1._Sac_Perch_Specs.docx

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Department of Fish Wildlife Specifications for Statewide Sacramento Perch Purchases for Fishing in the City Program October 30,2023

1. Definition

1.1 The species Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus), for the purposes of these specifications, is hereinafter referred to as "Sac Perch". No other species or hybrid with other species is acceptable without prior written approval of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

2. Qualifications of Contractor

2.1 The Contractor must be a State of California Registered Aquaculturist at the time of making the offer to sell Sac Perch to the State and throughout the full term of the contract. The fish delivered in this contract shall be reared in facilities operated by the Contractor or by Sub-contractors who meet the same license, registration, and certification requirements listed throughout these specifications. Contractor is responsible for ensuring and providing proof of all Sub-contractors’ compliance.

2.2 The Contractor and any Sub-contractors shall rear said fish in California waters, in accordance with Section 171, Title 14, CA Code of Regulations (CCR).

2.3 The Contractor shall have facilities and equipment available to load, transport, and deliver the Sac Perch herein specified so that they will not be injured or destroyed during transit or stocking.

3. Practices Prohibited

3.1 The Contractor will use minimal concentrations of the appropriate chemicals to abate foaming or to reduce respiratory rates during transport. The state may require information relating to the composition and dosage of any chemicals used.

3.2 Misrepresenting or concealing any fact concerning the species, health, condition, size, age, diet, or source of origin of any catfish to be delivered or misrepresenting the total weight of delivery, location, or time of fish planting events is prohibited.

3.3 The State may, without prejudice to any other remedies it may have, terminate this contract at any time during the term thereof in the event the Contractor knowingly violates any part of this agreement, or conducts itself in such a manner as to be in violation of any law, code section, or ordinance.

4. Quality Inspections, Reporting, and Health Requirements

4.1 The State may sample and inspect fish, transport water, and transport equipment prior to or during loading, transport, or stocking to assess overall fish health, and for the presence of aquatic invasive species (AIS), and may reject deliveries if fish are deemed to be diseased or in poor health, or if AIS are present.

4.2 Fish, delivery water, and equipment shall be free of detectable life stages of AIS, including but not limited to Quagga Mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), and New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum).

4.3 The Contractor may refer to the following: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=9938 for information on AIS relative to aquaculture and monitoring aquaculture facilities. Appendix II has a number of outdated contacts, and is superseded by https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=4955.

4.4 Fish shall be off feed long enough prior to delivery to assure empty stomachs during transport and stocking.

4.5 The State further retains the right to cancel this contract in part or in total upon finding any of the diseases listed in Section 245, Title 14, CCR. Loads of Sac perch that may, in the opinion of the State, infect any wild or native fish, or catfish delivered pursuant to this contract which may be deemed unsuitable for release into a recreational fishery, will be rejected and not considered part of this contract.

5. Delivery

5.1 The State shall have a CDFW staff member, or its designated agent receive and inspect each shipment at the point of the stocking event. Said receiver will confirm shipment quantity, overall health and quality of fish, and ensure that water temperatures of transport water and receiving waters are acceptably equalized before release. The Contractor shall not release fish to receiving waters before the approval of said CDFW staff or its designee.

5.2 The health and condition of the fish shall be acceptable to CDFW and all dead or dying fish at delivery shall be removed from the site by the Contractor and such fish subtracted from the total load.

5.3 The accurate weights of delivery loads, and/or number of fish purchased, shall be guaranteed by the Contractor, and may be confirmed by CDFW or its designee either direct weighing using an accurate, calibrated scale or by water displacement method, or by counting fish. CDFW or its designee may confirm delivery load weights, and/or number of fish, during loading or prior to release during the planting event.

5.4 At the time of each planting event, the Contractor shall furnish the State with an invoice in triplicate, setting forth the following: 1) Department of Fish and Wildlife contract number, 2) name of business, 3) business address, 4) business telephone number, 5) business contact person, 6) date of planting event, and 7) number of Sac Perch planted in each lake.

5.5 The delivery schedule included in the solicitation, as well as the resulting Agreement, includes tentatively scheduled dates and is intended for Contractor information/bidding considerations. In the event of conditions beyond the control of the parties, or unanticipated conditions of the lake at the time of entering into this Agreement, the State reserves the right to postpone dates and change locations, as well as increase the poundage or count at one or more locations listed on the delivery schedule.

The State will not alter (increase or reduce) the total poundage, or total number of fish, over the term of the Agreement, but may adjust the listed per lake count or poundage in order to meet the total count or poundage identified in the Agreement.

For sudden and unexpected situations that require a change in the delivery schedule such as predicted inclement weather, public safety, or water quality/quantity issues, the State will provide the Contractor at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notice of the delivery change, in writing.

For all other changes to the delivery schedule the State will notify the Contractor in writing at least seven (7) days in advance of the rescheduled delivery. Rescheduled deliveries may be set for the originally scheduled locations on a future date, or an additional delivery during the term of the Agreement to one of the other locations listed on the schedule. For any changes that involve the selection of an alternate stocking location, the State will identify a site within fifteen (15) miles of the originally scheduled location.

The State may opt to increase delivery count or poundage for one or more upcoming scheduled locations in order to distribute the total amount of fish to be stocked during the term of the Agreement.

For all changes to the delivery schedule the State will provide the Contractor with an amended purchase order containing the revised delivery schedule.