NIGP 95840: Fishery Management Services (Including Data Collection, Research and Experimentation, Resources Protection, etc.)

NIGP 95840 Fishery Management Services (Including Data Collection, Research And Experimentation, Resources Protection, Etc.) is an Item code covering specialized field monitoring, data collection, and analytical work that state and local water resource agencies and utility districts procure to satisfy regulatory permit requirements and ecosystem management obligations. The scope spans juvenile fish population monitoring at hydroelectric facilities, fish harvest monitoring operations, and related aquatic resource survey work—services typically requiring specialized equipment ownership, scientific permits, and demonstrated expertise with state or federal wildlife agency compliance. Issuing bodies include water management districts, public utility districts, and municipal water systems, often with mandates tied to federal hydroelectric licensing or Clean Water Act compliance. The work is episodic and geographically dispersed across individual water bodies or basin systems rather than centralized, and procurement is driven by regulatory renewal cycles and project-specific operational needs.

Recent opportunities show activity in Washington and Florida. The Northern Wasco County People's Utility District issued RFP #2026007 on September 30, 2026 for weekly juvenile fish monitoring services at the North Fishway Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River, with proposals due October 29, 2026 and an optional preproposal conference on October 20; the three-year contract runs January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029 with pricing submitted as annual rates and evaluation weighted toward staff experience (20 points), firm qualifications (20 points), and pricing competitiveness (20 points). The St. Johns River Water Management District in Florida issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source on August 11, 2026 for specialized gizzard shad harvest monitoring across the Ocklawaha River and St. Johns River Basin lakes, with responses due August 19, 2026; the District's prior five competitive solicitations (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018) each yielded only one quote, and a 2021 sole-source posting generated no competing responses, indicating severe vendor scarcity in specialized fish monitoring work. Neither opportunity specifies a contract dollar value in the source material.