Northwest Marine Technology, Inc.

Northwest Marine Technology, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer headquartered in Anacortes, Washington, serves as the primary federal supplier of specialized fish tagging products and equipment used in fisheries research and monitoring programs across the United States. The company holds a unique market position as the sole manufacturer of proprietary fish marking technologies essential to federal aquatic resource management initiatives. Northwest Marine Technology specializes in the design, manufacture, and delivery of advanced fish tagging systems and related equipment that enable federal agencies to track, identify, and study fish populations across multiple geographic regions and species types.

The company has delivered an extensive range of fish tagging products and services to the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation through numerous federal contract awards spanning multiple years. Primary deliverables include coded wire tags (standard-length and mass-marking variants), Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) tags, VI Alpha tags, and the proprietary AutoFish automated tagging system—a sophisticated piece of equipment capable of processing over 60,000 salmonids per shift and sorting them into up to seven different size categories. Beyond tagging products themselves, Northwest Marine Technology has supplied critical supporting equipment including AutoFish system trailers, replenishment parts, repair kits, marker assemblies, MKIV repair parts, pump assemblies, and integrated detection systems for coded wire tag identification. The company has also provided specialized services such as fish mass marking operations for specific species including Chinook salmon, winter-run Chinook salmon, and coho salmon, as well as equipment repair, maintenance, and refurbishment services. Contract awards have been issued across multiple Fish and Wildlife Service regions (Regions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8) and through the Bureau of Reclamation, with performance locations spanning Washington, California, Wisconsin, Idaho, and other states. Individual delivery orders have ranged from modest values of approximately $572 to substantial awards exceeding $1.5 million, with the largest recent award involving the purchase and refurbishment of an AutoFish system trailer for the Trinity River Fish Hatchery valued at $1.504 million. No set-aside designations have been applied to Northwest Marine Technology's contract awards, reflecting the company's status as the sole-source provider of these specialized, proprietary technologies for which federal agencies have no alternative suppliers.

Northwest Marine Technology holds three primary Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with federal agencies. The largest contract is a $13,845,100 single-award IDIQ with the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3, awarded March 31, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2028, authorizing the procurement of fish mass marking tags, equipment, and materials to support fisheries research and monitoring programs. The second major contract is a $5,700,000 single-award IDIQ with the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, awarded December 27, 2023, with completion through December 31, 2028, similarly providing for fish mass marking tags, equipment, and materials on an as-needed basis. The third significant contract is a $3,000,000 IDIQ with the Bureau of Reclamation for coded wire fish tags and related products. Additionally, historical records reference a $2,500,000 IDIQ contract with the Fish and Wildlife Service for fish mass marking tags, equipment, and materials through 2028. These IDIQ vehicles collectively total approximately $22.5 million in ceiling value and establish Northwest Marine Technology as the primary federal supplier for specialized fish tagging products and services through 2028. The contracts do not utilize set-aside designations and are structured as single-award IDIQs, underscoring the company's unique market position. Delivery orders issued under these IDIQs have been distributed across multiple Fish and Wildlife Service regions and the Bureau of Reclamation, with individual task orders ranging from under $6,000 to over $671,000 in value, demonstrating sustained and substantial federal demand for the company's specialized aquatic resource management capabilities.