CA-SF BAY delta FWO-fish rearing support

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks fish rearing support services at the Bouldin Island Fish Rearing Project in San Joaquin County, California, with quotes due June 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Time. The procurement is set aside for women-owned small businesses (WOSB).

Place of performance is the Bouldin Island facility in California. Services cover fish husbandry, health monitoring, water quality monitoring, facility support, data collection, and reporting for delta smelt rearing operations, performed a minimum of two days per week and up to five days per week as needed, primarily between November 2026 and June 2027. The base year runs August 3, 2026 through August 2, 2027, with one 12-month option year extending through August 2, 2028.

Key personnel must include a Contract Manager with at least five years of experience managing fish rearing or aquaculture operations and Fish Rearing Technicians holding a minimum associate degree in fisheries, aquaculture, or biology plus at least one year of field work experience. All contractor personnel must complete required site-specific training before commencing services. Contractors must comply with the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, OSHA standards, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Health Policy. Performance standards mandate zero missed feedings, mortality reporting within one hour, emergency response within 30 minutes, no more than 2% water quality recording errors per month, and 100% on-time data submission.

The NAICS code is 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services); PSC is F022 (Fish Hatchery and Fish Stocking Services). Award is firm-fixed-price using best-value tradeoff methodology with price as the primary factor, followed by technical qualifications, approach, experience, and key personnel. Offerors must submit an SF-1449, bid schedule with lump-sum pricing for each contract line item, and a technical submission limited to seven pages. All offerors must maintain active SAM.gov registration with a valid Unique Entity ID and no exclusions. Site visits are available upon coordination with Heather Swinney at (916) 594-3646 or heather_swinney@fws.gov.