CTR056208_Contractor_Bid_Response.pdf

This document is a solicitation and contract for Triploid Rainbow Trout Eggs issued by the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Purchasing Office, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The contract is with Troutlodge, Inc., a company based in Sumner, Washington, represented by Melissa Bresler, Office Admin/Domestic Sales & Logistics Associate. The solicitation includes several standard state procurement forms such as an Offer's Check List, Offer and Acceptance document, Designation of Confidential Information form, Participation in Boycott of Israel disclosure, and attachments for Subcontractors and References.

The contract is specifically for the provision of Triploid Rainbow Trout Eggs, with references demonstrating Troutlodge, Inc.'s previous contracts with state fish and wildlife departments. The company has supplied trout eggs to Colorado (4,500,000 all-female rainbow trout eggs), New Mexico (5,000,000 all-female triploid rainbow trout eggs), and North Carolina (400,000 all-female triploid rainbow trout eggs). The contract appears to be under $100,000 and is exempt from certain solicitation requirements. Laboratory testing documents accompanying the contract show multiple pathogen screening reports from the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, confirming the health and quality of the trout eggs across several sample dates in 2021.