26-422DNR-RESCO-B-49907 | Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery - Purchase of Trout Fish Feed - 4 year contract

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) under solicitation number 26-422DNR-RESCO-B-49907 for a four-year contract to supply high-quality pelleted fish food to the Jake Wolf Fish Hatchery in Topeka, Illinois. The scope of work includes providing starter and grower diets for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, and Blue Catfish. Required feed types include crumbled starter feed, extruded sinking fry food, extruded floating feed, and fingerling feed in various sizes. All feed must use fish meal as the primary protein source, be packaged in 50-pound bags (with 40-pound bags allowed for specific floating feed), and maintain a nutritional guarantee for at least twelve months from the date of manufacture. The contract, identified as ORC49907, runs through December 31, 2029, with deliveries required within five days of an order. Awarding is based on the lowest price submitted by a responsive and responsible bidder. Vendors must comply with strict registration and disclosure requirements through the Illinois Procurement Gateway or via specific vendor disclosure forms. Key administrative requirements include maintaining general commercial liability and auto liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, adhering to the State Prompt Payment Act, and submitting invoices by July 31 for services rendered through June 30. Notably, a notice of cancellation was issued for this solicitation because proposed amendments were of such magnitude that a new solicitation was deemed desirable.