Pyrotechnics for Bird Hazing
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1175993
- Agency
-
Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1370 Pyrotechnics
- Place of performance
- Moses Lake, Washington 98837, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is conducting market research to identify vendors capable of supplying pyrotechnics for bird hazing operations, with responses due by August 7, 2026. No set-aside is anticipated. This is a sources-sought notice, not a solicitation; the Government will not award a contract based on responses received.
The pyrotechnics support hazing operations protecting federally listed Threatened and Endangered salmon and steelhead smolt during downriver migration along the Snake and Columbia Rivers in compliance with the Endangered Species Act. Required items include 20,000 15mm Bangers, 5,000 15mm Green Bangers with bright green trace effect, 20,000 15mm Screamers with two-stage effect boosters, 4,000 15mm Comet Bangers with visual starburst effect, 4,000 15mm Range Extender Rockets, and 75,000 6mm Primers, with all deliveries to the Moses Lake District Office, APHIS, WS, 3060 Bell Road, Moses Lake, Washington 98837.
Interested vendors must submit: business name and point of contact; UEI Number and CAGE Code; business size; and a capability statement not exceeding three pages that includes product descriptions with manufacturer information, past performance on similar contracts, and prior pyrotechnics supply to other federal agencies. Pricing provided is for estimation purposes only. The Government reserves the right to use non-proprietary information in any resultant solicitation and will not reimburse participants. NAICS 325998; PSC 1370.
Notice text
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting information regarding the purchase of pyrotechnics for bird hazing operations. These activities are essential to safeguarding federally listed Threatened and Endangered salmon and steelhead smolt during their downriver migration to the Pacific Ocean, in accordance with protections established under the Endangered Species Act. The required pyrotechnic items directly enable field personnel to conduct timely and effective hazing operations necessary to meet these statutory conservation obligations.
If you are an interested vendor, please provide the following information:
1) Business name and point of contact; 2) UEI Number and CAGE Code; 3) business size; and 4) a brief statement of capability not more than three pages to include but not limited to:
A. Product descriptions/specifications describing the salient characteristics of your products and how they match the required pyrotechnics; and include the manufacturer name and address of your products
B. Past performance information on contracts of same scope
C. Whether you have provided pyrotechnics to other agencies
Interested vendors should only provide the data reuqested. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information in any resultant solicitation(s). Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature.
This is not a request for proposals, but instead market research to determine interested vendors prior to issuing a solicitation. The applicable NAICS code for ths requirement is 325998. Pricing information if provided is for estimation purposes only. A determination by the Government on the method of competing this requirement has not been established. The Government will not award a contract based on the Sources Sought Notice or the information received, nor will it reimburse participants for the information they provide. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due no later than 3:00 pm Central Time, on August 5, 2026, to the attention of Gerry Hensley, Contract Specialist, via e-mail to gerry.hensley@usda.gov. All questions regarding this notice must also be directed to the point of contact in this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW Pyrotechnics for Bird Hazing Operations.pdf |
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