The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior Region 6, awarded a $40,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Aquarange Research LLC on February 19, 2026, for urchin feed development consulting under a Total Small Business set-aside. The awardee is a woman-owned disadvantaged business located in Bozeman, Montana.
Work is performed at the Bozeman Fish Technology Center in Bozeman, Montana. The purchase order funds 12 months of research and development consulting focused on developing formulated feeds for urchin aquaculture to improve growth, gonad quality, nutritional efficiency, and sustainability. The period of performance runs from February 16, 2026 through February 15, 2027. The contract was solicited under NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) with a posted date of February 5, 2026 and a submission deadline of February 11, 2026.