NIGP 12012: Bait, Fish

NIGP 12012 Bait, Fish (Item) covers live bait procurement for state and local recreational fishing and marina operations. State and local governments buy live mealworms, nightcrawlers, and other bait species to support public fishing events, educational programs, and commercial marina services. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Glynn County, Georgia represent the issuing bodies active under this code, soliciting through RFQ and RFP vehicles to meet seasonal and ongoing operational demand.

California posted the most recent activity: the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued RFQ-2026-IDR6-003 on September 10, 2026, requesting up to 1,825 mealworms and 1,825 nightcrawlers packaged in containers of 25 to 75 worms, with responses due September 24, 2026, to support the 2026-2027 Fishing in the City events. A 5% small-business preference and separate 5% DVBE incentive apply. Glynn County, Georgia issued RFP26-035 on May 26, 2026, seeking a multi-year bait provider for Blythe Island Regional Park Marina with proposals due July 1, 2026; a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held on June 2, 2026. Bait procurement under this code is seasonal and event-driven, with state departments and county park authorities as primary buyers, and geographic activity concentrated in California and Georgia.