NIGP 04040: Fish, Brood and Fingerling

NIGP 04040 Fish, Brood And Fingerling is an Item code under which state and local governments procure live fish for stocking, restocking, and habitat enhancement projects. Recent solicitations show demand for live channel catfish and trout in substantial quantities — from 17,250 pounds of live catfish in California to 35,000–150,000 pounds of live trout in California — as well as artificial fish habitat structures designed to improve spawning and forage conditions in reservoirs and community ponds. State wildlife departments and regional parks agencies issue most of the recent activity; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department, Montgomery County Pennsylvania (in partnership with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission), and Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources have posted opportunities in the past three months. Solicitations emphasize sourcing from in-state or regional suppliers, compliance with fish health and invasive species prevention standards, and certified delivery to multiple recreation areas or water bodies on fixed schedules. Prevailing wage requirements and local-vendor preferences appear in several bids; California small-business and local-vendor preferences (5% in both recent California solicitations) are standard.

Geographic activity centers on California, Pennsylvania, and Utah. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued RFQ-R5-0627-01 on July 15, 2026 for 17,250 pounds of live channel catfish delivery between September 2026 and April 2027 to recreation areas across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, with responses due July 29, 2026 and a 5% small-business preference for certified California vendors. San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department posted ITB PARKS26PARKS6400 on May 29, 2026 for approximately 35,000–150,000 pounds of live trout in three size grades, delivered Thursdays November 2026 through March 2027 to five regional parks, with a 5% local-vendor preference and California prevailing wage requirements under Labor Code sections 1770 and 1773; award was anticipated in July 2026. Montgomery County Pennsylvania solicited responses through June 4, 2026 for a 10-year sub-lease to operate a trout nursery facility rearing fingerling trout for fishing derbies and public access, including a pre-bid conference at the site. Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources issued two RFQs in early May 2026 for artificial habitat structures totaling $34,000 for community pond enhancement and for Mossback habitat kits at Jordanelle Reservoir, both due by mid-May with no award values disclosed.