59--Intent to Award - Datalogger

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement for a sole source Purchase Order with Campbell Scientific for datalogger systems. The period of performance of the resulting award will be 60 days after award. USGS-Department of State Landslide Disaster Assistance Team (LDAT) plans to purchase data loggers and accessories required to maintain data collection at landslide monitoring sites. To ensure continuity of operations and establish new landslide monitoring sites, LDAT is purchasing common accessories and replacement parts that are most likely needed to ensure that parts are readily available for prompt donation and installation on an as needed basis. Therefore, it intends to make a direct award to Campbell Scientific on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). This is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals but rather an intent to award sole source notification. Questions or concerns may be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Jonathan Wyatt at jonathan_wyatt@ios.doi.gov no later than 09/09/2026. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) considers employee signatures to be Personal Protected Information, and therefore all employee signatures have been redacted. By posting this document, the Contracting Officer attests all appropriate signatures have been obtained. 1. Contracting Agency and Activity The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Reston Science Acquisition Branch. 2. Nature of Action Being Approved. New contract for Campbell Scientific monitoring equipment. 3. Description of Supplies or Services. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Natural Hazards Mission Area requests award of a noncompetitive procurement to Campbell Scientific for a variety of data acquisition and control equipment to repair, replace, or install donated technical assistance instrumentation for landslide monitoring. The anticipated period of performance is 60 days after award. 4. Statutory Authority The proposed action may be awarded on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). 5. Rationale Supporting Use of Citation in No. 5. The requisition requests Campbell Scientific products to meet unique requirements of compatibility with existing USGS monitoring systems. These include such items as: (1) robust field serviceability, (2) specifically designed for landslide applications, and (3) especially compatible with existing USGS Landslide Hazard Program data storage and archiving systems to ensure data sharing and support. The data loggers are uniquely made to work with a variety of different vendors sensors and work with USGS data analysis programs. No other instrumentation will meet the unique operational and end users needs of this equipment. 6. The Efforts to Identify Additional Sources Including the Market Research Conducted. Market research consisted of conducting internet searches and reviewing other known vendors and equipment of ADCP s. Other systems are costly and bulky and would require more work to carry extra gear. No other remote system or attachments were available that would not compromise the quality of streamflow data collection with a TRDI instrument. 7. Other Information. The requested instrumentation from the selected vendor (Campbell Scientific) has been carefully selected to make existing landslide monitoring networks more robust and compatible. Selecting instrumentation from another vendor do not meet these requirements; Changing system components at this stage would require at least two personnel to learn new systems which is cost-prohibitive from a labor standpoint (i.e., any cost savings in equipment would be lost by estimated 4 pay period cost expenditures on labor per personnel), hinder data sharing between counterparts, and prevent USGS from providing the requisite remote and in-country support for installation and maintenance to LDAT counterparts. 8. The Efforts to Identify Additional Sources Including the Market Research Conducted. The efforts to identify additional sources included a review of available market information, including the technical specifications provided by different manufacturers; assessing interoperability of data loggers, sensors and processing software; and reviewing prior USGS procurements for similar monitoring applications. Market research evaluated which commercially available manufacturers of data sensors and loggers could meet USGS operational requirements, including field durability, compatibility with multi-vendor sensors, and alignment with USGS standard operating procedures for data collection and processing. The market research determined that only Campbell Scientific data loggers and sensors meet all the required field performance, field robustness, and sensor compatibility criteria. 9. Future Plans to Permit Competition. The barrier to competition is the lack of interchangeability between other manufacturers base system components and those of Campbell Scientific. Future requirements for same/similar items will be competed to the maximum extent possible.