2018 Whitewater Allocations

The Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of Procurement Services, is requesting quotations on behalf of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for commercial whitewater rafting allocations on two Maine rivers, with sealed bids due May 15, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Bidders must hold a valid Maine Commercial Outfitters License with no outstanding allocation fees or user fees from prior periods.

The scope covers 34 Saturday allocations on the Kennebec River and 3 Saturday allocations on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Each allocation represents the right to conduct a whitewater rafting trip with a specified number of passengers on a designated day. Bidders may submit only one bid per outfitter per river and cannot exceed 120 allocations per river per allocated day.

The minimum bid is $250.00 per allocation for Kennebec River Saturdays and $200.00 per allocation for West Branch of the Penobscot River Saturdays, calculated on a per-passenger basis. All bids are binding and cannot be withdrawn once allocations are awarded. Winners must submit a bank draft payable to the Treasurer, State of Maine, within ten days of award notification.

Bids will be publicly opened on May 15, 2018 with bidder names announced; other information will not be made public prior to evaluation and award notifications. Questions must be submitted through the State of Maine's e-Procurement system (AdvantageME/Vendor Self Service) with answers posted on the solicitation page. Only the designated buyer may be contacted for matters outside the Q&A process.