GPS/GSM Avian Transmitters
ID: 12639526Q1161160Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICEMRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MNMINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55401, USA

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220)

PSC

IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: SATELLITE AND RF COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) (7G22)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/255fa57e995b422b9abcff5925ebfe2a/view
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    Description

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is seeking to procure fifty (50) GPS/GSM avian transmitters for its Wildlife Services program in Utah. This procurement aims to fulfill mission requirements related to wildlife management and monitoring. The contract will be a one-time commercial purchase order, with delivery required to Millville, Utah, and is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 334220. Interested vendors should direct inquiries to Amanda Barbosa at amanda.barbosa@usda.gov, with the anticipated contract effective date being January 1, 2026.

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    Amanda Barbosa
    amanda.barbosa@usda.gov
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