CA-SF BAY-DELTA FISH AN-LARVAL TRANSPORT Trailer

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting quotations for the design and construction of a 500-gallon round fiberglass fish hauling tank mounted securely onto a DOT-compliant 14-foot aluminum trailer. This integrated transport system is intended to support fish transport operations, specifically including delta smelt supplementation activities in the San Francisco Bay-Delta region. Key requirements include construction of a custom fiberglass tank with precise specifications (6-foot diameter, 30-inch height, 2-inch insulated walls), an 8-inch discharge pipe with knife gate valve, oxygen delivery systems, and an insulated clamshell lid with stainless steel hardware, all mounted to a custom aluminum trailer built entirely of 6061 T6 aluminum with specified structural components, axles, wheels, and lighting systems. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, with all submissions evaluated on a pass/fail standard for meeting technical specifications. The quote submission deadline is March 13, 2026 at 0900 Pacific Time (1500 Eastern Time on March 12, 2026), and all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission and provide proof of SAM registration or completed FAR certifications.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set Aside under NAICS code 336212 (Truck Trailer Manufacturing), with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. No incumbent contractor or current award value is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract will be executed as a firm fixed price purchase order, with delivery required by June 1, 2026 to the FWS San Francisco Bay-Delta facility in Sacramento, California. Offerors must be located within 100 miles of Sacramento and must demonstrate capability to deliver the completed unit by the June 1, 2026 deadline to be considered technically acceptable. Submission requirements include a completed price quote, technical specification sheet, drawing or diagram of the proposed configuration, proof of location within the required radius, company information with SAM Unique Entity Identifier, completed SF 1449 form, and all required FAR certifications, all submitted as a single PDF via email to oscar_orozco@fws.gov or oscar_orozco@ios.doi.gov.