120306 OR Cost Sheet.xlsx

This cost sheet is an attachment to a solicitation issued by the State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, Materiel Division, State Purchasing Bureau, for the procurement of adult pen-reared rooster pheasants. The solicitation seeks 14,780 total pheasants for delivery to 19 Wildlife Management Areas across Nebraska, with 8,470 birds scheduled for release in late October prior to the Youth Season and 6,310 birds for release in late November 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 was 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.

Bidders are required to submit pricing on a per-bird basis for each of the 19 release sites for both the first and second releases, as well as a lump-sum total price for all sites and releases. All prices must be net and fully inclusive of transportation and delivery charges prepaid by the bidder on an F.O.B. destination basis, with no additional charges permitted for packing or partial deliveries. Prices submitted and accepted by the State remain fixed for the first contract year, with any subsequent price increases requiring written submission to the State Purchasing Bureau at least 30 days prior to the proposed effective date and may require supporting documentation. The contract requires vendors to maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance of $2 million aggregate, and commercial automobile liability insurance of $1 million combined single limit. The State reserves the right to contract with multiple vendors or make a single award and is not restricted to exclusive contracting, allowing procurement of similar goods from other sources.