Federal opportunity · Special Notice
Notice of Intent (NOI)
Dept of Defense · SAM.gov
! Responses due Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM ET · Under a day left
- Responses due
- Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- NAICS code
- 334511 · Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- Il
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Solicitation number
- Not listed
- Official notice
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What the agency is buying
Description of Requirement: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, intends to establish a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis to Innovasea Systems Inc. (UEI: L4M7A3Q5N9K1, NCAGE: L0683) of Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada. The requirement is for the procurement of proprietary VEMCO-brand acoustic telemetry equipment. The specific items required include but are not limited to: NexTrak R1 Transponding Acoustic Receiver with battery; VR2Tx-69kHz Coded Acoustic Receiver with Transponder; and VR100 Surface Transponder and Manual Tracking Acoustic Receiver.
This equipment is essential for the continuation of a 14-year-long Invasive Carp Monitoring and Response Plan and must be fully compatible and interoperable with the existing VEMCO telemetry network deployed in the Chicago Area Waterways (CAWS) and Illinois Waterway (IWW). Authority: This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.101(b) , which allows for soliciting from a single source if the contracting officer determines that only one source is reasonably available to satisfy agency requirements. Justification: This equipment is essential for the continuation of the 14-year-long Invasive Carp Monitoring and Response Plan.
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The existing telemetry network, valued at over 500,000 USD, is comprised exclusively of VEMCO-brand equipment, which is proprietary to Innovasea Systems Inc.
The several thousand ultrasonic transmitters already deployed in the river by USACE and its key agency partners (including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southern Illinois University, and the U.S. Geological Survey) can only be detected and decoded by VEMCO receivers. Innovasea owns the patent to this technology. Procuring equipment from any other source would render the entire existing network inoperable and jeopardize the multi-million-dollar federal program.
Therefore, Innovasea is the only source capable of providing the supplies that will meet the Governments requirements for interoperability and mission continuity. Submission Instructions: This notice does not constitute a solicitation for offers, proposals, etc. However, interested firms may send a capabilities statement NO LATER THAN 4:30p.m. (CDT) on November 6, 2026. Statements should be sent to of Kyle Smith at [email protected].
The email subject line must reference PANGLR-26-P-0000 033648. Award is anticipated on or about November 24, 2026. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Points of Contact: Contract Specialist Kyle Smith, [email protected]; Contracting Officer Samantha L. Stiles, [email protected]. All responses received by the deadline will be reviewed by the Government.
No telephone inquiries will be accepted.
From the official notice on SAM.gov.
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