Innovasea Transponders and Receivers

2026-11-03

Please note : This is a Sole Source Notification . The University of Southern Mississippi anticipates purchasing the item ( s ) listed below as a sole source purchase . Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below . 1 . Description of the commodity that USM is seeking to procure : • Innovasea Transponders and Receivers compatible with the most recent updates to track fishes . 2 . Explanation of why the commodity is the only one that meets the needs of the agency : • USM ( in particular Michael Andres ’ lab in the Division of Coastal Sciences and the Center for research and Development ) have been funded by state and federal sponsors to track and monitor fish populations in Mississippi ’ s waters and beyond . This technology ensures that we are able to detect presence / absence of telemetered species in our waters as well as those from collaborators outside of our system . Other companies do sell technology similar to InnovaSea ’ s but none of their competitors sell technology that is both backward and forward compatible with the investment in technology currently made . Furthermore , no other competitor has come close to the quality or data precision that we have seen . 3 . Explanation of why the source is the only source is the only person or entity that can provide the required commodity : • InnovaSea is the premier company in passive acoustic telemetry devices for tracking of aquatic organisms . Their reputation for customer service and product quality has positioned them as the top producer of such equipment . All of USM ’ s current infrastructure for tracking fishes using passive acoustic technology as well as our collaborators across the Gulf use their technology , meaning that when our study organisms move into different systems we are able to track those movements ( and vice versa ) to ensure that we are addressing the concerns of the state and federal sponsors of out telemetry projects .

Mississippi

2026-04-29