for 10 Litetrack Iridium 360 collars as described in the below Salient Characteristics. Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106- 1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Lotek Wireless is, to the USGS knowledge, the only source who can provide Model# LiteTrack Iridium 360 GPS collars that offer limited total weight of the equipment attached to animals to <5% of animal body mass. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code for this action is 334220 Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to thuot@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than August 31, 2021. Responses submitted by hardcopy or the SAM.gov portal shall not be accepted or considered. Required Specs needed for the equipment: -Ten VHF/GPS collars with total weight maximum of 400g -VHF Frequency in the 148-174 mhz range -Collars circumference of 22cm-28cm. -Operational life span with a minimum of 1.5-2.5 years. -Mortality sensor required. -Ability to connect with, download to, and receive commands from Iridium satellite network Frequencies 164.488 164.650 164.788 164.878 164.888 164.900 164.913 165.080 165.125 165.175