Finfish Fishing

NAICS 114111 (Finfish Fishing) encompasses commercial fishing operations focused on capturing finfish species in marine, coastal, and inland waters. These activities include using various fishing methods such as gillnetting, trapnetting, and other professional fishing techniques to harvest, manage, or control fish populations. The category covers both commercial harvesting for food production and specialized ecological management services involving fish capture, relocation, and population control.

Federal contract awards under this NAICS code demonstrate diverse applications, primarily involving fisheries management and food service procurement. Key awards include multiple contracts with Hickey Bros Research LLC for lake trout gillnetting and trapnetting in Yellowstone National Park, with contract values ranging from $133,293 to $1,865,050. The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are frequent awarding agencies, with projects focused on invasive species management. Contracts are typically firm-fixed-price and have set-aside designations varying between total small business and full and open competition. Performance locations include national parks, wildlife refuges, and various federal facilities across states like Montana, Wyoming, and North Carolina.

Recent federal contract opportunities include two solicitations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a fish relocation project at the Delaware City Dredged Material Placement Facility. These opportunities seek contractors to capture, collect, identify, and relocate native fish species, with project scopes involving precise ecological management. The solicitations are set under NAICS 114111, with one opportunity fully set aside for small businesses. Both opportunities require contractors to provide specialized equipment and expertise for fish handling, with performance located in Delaware and a project duration of approximately two to three days.