ITB:230000011v2
Vessel Charter Services for the Marine Salmon Program

The Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, is soliciting bids for a fully functional trawl fishing vessel to provide living quarters and operations base for activities relating to juvenile salmon research in waters of the western Gulf of Alaska and Southern Bering Sea.

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Prior Experience:

In order for a bid to be considered responsive the bidder must meet these minimum prior experience requirements:

• Crew to consist of a USCG licensed captain with at least three (3) years of trawl fishing experience, and a minimum of three (3) experienced fishermen.
• One of the fishermen must be an engineer with five (5) years of experience aboard fishing vessels and fully knowledgeable of the charter vessel and equipment.

***Additional requirements for the vessel are outlined in Section 2.10- Scope and Deliverables. ***

A bidder's failure to meet these minimum prior experience requirements will cause their bid to be considered non-responsive and rejected.
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Deadline for receipt of bid:

Bids must be received no later than 2pm, Alaska Time on January 11, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened. Late bids or amendments will be disqualified and not opened or accepted for evaluation.

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Please review the attached ITB for further details. If you have any questions, please reach out to the procurement specialist outlined below:

Kristie Ely
Procurement Officer
kristie.ely@alaska.gov
907-465-6178