Administrative_Requirements_-_rev._07.09.2026.docx

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Department of Fish and Wildlife Specifications for Statewide Channel Catfish Purchases for Fishing in the City Program

ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 catfish 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.

DELIVERY

1. At the time of each planting event, the Contractor shall furnish the State with an invoice in triplicate, setting forth the following:

a. Department of Fish and Wildlife contract number

b. Name of Business

c. Business Address

d. Business Telephone Number

e. Business Contact Person

f. Date of Planting Event

g. Number of pounds of catfish planted in each lake

2. The delivery schedule included in the 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 the Agreement, the State reserves the right to postpone dates and change locations, as well as increase the poundage at one or more locations listed on the delivery schedule.

3. The quantities listed in this solicitation are estimates for evaluation and bidding purposes only and represent the maximum potential quantities that may be ordered during the term of the Agreement. Actual quantities ordered may vary and will be based upon CDFW's operational requirements, available funding, and program needs. CDFW anticipates purchasing no less than 30,000 pounds of channel catfish during the term of the Agreement; however, the State makes no representation or guarantee that purchases will exceed this amount.

4. 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.

5. 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 additional deliveries 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.

6. For all changes to the delivery schedule, the State will provide the Contractor with an amended Delivery Schedule containing the revised dates/locations/pounds.