120306 OR Addendum One - Attachment A Correction.docx

This is a Solicitation Addendum issued by the State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau, dated October 31, 2024, for the 120306 OR Pheasant Release procurement. The solicitation seeks bids for 14,780 adult pen-reared rooster pheasants to be delivered to 19 Wildlife Management Areas across the state, with 8,470 birds required for late October release prior to Youth Season and 6,310 birds for late November release before Thanksgiving Weekend. Pheasants must be at least 18 weeks old, fully feathered with adult plumage, and marked with either a leg band or deformed nares. The bid opening is scheduled for November 14, 2024, at 2:00 PM Central Time, with an anticipated contract award on December 5, 2024. The contract term is one year with options to renew for four additional one-year periods upon mutual agreement.

Addendum One addresses a correction to Attachment A, which contains the Pheasant Release Quantities and Locations map. The correction involves relabeling the Wood Duck Wildlife Management Area location on the map, while all location information and quantities listed in the accompanying table remain unchanged. Pricing must be net and inclusive of all transportation and delivery charges, with fixed pricing for the first contract year. The State reserves the right to contract with multiple vendors or a single awardee and is not restricted to exclusive contracting arrangements. Vendors must maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance of $2 million aggregate, and commercial automobile liability insurance of $1 million combined single limit. Pheasants must be packaged in suitable crates marked with destination location and quantity, with all transportation costs prepaid and no minimum order requirements permitted.