Acoustic Telemetry Tags

The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a market survey to determine the interest and capability of firms to provide acoustic telemetry collars. The telemetry tags must meet or exceed specific performance requirements and capabilities, including transmitting acoustic signals that can be decoded by 69-kHz receivers and operating at temperatures between 0°C and 40°C. The survey is open to small businesses, including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, SBA certified Small Business HubZone firms, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small Business firms. Interested firms should submit their company name, address, phone number, capability statement, and size status. • The telemetry tags must be able to transmit acoustic signals that can be decoded by 69-kHz receivers manufactured by Innovasea Marine SystemsVemco. • The tags must be capable of producing acoustic signals that can be used to position acoustic-tagged fish at sub-meter accuracy when present inside a positional array. • The tag transmission delay/mode must be customizable. • The tags must be able to operate at temperatures between 0°C and 40°C and at depths up to 500 m. • The tags must transmit at 69kHz and be capable of being decoded by VEMCO acoustic receivers.