Solicitation Waiver, Provide processing services for the Federal Electronic Duck Stamp Program

The State of Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is seeking a sole-source procurement with Amplex Corporation for processing services related to the Federal Electronic Duck Stamp Program. This solicitation waiver is specifically for a five-year contract term from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2029, with the primary objective of establishing a fulfillment center for distributing electronic duck stamps to hunters. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has exclusively designated Amplex Corporation as the sole vendor for this program, which eliminates the possibility of competitive bidding. The procurement will be funded through Sportsmen Revenue generated by NDOW via Federal E-Duck Stamp and related fees. The contract's key deliverables include processing and distributing electronic duck stamps to Nevada waterfowl hunters, with monthly payments structured based on actual sales volumes. The solicitation is currently posted with a submission deadline of April 21, 2025, following its initial posting on April 11, 2025. Notably, if this waiver is not approved, Nevada would be unable to offer the Federal Electronic Duck Stamp to its waterfowl hunters.

The solicitation appears to be a direct, non-competitive procurement without specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents. Amplex Corporation is the incumbent and designated vendor, with a historical contractual relationship with NDOW dating back to July 2015. Previous contract values have ranged from $76,000 to $847,477, with the current procurement having a total estimated value of $868,000. The contract does not indicate any specific requirements for disadvantaged enterprises or alternative vendor qualifications. The existing infrastructure involves Amplex Corporation's established electronic distribution system for federal duck stamps, which has been the sole mechanism for processing these stamps in Nevada. No additional technology integration requirements are specified beyond the current fulfillment center operations. The procurement represents a continuation of an existing service model that has been successfully implemented over the past decade.