CA-FWS SAN francisco BAY-delta-trailer

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks design, manufacture, and delivery of fish hauling equipment, with quotations due August 12, 2026 at 1700 ET. This is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Lodi, California (FWS Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office, 850 S. Guild Avenue, Suite 105, Lodi, CA 95240-3171); final delivery is to the Sacramento metro area with final inspection and walk-through prior to acceptance. The NAICS code is 332420, Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing; PSC is 2060, Commercial Fishing Equipment.

The deliverables consist of two fish hauling tanks mounted on separate trailers. Each tank must be approximately 1,000-gallon, single-compartment with partial interior baffles, constructed from at least 1/4-inch aluminum with 2-inch foam insulation (R-11) and covered with 1/8-inch aluminum protective outer. Each tank requires driver's-side discharge via 8-inch knife valve, 44-by-40-inch top door with 3-point bar lock, two 24-inch air stones with exterior plumbing, two screened air vents, two 4-inch gate valves for drain and fill, fork lift skids, and picking eyes or tie-down points. Each trailer must be approximately 20 feet aluminum deckover semi-trailer with 1/4-inch rubber mat, front adjustable 2 5/16-inch coupler, steps on both sides 4 feet back, two mid-size oxygen bottle racks, oxygen system wired with warning light to 12-volt connection, and rear bumper with non-slip surface. The complete setup including mounted tank must have a GVWR of approximately 10,000–14,000 pounds compliant with California Department of Transportation Class C license regulations. Delivery milestones are one tank by October 1, 2026, and one tank and two trailers by August 30, 2026. The RFQ incorporates Buy American requirements, payment via the Invoice Processing Platform, and Service Contract Labor Standards. The issuing office is FWS IT Goods, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; contact John Skogen at 612-713-5210.