Bid Schedule Towboat Services.docx

This document contains a bid schedule and solicitation for towboat services to transport fish barges on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking a contractor to provide four towboats each with a full operating crew of a minimum of four personnel to transport government-owned fish barges daily between Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River and a release area below Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River from approximately April 21 through June 20, and potentially through August 15, 2020. The contractor will be responsible for housing and feeding government barge observers onboard the towboats, supplying fuel for the fish barge pumps, and maintaining communications and power between the towboats and barges. The bid schedule outlines pricing for full trips, half trips, and deadhead trips for each of the four towboats, as well as fuel costs and research trips for the base year and first option year.