17ft Tiller Mud Boat Packages

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking to procure four fully assembled 17ft Aluminum Flat Bottom Tiller Mud Boat packages, each comprising a boat, a 40 HP Surface Drive Tiller Outboard Motor with a V-twin big block air-cooled engine and 1.52:1 gear ratio, and a fully welded aluminum or galvanized trailer, all designed for operation in shallow water with light vegetation. The boats must meet or exceed U.S. Coast Guard flotation standards, DOT wiring requirements, and industry-accepted quality and workmanship standards, with acceptable models including the Pro-Drive 17x54 SBX-Series or Gator Tail Enforcement Series 1754, or approved equivalents. The contract requires delivery of three packages to the TPWD LE Region 7 Office in Temple, Texas, and one to the LE Region 4 Boat Barn in Port Arthur, Texas, under FOB Destination terms with freight prepaid and all shipping, handling, and delivery fees included in the unit price. TPWD reserves the right to pick up equipment to avoid freight charges if the vendor is nearby, and delivery must be scheduled with one week’s notice; unloading cannot require TPWD to bear additional costs due to lack of a loading dock. All items must be delivered fully assembled as a single unit, and the Vendor must coordinate a predelivery inspection with the TPWD Boating Law Administrator prior to shipment. Acceptance inspection and performance testing will occur upon receipt and must be completed within five working days, weather permitting, with noncompliant units subject to rejection and removal at the Vendor’s expense within ten working days, or disposal and associated charges if not removed. The solicitation, numbered 802-26-75102-A, was posted on May 15, 2026, with responses due by June 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time, and must be submitted via email to Purchasing.BidBox@tpwd.texas.gov or sealed and mailed with proper identification. Bids must include a completed, signed IFB form, specific brand and model details, product specification sheets demonstrating compliance, and delivery timelines from order receipt. The award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the respondent deemed the best value to TPWD, factoring in lowest price, ability and experience, delivery schedule, and past performance, which functions as a mandatory pass/fail gate—failure due to low vendor scores, active corrective