New Bedford Mitigation Quahog Planting

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking bids from commercial boat owners to plant 4,500 bushels of mixed, contaminated quahogs per year in designated areas of New Bedford municipal waters. The selected contractors will be responsible for offloading the quahogs delivered by commercial harvesters and planting them between June 15th and December 31st. The Division plans to award 1-4 contracts, with an initial 3-year term and a 3-year renewal option, and will pay the contracted boat owners on a per-bushel basis upon receipt of invoices and confirmation from the New Bedford Shellfish Constable that the quahogs were successfully planted. Bids are due by June 17, 2019, and the estimated contract start date is June 20, 2019.

The RFR does not specify any set-asides or preferences, and the current incumbent(s) are not named. Funding for the contracts is contingent on the New Bedford Shellfish Constable's confirmation that the contracted services were completed. The value of the contracts is not explicitly stated, but the Division plans to award 1-4 contracts for the planting of 4,500 bushels of quahogs per year.