Specifications_-_TWRA_BDSL_Catfish_Stockings_8.16.24-1.pdf

Specifications Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) for a One (1) Year Contract with One (1) Option to Renew for Purchase and Delivery of “Pure” Channel Catfish to Bill Dance Signature Lakes (BDSL) Event 32801-13432

A. Points of Contact

1. Chief Jason Henegar

a. Office: 615-781-6573

b. Cell phone: 615-521-5901

c. Email: Jason.Henegar@tn.gov

2. Assistant Chief Travis Scott

a. Office: 615-781-6519

b. Cell phone: 931-952-0967

c. Travis.Scott@tn.gov

3. Contract Manger Nickki Davis

a. Office: 615-781-6603

b. Email: Nickk.Davis@tn.gov

B. Specifications

1. These specifications request a contract for the purchase and delivery of live “pure” channel catfish, no hybrids.

2. Fish shall be delivered to each of the lakes (noted below) within TWRA’s Regions 1, 2 and

3. See the map in the Appendix.

3. Request for delivery of fish shall be made two (2) times per year during the months of April and October.

4. Bids shall be based on a delivered price per pound for catfish meeting the following specifications below.

5. Bidders shall submit separate bids for each region. The lowest bid price for each region shall be awarded.

6. At least fifty percent (50%), by weight, of the delivered catfish shall be produced by the contracted vendor.

7. A total of twenty-six thousand four hundred and sixty (26,800) pounds of catfish shall be delivered during the one-year term of the contract. However, no purchase amount shall be guaranteed due to potential budgetary restraints.

• Region 1 – 18,800 pounds total split equally between 2 stockings

• Region 2 – 1,000 pounds total split equally between 2 stockings

• Region 3 – 7,000 pounds total split equally between 2 stockings

8. Deliveries shall be during the months of April and October.

mailto:Jason.Henegar@tn.gov mailto:Travis.Scott@tn.gov mailto:Nickk.Davis@tn.gov

9. Channel catfish shall have an average weight of three-quarter (0.75) to one and a half (1.5) pounds each, with the maximum acceptable variance outside this weight range being no more than ten (10) percent.

10. Prior to off-loading/stocking, fish shall be made available to TWRA for inspection.

11. TWRA shall evaluate the quality and weight of the fish being delivered and check for the presence of non-target fish species.

12. Non-Target species shall not be included with the delivery of live channel catfish. If non-target species are found, the entire load shall be denied by TWRA, and the amount/poundage shall be replaced, or the entire amount ($) shall be deducted.

13. Channel catfish shall be healthy and disease free, with no external lesions or sores. TWRA shall not pay for dead or diseased fish. For any dead/sick fish, the amount/poundage shall be replaced or that amount ($) shall be deducted.

14. Fish shall be tempered. There shall be no more than six (6) degrees difference between the tank and receiving water. The temperature shall be gradually adjusted no more than one (1) degree every two (2) minutes.

C. Delivery

1. Ship F.O.B. Destination.

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

3. Delivery dates and times shall be established by mutual agreement between the contractor and the TWRA Regional Personnel once a purchase order is issued to the contractor.

4. Deliveries to designated locations are acceptable Monday-Saturday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, (local time zone), and upon agreement by both parties.

5. Contractor shall notify TWRA three (3) business days in advance of expected delivery.

6. Fish shall be ready for delivery within fourteen (14) days of purchase order receipt by the contractor. Delivery shall occur within thirty (30) days of purchase order receipt by the contractor.

7. Hauling tanks shall be adequate for the load/poundage and have oxygen and aerators (agitation) available for transport.

8. TWRA shall not pay for dead or sick fish.

9. Deliveries shall be direct stockings to each waterbody and at locations specified by

TWRA.

10. The contractor shall be responsible for delivering and off-loading the live channel catfish to the specified regions with the appropriate nets, tubes/pipes, etc.

11. Bidding shall be made for delivery of live channel catfish to all four TWRA regions. See the map below.

12. Two (2) deliveries per lake, one stocking in the month of April and one stocking in

October shall be requested.

a. TWRA Region 1

i. Point of Contact: Nathan Warden 615-917-5281

ii. McNairy County

Travis McNatt Lake @ Big Hill Pond State Park 1435 John Howell Road Pocahontas, TN 38061

35.046370, -88.732091 A total of 3,300 pounds of channel catfish: 1,650 pounds in October 2024 and 1,650 pounds in April 2025

iii. Henderson County Brown’s Creek Lake @ Natchez Trace State Park 24845 Natchez Trace Road Wildersville, TN 38351 35.727343, -88.292464 A total of 1,700 Channel Catfish: 850 pounds in October 2024 and 850 pounds in April 2025

iv. Henderson County Pin Oak Lake @ Natchez Trace State Park 24845 Natchez Trace Road Wildersville, TN 38351 35.686339, -88.283391 A total of 4,200 Channel Catfish: 2,100 pounds in October 2024 and 2,100

v. Carroll County

Lake Halford (Carroll County 1000 Acre Lake) 405 Boyd’s Landing Road Huntingdon, TN 38344 35.934067, -88.463681 A total of 6,000 Channel Catfish: 3,000 pounds in October 2024 and 3,000

vi. Fayette County

Herb Parsons Lake 140 Herb Parsons Way Collierville, TN 38017 35.1357186, -89.6251630 A total of 3,600 Channel Catfish: 1,800 pounds in October 2024 and 1,800

b. TWRA Region 2

i. Point of Contact: Ted Alferman 615-979-1059

ii. Dickson County

Acorn Lake @ Montgomery Bell State Park 1020 Jackson Hill Road Burns, TN 37029 36.1003705, -87.2728690

A total of 1,000 Channel Catfish: 500 pounds in October 2024 and 500

c. TWRA Region 3

i. Point of Contact: Will Collier 931-242-4256

ii. Van Buren County Fall Creek Falls Lake @ Fall Creek Falls State Park 2009 Village Camp Road Spencer, TN 38585 35.661413, -85.359261 A total of 7,000 Channel Catfish: 3,500 pounds in October 2024 and 3,500

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