Targeted Python Removal

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking competitive bids for a Targeted Python Removal project. FWC requires survey and removal services to assist in mitigating the spread and impact of pythons in specified target locations in south Florida. The contract will be effective for one year from the issuance of the Purchase Order, with an option to renew for an additional one-year period. Bids are due by March 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET, and a public bid opening is scheduled for the same day. A non-mandatory site visit is available for prospective bidders. FWC has an estimated budget of $500,000 for this project, and bids over this amount will be considered non-responsive. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of experience surveying for and euthanizing nuisance and/or non-native invasive wildlife, 3 years of experience capturing wild non-native constrictors in Florida, and other relevant experience requirements. The contract will be awarded to the responsive, responsible bidder who submits the lowest total bid price.

FWC encourages participation from minority, women, and veteran-owned business enterprises. The solicitation does not provide details on pricing terms, set asides, incumbent, funding requirements, or other salient financial information. Bidders must be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace system and with Sunbiz prior to the bid opening. The solicitation also includes an addendum with a question from a prospective bidder regarding the process to obtain access keys for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) levees, and FWC's response that the bidder should contact SFWMD directly.