Presolicitation Notice - Single-Use Needle-Tag Assemblages
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division, has issued a Presolicitation Notice for the sole-source procurement of 30,000 single-use needle-tag assemblages. The intended award is a firm-fixed price purchase order to Biomark, LLC. This notice serves to inform the market of the intent to award non-competitively, while allowing other interested firms to submit documentation demonstrating their ability to meet the requirements. Responses are due by March 30, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for 30,000 single-use needle-tag assemblages. The contractor will be responsible for loading government-furnished Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags into each assemblage prior to delivery. Critical requirements include compatibility with existing equipment and processes to ensure continuity in tagging procedures, maintain data consistency for collection and analysis, and minimize handling time to support fish safety. The assemblages are to be delivered FOB Destination to Pomeroy, WA.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Presolicitation Notice (intent to award sole source)
- Contract Vehicle: Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order
- Intended Awardee: Biomark, LLC
- Set-Aside: Unrestricted (but intended sole source)
- NAICS: 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Systems Instrument Manufacturing)
- Product Service Code: 6640 (Laboratory Equipment And Supplies)
- Response Due: March 30, 2026, 4:00 PM PST
- Published: March 19, 2026
- Anticipated Award Date: April 2026
Sole Source Justification & Evaluation
NOAA intends to award this contract on a sole-source basis to Biomark, LLC, citing the need for compatibility with existing Biomark injector guns and consistent tagging processes across concurrent research projects (e.g., BPA-funded studies). The Single Source Determination highlights that using different systems could introduce variables affecting fish survival analysis and compromise research integrity. Market research was conducted, but maintaining compatibility with the existing Biomark system was deemed most beneficial. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, firms believing they can fully meet the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing. Such submissions will be evaluated solely to determine if a competitive procurement is feasible.
Points of Contact
- Hannah Elwell, Contract Specialist: hannah.elwell@noaa.gov
- Charles Kendall, Contracting Officer: charles.kendall@noaa.gov