State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife

State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, operating as the Salem Region Office, is a U.S. state government entity that delivers fish hatchery operations, wildlife habitat management, fisheries monitoring, and conservation services to federal agencies as a prime recipient and contractor without SBA set-asides. ODFW is a child agency within the State of Oregon and operates as a grant recipient and contractor across 21 federal agencies, with substantial work in biological monitoring, hatchery management, salmon recovery, and habitat restoration.

ODFW's federal footprint centers on fisheries management and aquatic ecosystem restoration. As a prime contractor, the agency holds a $99 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (ultimate completion November 2030) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland Engineering District (ENDIST Portland) for Oregon biological monitoring and fish hatchery management services, authorizing production and release of up to 277,000 pounds of triploid, adipose fin-clipped trout annually. Representative delivery orders under this IDC include a $2.21 million firm fixed-price award (December 2025) for Cole M. Rivers Fish Hatchery operations and maintenance in Trail, Oregon through June 2026; an $8.23 million order (March 2026) for Willamette Valley Project operations and fish facilities in Oakridge, Oregon; and a $3.16 million order (January 2026) for Bonneville Hatchery operations and management in Trail, Oregon through November 2026. These contracts reflect ODFW's core capability in specialized hatchery operations and disease-prevention protocols supporting the Corps' recreational fisheries and ecosystem restoration objectives in the Willamette River Basin.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, which accounts for 670 awards (43.7% of the portfolio) with combined potential value of $272 thousand across formula grants, cooperative agreements, and project grants. The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides 161 awards valued at $1.5 million combined, primarily under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) for salmon recovery, fisheries monitoring, and data management modernization. The Army Corps of Engineers dominates potential value: the Engineering District Portland (ENDIST Portland) and parent Army Corps both contribute 34 awards valued at $225.2 million combined, anchored by the five-year hatchery management IDC. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 6 (Pacific Northwest), contributes 47 awards at $366 thousand for habitat restoration and aquatic ecosystem work. The Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management contributes 32 awards valued at $1.4 million for wildlife habitat and conservation efforts across Oregon-Washington.

ODFW's grant portfolio is substantial and diversified. The Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 funds the majority through formula grants under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611), the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), and the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), supporting operations and maintenance of 18 state wildlife areas totaling approximately 200,000 acres and generating over 2 million recreational use-days annually. Representative formula grants include $3.38 million (FY2025-26) for the Wildlife Restoration Program administration covering operation of 16 major wildlife areas and seven regional habitat programs; $2.49 million (FY2025-26) for mule deer population dynamics research at the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range; $1.97 million (FY2025-26) for big-game aerial surveys; and $2.14 million (FY2025-26) under the State Wildlife Grants Program (CFDA 15.634) for Oregon Conservation Strategy implementation addressing habitat conservation and species protection across nine ecoregions and 294 species of greatest conservation need. NOAA funds salmon recovery and Pacific Salmon Treaty implementation: a $2.45 million three-year Project Grant (October 2025–September 2028) supports salmon production, escapement estimation, and data quality improvements; a $3.22 million three-year award funds Pacific Salmon Treaty fishery data collection, data exchange, and Pacific Salmon Commission representation. The Bureau of Reclamation provides cooperative agreements and project grants for fish passage restoration and aquatic ecosystem restoration, including a $4 million cooperative agreement (January 2025–December 2029) for Keno Dam fish passage improvements following lower-four Klamath River dams removal.

ODFW operates predominantly as a prime (97% of awards) rather than as a subcontractor, though it does serve as a subcontractor on complementary conservation and monitoring projects. The SCI dataset shows minimal service-contract reporting: one SCI record in FY2024, reflecting 0.8 FTEs as a named subcontractor. ODFW's federal activity is grant-heavy and contract-heavy in direct delivery of biological services rather than staffing support through service contracts above the $150,000 SCI threshold.

Activity has grown modestly over the past five years—93 awards in 2022 to 108 in 2024—with 57 awards valued at $14 million due for completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure across hatchery operations, habitat management, and monitoring projects. The most recent award was a sub-award in June 2026 (a Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission pass-through for pinniped management research in the Columbia River Basin), and the agency continues to receive formula grants and cooperative agreements throughout 2026.

ODFW's federal work spans fisheries management (hatchery rainbow trout production, steelhead and Chinook salmon recovery, population monitoring); wildlife habitat and land management (wetland restoration, upland habitat improvement, wildlife area operations across 18 major facilities); research and monitoring (population surveys, habitat assessment, disease surveillance); and data collection and dissemination (fishery landings, escapement forecasting, coded wire tag recovery, recreational effort sampling). The agency's federal mission centers on Willamette River Basin fisheries restoration, Lower Columbia salmon recovery, Pacific Northwest ecosystem stewardship, and support for tribal treaty fishing rights and recreational fishing access.