Aquarange Research LLC

Aquarange Research LLC, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in Bozeman, Montana, provides aquaculture feed development and fisheries consulting services to the federal government as a prime contractor on direct purchase orders and as a sub-recipient on federally funded research grants. The company operates as a limited liability corporation under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and competes predominantly under small-business set-asides, with recent awards split between Total Small Business set-aside designations and competitive full-and-open procurements.

Aquarange's customer footprint is concentrated with a single agency. The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 accounts for all three of the company's prime contract awards (100% of potential value, $189 thousand combined), each awarded as a firm-fixed-price purchase order for urchin and bighorn fish feed consulting services at the Montana Bozeman Fish Technology Center and the Montana Bighorn and Fisheries Technical Center. The first award, issued January 1, 2022, valued at $109,497.81, carried no set-aside designation and ran through December 31, 2024. The two subsequent awards — issued January 23, 2025 and February 19, 2026, each valued at $40 thousand — were designated Total Small Business set-asides with performance periods running through January 26, 2026 and February 15, 2027 respectively. The work centers on formulated feed development to improve urchin growth, gonad quality, nutritional efficiency, and sustainability. Aquarange also acts as a sub-recipient on two federally funded research grants from the University of Washington (prime grantee) under the Western Regional Aquaculture Center 33rd Annual Work Plan, both awarded in May and June 2024. The company's federal award activity is modest — five awards across four years — with one purchase order ($40 thousand) facing recompete within the next twenty-four months. Combined obligated dollars ($265 thousand) exceed combined potential value, reflecting modifications to close contracts and de-obligate unspent funds. Aquarange's specialized expertise in aquatic species research, invasive species management, and sustainable fisheries practices also positions it for engagement with state wildlife agencies and research institutions including the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.