MT-BOZEMAN FISH TECHNOLOGY- URCHIN UNI FEED FORMUL

This document outlines a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) for professional scientific consulting services. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Bozeman Fish Technology Center in Montana seeks expertise for a 12-month research and development project focused on formulated feeds for urchin (uni) and trout aquaculture. The project aims to improve growth, gonad quality, nutritional efficiency, and sustainability. The solicitation emphasizes a 100% Total Small Business set-aside, firm-fixed price contract. Quotes, due by February 11, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST, must include a one-page technical capability statement, proposed technical approach, relevant experience (aquaculture nutrition, feed formulation, or marine invertebrates within the past 5 years), key personnel qualifications, and an itemized cost breakdown. Evaluation will be based on "Best Value," considering technical experience, technical approach, management plan (including subcontractor information), and past performance. The document details contract clauses and provisions, including requirements for electronic invoicing through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's IPP system, and incorporates various FAR clauses related to commercial products and services, small business programs, labor standards, and ethical conduct. Key contacts for the solicitation are Khalilah Brown (Contract Specialist) and Caleb Kindsvater (Contracting Officer).

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The Bozeman Fish Technology Center seeks consulting and research assistance in aquaculture nutrition. Key project areas include developing sustainable feeds for urchin uni, enhancing trout diets for better ingredient utilization, assessing alternative bait ingredients, and managing/publishing data from ingredient evaluation projects. Services required encompass general feed formulation consulting, assisting with small-batch feed manufacturing, conducting laboratory assays, managing and interpreting data from feeding trials, and communicating research through presentations, reports, and peer-reviewed publications. The center specifically needs help with fish feeding trials, diet formulation and manufacturing, laboratory analyses, data management and analysis, and the preparation of presentations, reports, and manuscripts.