2075 SS Lund Alaskan with Mercury 115hp Motor and Trailer

The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Procurement Services, acting on behalf of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW), is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase of one complete boat and motor trailer package. The procurement calls for a 2075 SS Lund Alaskan aluminum vessel equipped with a 115 horsepower Mercury outboard motor and a Shoreland'r bunk trailer, fully assembled and ready for immediate operational use. The vessel is intended to support fisheries biology work on large lakes exceeding 2,000 acres in the Region C Fisheries Division. The package must be new, unused, and free from defects, delivered fully operational with all manufacturer standard features, required components, and specified equipment options including a bow rock guard and phone charger. Quotations must be submitted through the State's Advantage Vendor Self Service (VSS) system no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 3, 2026, with delivery required by May 1, 2026, to the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Regional Office at 317 Whitneyville Road, Jonesboro, ME 04648. No bidders' conference or site visit is scheduled. Pricing must be submitted on a free-on-board (FOB) destination basis, including all shipping charges, and all quoted prices must remain firm for a minimum of one year following contract award.

No pre-qualification requirements, set-asides, disadvantaged enterprise designations, or incumbent protections are identified in this procurement. The State intends to make a single award to the lowest-priced qualified bidder meeting all specifications and requirements, though there is no guaranteed award and all purchases depend on bid results and departmental budget availability. Equivalent items may be bid with supporting documentation proving equivalency as determined by IFW. Price adjustments are permitted after the initial one-year firm period only with sixty days' advance notice and manufacturer documentation supporting cost increases. The State reserves the right to negotiate additional materials purchases at the bid price for up to six months following award. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation.