Targeted Python Removal

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking competitive bids for survey and removal services to assist the Commission in mitigating the spread and impact of invasive Burmese pythons on specified target locations in south Florida, primarily in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The contractor will be required to visually survey for, capture, remove, and humanely kill Burmese pythons and other large non-native constrictors from public lands, with a focus on Tree Islands and Spoil Islands in Water Conservation Area 3. The contractor must have a minimum of 5 years' experience surveying for and euthanizing nuisance/non-native wildlife, 3 years' experience capturing wild non-native constrictors in Florida, and experience using GPS units and writing technical reports. The contract will be effective from issuance of the Purchase Order through June 30, 2023, with an option to renew for one additional year. Sealed bids are due by October 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET, and the anticipated award date is October 26, 2022.

The bid is open to any responsive, responsible bidder, and the contract will be awarded to the bidder submitting the lowest total price. The estimated budget for the services is $2,000 per day for two teams. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed. The procurement requires the successful bidder to be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) system and with Sunbiz prior to the bid opening.