Private Recreational Discard Camera Monitoring

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking competitive bids for a Private Recreational Discard Camera Monitoring project in Leon County, Florida. The procurement involves acquiring 20 electronic monitoring systems (EMS) with accompanying video review software to document fishing trips and catch/discard data for reef species in the Tampa Bay region. Each EMS unit must include two high-resolution cameras (1080p/2MP at 30 fps), a 120-degree field of view, DC battery power for 12 continuous hours, GPS tracking, local data encryption, and durability for 24 months at sea. The comprehensive bid requires vendors to deliver complete units with all accessories by April 30, 2026, and provide video review software supporting annotation and data collection for at least eight users. The bid deadline is January 23, 2026, at 3:30 PM ET, with a public bid opening at the same time and an anticipated award date of January 28, 2026. Vendors must submit detailed technical descriptions, pricing on the provided price sheet, and include line items for unit assembly, labor, shipping, accessories, software platform, configuration, and technical support.

The contract opportunity has specific vendor qualification requirements, mandating that bidders be NOAA-approved Electronic Monitoring Service Providers with an existing EMS permit and marine fisheries monitoring experience. Bids without an EMS permit will be deemed non-responsive. Vendors must be registered with MyFloridaMarketplace and SunBiz, and provide a minimum of three references for similar projects. The contract term is two years from the purchase order issuance, with potential extensions for force majeure circumstances. Payment structures include partial payments processed as EMS units are received and confirmed, with 10 percent weekly deductions for late deliveries. Subcontracting is not permitted, and vendors must accompany their bid with a copy of their NOAA or equivalent EMS permit. The procurement also requires comprehensive security documentation, including information security policy, data protection policy, incident response plan, access control policy, SOC 2 Type II report or equivalent, ISO/IEC 27001 certification, and penetration testing reports. While no specific budget range is provided, the detailed technical requirements suggest a sophisticated and potentially high-value procurement targeting advanced marine monitoring technologies.