Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Northern Strain Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) 5? to 7? Live Fish Carlyle, IL St. Louis

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Questions: Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via email to the Contract Specialist, Marla Sawyer, Marla.J.Sawyer@usace.army.mil by 10:00AM CDT, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The Government will award a Single Award, Firm-Fixed Price, Purchase Order (PO) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, is seeking a Contractor for Purchase Order (PO) contract type for this supply. This is a single award, firm-fixed-price, supply and deliver 18,000 Northern Strain Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) 5? to 7? prior to 31 October 2024 to Dam West and Keyesport Boat Ramps at Carlyle Lake in Carlyle, IL.

Fish are being purchased to help mitigate for loss of natural fish production due to flooding and fluctuating water levels during critical spawning periods over a period of several years. Flood control operations at Carlyle Lake have interrupted natural spawning for several years and mitigation is critical to maintain a balanced population of each year?s age class in the ecosystem.

The 18,000 Northern Strain Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) 5? to 7? in length will be delivered to above area for main lake stocking. This requirement is undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District (MVS), Carlyle Lake Project located in Carlyle, IL 62231-1267.ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS.a. Proposals shall be submitted electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module by the due date and time for submission of proposals.b.

Emailed, Physical or paper copy proposals will not be accepted.c. To submit an Electronic proposal through the PIEE Solicitation Module website, Offerors shall follow the following steps:Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdfStep 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/ .

Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml Note: Only those with a PIEE vendor registration as ?Proposal Manager? may upload an offer.d. Offerors are cautioned to log into PIEE Solicitation Module with sufficient time to ensure the electronic proposal package is completely uploaded and time-stamped in the system by the due date and time specified for receipt of proposals.e.

It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to promptly notify the Contract Specialist, Marla Sawyer, Marla.J.Sawyer@usace.army.mil the Contracting Officer, Twila A. Hopkins,twila.a.hopkins2@usace.army.mil if there are any issues with submitting proposals through PIEE Solicitation Module.f.

It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal is received by the due date and time for submission of proposals 10:00 AM (CDT) on Monday, August 12, 2024. The electronic quotes shall be in Portable Document Format (PDF) compatible with Adobe Reader.