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Live Channel Catfish Supply and Rearing

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Submission Closed08/04/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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NAICS: 112511

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Solicitation # 26-422DNR-RESCO-B-50084

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Office of Resource Conservation

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Solicitation # 26-422DNR-RESCO-B-49907

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Department of the Interior

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Fish and Wildlife Service

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Fish and Wildlife Service

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Fish and Wildlife Service

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Fish and Wildlife Service

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AI Contract Overview

The contract calls for the breeding, rearing, and supply of live channel catfish to meet specific size, health, and off-feed criteria for urban lake stocking programs across California. All fish must be raised within the state to ensure compliance with local environmental and regulatory standards, and delivery must be made live to maintain viability for successful stocking. The project emphasizes consistent quality control to ensure the fish are healthy and meet the required specifications for ecosystem integration in urban water bodies. This is a subcontract opportunity issued by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife with a response deadline of August 4, 2026. The NAICS code 112511 designates it under aquaculture, indicating the focus is on commercial fish farming rather than wild capture. The solicitation is open for submissions through the CalE-Procure portal, but no set-aside information or point of contact details are provided. Interested parties must ensure they can fulfill all logistical, biological, and temporal requirements to supply fish that align with the state’s ecological and stocking objectives.

General Info

Breeding and supplying live California-raised channel catfish for urban lake stocking by August 4, 2026.

Agency

California Department of Fish & WildlifeView Agency

NAICS

112511 - Finfish Farming and Fish HatcheriesView NAICS

Place of Performance

CA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

This scope was carved out of 0000039828.

The full solicitation package (5 documents), including the RFP, is on the prime solicitation, not on this scope.

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RFQ-R5-0627-02, Catfish

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Timeline

PhaseClosed

PostedJul 20

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Response DeadlineAug 4

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Submission Closed

08/04/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

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AgencyCalifornia Department of Fish & Wildlife

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California Department of Fish & Wildlife

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Full Description

Breeding, rearing, and supplying live channel catfish that meet size, health, and off-feed requirements for urban lake stocking in California. Fish must be reared in-state and delivered live.