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This file is a vendor registration portal invitation for the State of Iowa's procurement system. The State of Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued Request for Proposal 26CRDFBKHAWK-0002 on February 2, 2026, seeking a turn-key aquaculture chiller solution for the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery. The procurement requires a qualified aquaculture engineering firm to specify and provide a commercial-grade chiller unit tailored to the Musky Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) with water volumes ranging from 5,900 to 19,250 liters. Deliverables include the chiller equipment, detailed professional engineering plans for integration into existing RAS infrastructure, technical guidance and design-level oversight during installation by a third-party contractor, and comprehensive operational support throughout the first year of operation. Proposals must be submitted in separate technical and cost proposal files with completed certifications by February 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST through the IMPACS Electronic Procurement System.

The chiller solution must integrate with the existing Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery's Musky RAS infrastructure, including the TM3-EV23 drum filter, 1.6 M3 vertical MBBR biofilter, degassing tower, and oxygen cone. No set-aside designations, incumbent contractor information, pricing information, or budget ranges are specified in the posted notice, and no restrictions on organization types eligible to respond are noted. Respondents may request exceptions to contract terms using the provided Exceptions Form and must mark any requests for confidential treatment of sensitive information according to Form 22 requirements. The contract contact is Colton Lullmann at colton.lullmann@dnr.iowa.gov. The State of Iowa reserves the right to award the contract without further negotiation or to negotiate terms with the selected respondent based on the Agency's best interests.