NIGP 12046: Hatching Equipment, Fish (Including Jars and Standpipes)

NIGP 12046 Hatching Equipment, Fish (Including Jars And Standpipes), Item, appears in recent state and local solicitations focused on shellfish propagation systems and fish nursery operations rather than traditional hatchery jar and standpipe equipment. The Town of Chatham, Massachusetts solicited FRP seawater intakes, intake hoses, clam raceways, upweller tanks, and silos for a shellfish propagation facility; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued a sub-lease RFP for a trout nursery operation with existing raceway infrastructure; and the State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources procured a Smith-Root APEX electrofisher control box system for fisheries sampling work. The code encompasses procurement of specialized aquaculture equipment, facilities operations, and fish management tools used by state fish and wildlife agencies, county conservation departments, and municipal natural resources divisions to support breeding, rearing, and sampling programs for public fishing access and environmental management.

Recent activity spreads across Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Utah, with additional opportunities from Florida and Washington through cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Town of Chatham posted two related solicitations in May 2026—an RFP for 90 Bridge Street Seawater System (due June 5, 2026) and a separate RFP for Shellfish Propagation Equipment (due June 11, 2026)—for integrated seawater intake and upweller systems. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued an RFP for a 10-year fish nursery sub-lease at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norriton, Pennsylvania (due June 4, 2026), seeking operators to maintain and rear fingerling trout for fishing derbies and public events. The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources posted a sole-source Notice of Intent to Award for an APEX Electrofisher Unit for Boat ($17,500.00 budget ceiling, due May 15, 2026) to support fisheries sampling on Northeastern region reservoirs. Sourcewell issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of Washington-region counties and other participating entities (due June 16, 2026), though this solicitation does not align directly with fish hatchery operations.