Asian Carp Harvest and Sampling

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), is procuring Asian Carp Harvest and Sampling services via an Invitation for Bid (IFB) process. The contract will require assistance with Asian Carp sampling, netting, and collection at select locations on the Illinois Waterway System and beyond Illinois state waterway boundaries. The resulting contract will have an initial term of 2 years, from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, with the IDNR having the option to renew for up to 3 additional years. The IFB outlines three service categories: Asian Carp Sampling for Barrier Defense, Asian Carp Sampling at Fixed and Random Sites on the Chicago Area Waterway System, and Asian Carp Sampling for Rapid Response. Vendors will be required to provide pricing on a weekly or daily rate basis, and the State reserves the right to make multiple contract awards to the responsive and responsible bidders who submit the lowest prices. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on August 31, 2020, and bids are due by September 22, 2020.

The IFB does not specify any small business, minority, women, or veteran-owned business set-asides. The contract has an estimated value exceeding $50,000 and was previously awarded to 12 vendors, including Brent Pregaracke, Perry Tom Swan, Tracy Seidemann, and others, for a total award amount of $3,871,200 over the initial 2-year term. The IDNR contact for this contract is Nicole Bergee.