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F--Intent to Award Notice - Lake Trout Suppression Gillnetting Services

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DOIFFBO260084Federal

Submission Closed05/18/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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The U.S. Department of the Interior plans to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to Hickey Bros Research LLC for Lake Trout Suppression Gillnetting Services at Swan Lake, Montana. The contract involves daily deployment and retrieval of gillnets, biological data collection, documentation of efforts, adherence to fish handling protocols to minimize bull trout bycatch and mortality, and reconstruction of gillnets to specified standards. This award is being made under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, which allows for contracting with only one responsible source due to the specialized nature of the services required. This notice is not a solicitation for competitive quotes but provides an opportunity for interested parties to submit a statement of capabilities if they believe competition could benefit the government. Any such submissions must clearly demonstrate advantages of competition and will be at the responders’ own expense. Responses must be submitted electronically by the specified deadline to the designated contact person, Dana Arnold. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 114111, covering finfish fishing services.

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Sole source contract to Hickey Bros for Lake Trout suppression gillnetting at Swan Lake, Montana.

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Department Of The Interior → Sat Team 2 Fws

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114111 - Finfish Fishing View NAICS

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PhaseClosed

PostedMay 8

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Response DeadlineMay 18

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Submission Closed

05/18/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Sat Team 2 Fws

Contacts1 person available

OfficeFalls Church, VA, 22041, USA

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Department Of The Interior → Sat Team 2 Fws

Office AddressFalls Church, VA, 22041, USA

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Arnold Dana

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Full Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE FOR FWS Kalispell Ecological Services Suboffice, MT for Lake Trout Suppression Gillnetting Services TO HICKEY BROS RESEARCH LLC.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Acquisition & Property Management intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of:
FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source
To
HICKEY BROS RESEARCH LLC
4526 Bechtel RD
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
54235-9183, United States

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 114111 Finfish Fishing (Size Standard: $24.0M).

The object of this sole source award to HICKEY BROS RESEARCH LLC is to provide gillnet suppression activities at Swan Lake, including daily deployment and retrieval of gillnets, biological data collection and effort documentation, implementation of fish handling protocols to minimize bull trout bycatch and mortality, and reconstruction of USFWS-provided gillnets to exact original specifications.

This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.

Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as an Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: dana_arnold@ios.doi.gov