ID-l snake RIV comp-SFH waste pond dredg

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks dredging services for fish waste settling and sedimentation ponds at Sawtooth Fish Hatchery in Stanley, Idaho, with quotations due July 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This procurement is a total small business set-aside conducted as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items.

Place of performance is Sawtooth Fish Hatchery, 10 Fish Hatchery Drive, Stanley, Idaho 83278. Work comprises dredging two earthen fish waste settling ponds (approximately 20,000 square feet each, containing 2,600 cubic yards of sludge per pond) and one total flow sedimentation pond (approximately 75,000 square feet). The contractor must supply all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies; properly dispose of dredged waste per state and local requirements; and submit written plans for sludge disposal, stormwater and erosion control, and construction scheduling before work begins. The preferred dredging method is suction dredging, though alternative methods minimizing suspended materials may be considered with detailed written justification. Performance period is 90 days from Notice to Proceed, with preferred construction windows mid-May through mid-June or after mid-September 2026. The contractor must maintain an on-site foreman, coordinate dredging dates with hatchery staff to accommodate sensitive salmon and steelhead trapping operations, comply with OSHA and environmental regulations, and install floating silt fencing.

The NAICS code is 562910, Remediation Services. Award will be made as a firm fixed-price contract based on best-value trade-off evaluation, with technical capabilities and prior experience weighted significantly more important than price. Respondents must provide three examples of similar past projects with references and be registered as active vendors in SAM.gov with no active exclusions. Quotations are due July 10, 2026; questions are due July 6, 2026. Submit quotations electronically to Kathy Coltran (kathryn_coltran@ios.doi.gov). The solicitation was amended July 2, 2026.