Electrofishing boats (2) with Trailers

The State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW), through the Office of State Procurement Services, is issuing a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the procurement of two electrofishing boats with trailers as a bundled purchase. The solicitation seeks complete turnkey systems comprising a 16-foot flat-bottom aluminum electrofishing boat equipped with a 40 HP Yamaha four-stroke outboard motor, electrofishing equipment, and tandem axle trailer destined for IFW's Ashland Regional Office, and a 20-foot shallow-V aluminum electrofishing boat equipped with a 150 HP primary Yamaha motor, 25 HP kicker motor, electrofishing equipment, and tandem axle trailer destined for IFW's Jonesboro Regional Office. All equipment must be delivered as fully installed, wired, tested, and operational systems, with all costs for delivery included in the bid price under Free on Board (FOB) Destination terms. Quotations must be submitted electronically through the State of Maine's Advantage Vendor Self Service system no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 24, 2026. The primary evaluation criterion is price, with award being made to the lowest-priced qualified bidder meeting all specifications; all equipment must be new, unused, and free from defects, with bidders permitted to submit equivalent items with supporting documentation for equivalency approval by IFW. Delivery must occur within twenty-four months of order acceptance, with staggered delivery acceptable, and vendors must provide a boom truck for off-loading at delivery locations with minimum two business days' notice before delivery.

The RFQ does not identify any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, or other restricted respondent categories. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the solicitation, and no existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements are specified. The solicitation does not establish a specific budget range or award value; instead, pricing will be determined by competitive quotations submitted by responding vendors. The State reserves the right to negotiate additional unit purchases at the bid price for up to six months following award and reserves the right to make no award if deemed not in the State's best interest. Vendors should note that the State is exempt from federal, state, and local taxes, and all quotations must be submitted excluding these taxes.