W912EF20B0006 Bid opening results.pdf

This solicitation is for towboat services to transport government-owned fish barges during the juvenile fish transportation program on the Snake and Columbia Rivers between April and August 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking a contractor to provide four towboats, each staffed with crews for 24-hour operation, to routinely transport loaded fish barges from Lower Granite Dam to release areas below Bonneville Dam. The towboats will make stops at Little Goose and Lower Monumental dams to load additional fish or barges. Initially one towboat will depart Lower Granite Dam daily, transitioning to every-other-day operations in mid-May with two towboats required. The contractor must also be prepared to transport fish barges weekly prior to daily operations starting April 1. The towboats must be capable of moving two to four loaded government barges downstream simultaneously, and up to four empty barges upstream. The solicitation specifies requirements for towboat facilities, equipment, crew sizes, and services to be provided. The response deadline is not stated.