ITB_32801-13992_Specifications_2.pdf

ITB 32801-13992

Fish Food; TWRA

Specifications

Scope: This solicitation is for the procurement of a two (2) year contract for the purchase of fish food as specified below. The Contract shall be awarded to one vendor for all specified feed. The Contract shall be utilized by all TWRA hatcheries listed below and fish feeders in select lakes throughout the state.

A. Delivery Requirements:

1. Delivery shall be made during regular business hours. Regular business hours are

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, CST Time.

1. No deliveries shall be made on State holidays as declared by the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Resources (“DOHR”).

2. Contractor shall notify the State at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of expected delivery.

3. A one-hour notification shall be required for Tellico State Fish Hatchery to set up an escort by a state employee both in and out of the Cherokee National Forest on River

Road. Any delivery without an escort shall be subject to citations from the Forest

Service Law Enforcement Officers.

4. All hatcheries can off-load regular pallets up to two thousand (2,000) pounds or nine hundred seven (907) kilograms in weight from the tailgate of enclosed trailers or the side of flatbed trailers. Tailgate delivery shall be provided if feed is shipped in an enclosed trailer. TWRA staff will assist with unloading.

5. Feed delivered shall be the size of feed ordered.

6. Feed shall be packaged in moisture resistant bags weighing forty-four (44) pounds or twenty (20) kilograms or fifty (50) pounds or 22.73 kilograms.

7. All hatcheries will make an effort to coordinate ordering to reduce shipping costs.

8. Delivery shall be made within thirty (30) days of purchase order receipt by the

Contractor.

9. The fish feed shall be shipped F.O.B. Delivery to one of the following locations with each order that is placed.

10. All delivery charges shall be included in prices bid.

a. Site # 1: Buffalo Springs Trout Hatchery

275 Hatchery Lane

Rutledge, Tennessee 37861

Roger Bitz, Manager

PH: 423/828-5263

Cold Water Hatchery

b. Site # 2: Erwin Trout Hatchery

475 Banner Springs Road

Erwin, Tennessee 37650

Corey Jones, Manager

PH: 423/743-4842

c. Site # 3: Tellico Hatchery

3193 River Road

Tellico Plains, Tennessee 37385

Jon Ellis, Manager

PH: 423/253-2661

d. Site # 4: Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery

1201 Charles Seivers Blvd

Clinton, Tennessee 37716

Chris Morton, Manager

PH: 865/457-5135

Warm Water Hatchery

e. Site # 5: Morristown Fish Hatchery

4994 Fish Hatchery Road

Russellville, Tennessee 37860

PH: 423/586-7971

Jessica Roe, Manager

f. Site #6: Humboldt Hatchery

221 State Route 152

Humboldt, Tennessee 38342

Tom Pratt, Manager

PH: 731/784-3889

g. Site # 7: Springfield Hatchery

4300 Draughon Road

Springfield, Tennessee 37172

Joey Austin, Manager

PH: 615/382-2428

h. Site # 8: Normandy Hatchery

380 Huffman Road

Normandy, Tennessee 37360

Nathan Singer, Manager

PH: 931/857-3417

i. Site # 9: Flintville Hatchery

65 Fish Hatchery Road

Flintville, Tennessee 37335

Steven Day, Manager

PH: 931/937-8381

Cold Water Hatchery

B. General Information

1. The feed shall be manufacturer’s off-the-shelf, closed-formula commercial fish feed that matches or exceeds the following specifications.

2. Fish feed shall be milled no more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to delivery and contain vitamin and trace mineral supplements in amounts equal to or greater than industry standards for closed-formula feeds. Feed shall be formulated to meet the minimum vitamin and mineral content for a period of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days from delivery.

3. Fish meal shall be increased or decreased depending upon protein content of the meal. However, feed formulation shall contain the overall minimum protein percentage listed for each item.

4. Quantity of added oil shall be adjusted upward or downward so that the finished feed shall contain not less than the percentage of crude fat specified dependent on the fat content of the raw ingredients.

5. Wheat flour, wheat middling, or equivalent filler shall be used to compensate for differences in lipid and protein concentration to maintain target protein energy ratios.

6. The digestible carbohydrate protein of the diet shall not exceed 15% of the dietary energy for finished fish feeds. Feed formulations for other species shall contain higher levels of carbohydrate provided carbohydrate and assimilation shall been adequately studied to ensure excellent growth performance and good health.

7. Fish oil shall be used primarily to top-dress feeds. All fish oil to the diet shall meet the following minimum requirement: 3% Free Fatty Acids, < 1% Nitrogen and < 1%

Moisture.

8. The fish oil shall be stabilized using 0.02% BHA-BHT (1:1), Ethoxyquin at 0.01% or equivalent antioxidant system.

9. Sizes shall be given as millimeters in descriptions below. However, inches are also an acceptable measurement. See the conversion table below.

mm inches decimal inches fraction

0.3 0.0118 1/64

0.5 0.0199 1/64

0.8 0.0315 1/32

1.0 0.0393 3/64

1.2 0.0472 3/64

1.5 0.0590 1/16

2.0 0.0787 5/64

2.5 0.0984 3/32

3.0 0.1181 1/8

3.5 0.1378 9/64

4.0 0.1575 5/32

4.5 0.1771 3/16

5.5 0.2165 7/32

6.0 0.2362 15/64

C. Fish Food Details

1. Fry Feed

a. 1000210890 - Fry Feed, Mash (0.2-0.4 mm)

b. 1000210891 - Fry Feed, #0 Granules (0.3 – 0.6 mm)

c. 1000181903 - Fry Feed, #1 Granules (0.4 – 1.0 mm)

d. 1000181904 - Fry Feed, #2 Granules (0.8 – 1.4 mm)

e. Guaranteed Analysis:

Fish Meal shall contain:

Ash, not more than 12%

Protein not less than 52%

Salt not more than 5%

Fat not less than 15%

Fiber not more than 2%

Moisture not more than 10%

f. Diet shall be standard commercial fish diet in the manufacturer’s product line that meets the above specifications, and diet shall not be modified to reduce cost or quality.

g. Diet shall contain adequate vitamin and mineral additives to assure health and growth of the fish.

h. Fish feed supplied shall be a proven diet for the species being cultured, meeting the complete nutritional requirements for that species without necessity of supplemental feedings or diets.

2. Slow Sinking Extruded Pellets

a. 1000181905 - Slow Sinking, 1.2 mm, Pellets, Extruded

b. 1000181906 - Slow Sinking, 1.5 mm, Pellets, Extruded

c. 1000181907 - Slow Sinking, 2.0 mm, Pellets, Extruded

d. 1000181908 - Slow Sinking, 3.0 mm, Pellets, Extruded

e. Guaranteed Analysis:

Fish Meal shall contain:

Ash, not more than 13%

Protein not less than 47%

Salt not more than 5%

Fat not less than 15%

Fiber not more than 2%

Moisture not more than 10%

f. Diet shall be standard commercial fish diet in the manufacturer’s product line that meets the above specifications, and diet shall not be modified to reduce cost or quality.

g. Diet shall contain adequate vitamin and mineral additives to assure health and growth of the fish.

h. Fish feed supplied shall be a proven diet for the species being cultured,

3. Slow Sinking Pigmented Extruded Pellets

a. 1000210892 – Slow Sinking, Pigmented, 4.0 mm, Pellets, Extruded

b. 1000181910 – Slow Sinking, Pigmented, 6.0 mm, Pellets, Extruded

c. Feed shall include the manufacturer standard formulation of carotenoid pigments to enhance fish coloration.

d. Guaranteed Analysis:

Fish Meal shall contain:

Ash, not more than 12%

Protein not less than 43%

Salt not more than 5%

Fat not less than 15%

Fiber not more than 2%

Moisture not more than 10%

e. Diet shall be standard commercial fish diet in the manufacturer’s product line that meets the above specifications, and diet shall not be modified to reduce cost or quality.

f. Diet shall contain adequate vitamin and mineral additives to assure health and growth of the fish.

g. Fish feed supplied shall be a proven diet for the species being cultured,

4. Slow Sinking Broodstock Extruded Pellets

a. 1000181911 – Slow Sinking, Pigmented, 4.0 mm, Pellets, Extruded

b. 1000210893 – Slow Sinking, Pigmented, 6.0 mm, Pellets, Extruded

c. Shall include the manufacturer’s standard formulation of carotenoid pigments, vitamins and minerals to optimize egg and sperm development.

d. Guaranteed Analysis:

Fish Meal shall contain:

Ash, not more than 12%

Protein not less than 47%

Salt not more than 5%

Fat not less than 15%

Fiber not more than 2%

Moisture not more than 10%

e. Diet shall be standard commercial fish diet in the manufacturer’s product line that meets the above specifications, and diet shall not be modified to reduce cost or quality.

f. Diet shall contain adequate vitamin and mineral additives to assure health and growth of the fish.

g. Fish feed supplied shall be a proven diet for the species being cultured,

5. Floating Extruded Pellets

a. 1000210462 - Floating, 2.5 mm, Pellets, Extruded

b. 1000210463 - Floating, 3.5 mm, Pellets, Extruded

c. 1000210894 - Floating, 4.5 mm, Pellets, Extruded

d. 1000181909 – Floating, 5.5 mm, Pellets, Extruded

e. Guaranteed Analysis:

Fish Meal shall contain:

Ash, not more than 12%

Protein not less than 41%

Salt not more than 5%

Fat not less than 22%

Fiber not more than 3%

Moisture not more than 8%

f. Diet shall be standard commercial fish diet in the manufacturer’s product line that meets the above specifications, and diet shall not be modified to reduce cost or quality.

g. Diet shall contain adequate vitamin and mineral additives to assure health and growth of the fish.

h. Fish feed supplied shall be a proven diet for the species being cultured, D. Acceptance

1. Any order or portion thereof which appears contaminated upon visual inspection of either the outside of bags or the contents of bags shall be rejected.

2. Fish food that becomes moldy within ninety (90) days of receipt at the Hatchery, when stored in accordance with the Contractor’s specifications, shall be deemed rejected by the State.

3. The State reserves the right to subject any shipment or portion to sampling and analysis to determine whether it complies with these Contract Specifications.

4. If analysis reveals that the shipment or portion thereof does not comply with the

Contract offering, the non-conforming feed shall be deemed rejected.

5. The decision to undertake sampling and analysis shall be made promptly after evidence of a problem in the quality of the shipment or portion thereof becomes apparent.

6. Analysis is estimated to take three (3) weeks.

7. Upon rejection of a shipment or portion thereof, the Contractor shall either pick up the rejected fish food at the Contractor’s expense, or at the election of the State, the rejected fish food shall be returned to the Contractor at the Contractor’s expense.

8. All rejected feed shall be replaced within ten (10) business days of notification from the State of the rejection at no additional cost to the State.

9. The Contractor shall be required to pay the cost of all subsequent testing for the

Term of the Contract if an initial test, paid for by Wildlife Resources and conducted by an independent laboratory, documents that fish feed being supplied by the

Contractor does not meet all listed specifications.