Special NoticePosted Jan 21, 2025·Responses due Feb 5, 2025

Lebanon Dam PIT Interrogation System Maintenance & Data Management

Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
541690
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W9127N24P0050-P00003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R699
Place
Lebanon, OR, USA
Contact
Antwain Burks (antwain.r.burks@usace.army.mil)
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Early notice
  • Jan 21, 2025 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Feb 24, 2025
    Award Notice
    BIOMARK LLC · $140K
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to negotiate and award an out-of-scope modification on Contract W9127N24P0050 with Biomark to perform nonroutine maintenance and repair of an existing Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Interrogation System on Lebanon Dam, Oregon. The contract meets the requirements under the Biological Opinion (BiOp) on the Continued Operation and Maintenance of the Willamette River Basin Project under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and Court Injunction Case 3:18-cv-00437-HZ by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland Dis… (show all)

trict (NWP). The period of performance for the modification CLIN begins 15 February 2025 to 15 April 2025. PIT interrogation system capabilities include PIT antennas that are installed on structures and span large main stem river channels The PIT Interrogation System and related equipment was custom-built by Biomark to meet the unique challenges of this study area and is not commercially available. Biomark will conduct nonroutine system analyzation and troubleshooting to isolate and provide solutions for system interference (�noise�) that is theorized to be a result of mechanical activity near the installed system. Additionally, Biomark may perform nonroutine maintenance and repair of the PIT interrogation system installed at Lebanon Dam to include supplying and installing proprietary parts. Data consistency and continuity are critical for fish passage and survival research on long-term population trends in the basin. Additionally, the Court Injunction Case under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and Court Injunction Case 3:18-cv-00437-HZ requires the continued operation of the PIT interrogation system. Any gaps or shift in data collection protocols would preclude the comparison of data from year to year. This would result in many small datasets rather than one continuous dataset and USACE would be out of compliance with the Court Injunction. The Government has determined this contract to be of critical importance to the continued monitoring and studies as required by the court injunction. All service and supplies must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing PIT interrogation system presently installed at Lebanon Dam. The current system is designed, fabricated, installed, and monitored by Biomark. Maintenance or repair must use Biomark�s products and expertise as they are a full-service vendor who�s detection antennas are unique and their designs proprietary. Given the system elements are proprietary, maintenance services of the above instruments performed by third parties will void all warranties, only the original manufacturer can meet this requirement. No other Contractor can provide the services Biomark currently provides to ensure data consistency and continuity of services and meeting the Court Injunction requirements. Currently, a solicitation does not exist. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government by submitting a capability statement demonstrating ability to conduct the work. If no affirmative written responses are received by 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on 05 February 2025 an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to the contracting point of contact listed below. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. *No Phone Inquiries, please. Capability Statement Submission Requirements 1. Point of Contact name, email address and phone number, CAGE code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) number (if available). 2. If the organization is a small business, please state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone), SDVOSB/VOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business/Veteran-Owned Small Business, WOSB (Women-Owned Small Business). 3. Statement of capabilities detailing the interested party�s Years of experience and brief description reviewing and downloading PIT tag data from Biomark IS1001 PIT interrogation systems and uploading the data to the PTAGIS website (https://www.ptagis.org). Years of experience and brief description operating, maintaining, tuning, and optimizing Biomark IS1001 PIT interrogation systems. Site safety and health officer that meets the requirements of the EM 385-1-1. Send responses by email, labeled as �W9127N24P0050 P00003 � Lebanon Dam PIT Interrogation System Maintenance� in the subject line to the following: Antwain.R.Burks@usace.army.mil and Justin.F.Figueredo@usace.army.mil

Who won similar work

6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), same product/service code (PSC) R699.

Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $107K to $828K, median $257K; range $33K to $2.1M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ESSA TECHNOLOGIES LTD1$2.1MFeb 26, 2026
AGEISS INC1$1000KSep 26, 2025
MELISSA H MCGUFFEY Louisville KY 40291 USA1$311KFeb 24, 2026
T & L FLETCHER Fremont NE 68025 USA1$204KApr 7, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE Richmond CA 94804 USA1$75KSep 12, 2025
MASTERPOINT LLC1$33KApr 10, 2025

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