Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Award Usgs Electrofisher Raft
Deadline: 23 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 18 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 143513212
Document Ref. No.: 140G0126Q0186
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Research Units in Reston, VA, requires a custom electrofishing raft. The primary use is to support the field program of the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (NCCFWRU) for sampling fish in rocky, upland rivers found along North Carolina¿s Fall-line, Piedmont, and mountain regions. This raft will be customized to have hardwired electrical components and attachments necessary for electrofishing to immobilize and nonlethally sample fishes for research objectives associated with fisheries management, aquatic invasive species prevention, and resource conservation. This raft is part of a fleet at the NCCFWRU where specialized electrofishing equipment needs to be compatible and interchangeable without modification with existing equipment (control-boxes, specialized electrofishing equipment) at the NCCFWRU to maximize efficiency, maximize standardization for data-quality, and maximize safety by ensuring student trainees are familiar with the electrofishing equipment.The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to vendor Midwest Lake Electrofishing Systems unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have similar technical expertise and can provide the same product(s). Vendors are invited to contact the Contract Specialist, Miranda Blankenship, via email at [email protected] no later than 1:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, with an affirmative answer. Sole Source Justification States the Following Parts:Contracting Agency and Activity. The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS), North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (NCCFWRU).Nature of Action Being Approved. Firm fixed price award to Midwest Lake Electrofishing Systems for custom-built raft with customized electrical components (anodes, waterproof hardwired circuits), custom-welded safety rail, custom trailer that f...
Notice ID: 140g0126q0186
Department/Ind. Agency: interior, department of the
Sub-tier: us geological survey
Office: ofc of acqusition grants-national
Product Service Code: 6695 - combination and miscellaneous instruments
NAICS Code: 336612 - Boat Building
Inactive Dates: jun 24, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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