INVITATION TO BID (ITB) NUMBER: 2200000030

RETURN THIS BID TO THE ISSUING OFFICE AT:

Department of Fish and Game
Division of Administrative Services 1255 W 8 ^th
P.O. Box 115526 Juneau, Alaska 99811

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DATE ITB ISSUED: June 17, 2023

ITB TITLE: Sale of Chatham Strait (NSEI) Test Fishery Sablefish

SEALED BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS AND MUST BE TIME AND DATE STAMPED BY THE PURCHASING SECTION PRIOR TO 1:30PM, STANDARD ALASKA TIME, June 28th, 2023, AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED.
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The department is soliciting bids from area processors to: (1) purchase fish caught during the survey, including tendering, (2) provide ice for four survey vessels, and (3) provide bait for four survey vessels.

The total expected landed catch for this survey is estimated to be approximately 80,000–120,000 round pounds of sablefish, plus an additional 2,000–3,000 pounds of dressed sablefish, 2,000–3,000 round pounds of thornyhead rockfish, and 2,000–3,000 round pounds of other rockfish bycatch. The facility and tender must be available to offload fish seven days a week. Bidders must provide tender service in Chatham Strait . Processors submitting a bid must have a facility and atender capable of handling up to 70,000 pounds of round sablefish and must be able to provide high-quality ice and frozen bait for each vessel after the first offload. Anticipated offloading dates for the first round of tender deliveries are the evening of July 25 through the evening of July 26. The second delivery may be made directly to the processing plant at the end of the survey by each survey vessel unless other arrangements have been made and agreed upon to deliver fish. The final offloads are tentatively scheduled for July 29. If weather or other conditions extend the survey, additional/alternative tender services may be required.

Please see the attached ITB for further Details.

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