Project Information

Bid Title

Cowlitz Catchable Trout

Issuing Agency

City of Tacoma

Location

Washington

Published Date

May 21, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 9, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

PG26-0084F

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Project Description

Specification Number	Type	Due Date	Time Due - Pacific	Title and Solicitation Documents	Date Issued
PG26-0084F	RFP	06/09/2026	11 AM	Cowlitz Catchable Trout Specification Register for the Bid Holders List	05/21/2026

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TACOMA POWER/GENERATION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

COWLITZ CATCHABLE TROUT

SPECIFICATION NO. PG26-0084F

Request for Proposal

Template Revised: 10/26/2023

Specification No. PG26-0084F

City of Tacoma

Generation/Natural Resources

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PG26-0084F

Cowlitz Catchable Trout

Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division prior to 11:00 a.m. Pacific

Time. For electronic submittals, the City of Tacoma will designate the time of receipt recorded by our

email, sendbid@cityoftacoma.org, as the official time of receipt. This clock will be used as the official

time of receipt of all parts of electronic bid submittals. Late submittals will be returned unopened and rejected

as non-responsive.

Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received as follows:

By Email:

sendbid@cityoftacoma.org

Maximum file size: 35 MB. Multiple emails may be sent for each submittal.

Bid Opening: Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division prior to 11:00

a.m. Pacific Time. Sealed submittals in response to a RFB will be opened Tuesday’s at 11:15 a.m. by a

purchasing representative and read aloud during a public bid opening held at the Tacoma Public Utilities

Administrative Building North, 3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409, conference room M-1, located on the

main floor. They will also be held virtually Tuesday’s at 11:15 a.m. Attend via this link or call 1 (253) 215 8782.

Submittals in response to an RFP, RFQ or RFI will be recorded as received. As soon as possible, after 1:00

PM, on the day of submittal deadline, preliminary results will be posted to www.TacomaPurchasing.org.

Solicitation Documents: An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and

obtained by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org.

• Register for the Bid Holders List to receive notices of addenda, questions and answers and related

updates.

• Click here to see a list of vendors registered for this solicitation.

Pre-Proposal Meeting: A pre-proposal meeting will not be held.

Project Scope: The successful Contractor will supply and plant up to 50,000 pounds of hatchery, adipose

clipped, trout, 1-3 fish per pound, into designated streams, lakes, and reservoirs in Lewis County annually

between March and August beginning in 2027 for the Tacoma Power Cowlitz Hydroelectric Project to meet its

FERC license mitigation obligations.

The trout will be released to areas designated by Tacoma Power that are within 65 road miles (one-way) of

Toledo, Washington. One delivery a week, preferably on Thursdays, will be required unless agreed upon by

both Tacoma Power and the Contractor.

Estimate: $1,070,000 (1-Year + 4 amendments TOTAL)

Paid Sick Leave: The City of Tacoma requires all employers to provide paid sick leave as set forth in Title 18

of the Tacoma Municipal Code and in accordance with State of Washington law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Information: The City of Tacoma, in accordance with Section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to

nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. Specification materials can be

made available in an alternate format by emailing the contact listed below in the Additional Information section.

Title VI Information:

“The City of Tacoma” in accordance with provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42

U.S.C. sections 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively

Form No. SPEC-040C

Revised: 04/20/2023

ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises

will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated

against on the grounds of race, color, national origin in consideration of award.

Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting

Ryan Foster, Senior Buyer by email to rFoster1@tacoma.gov.

Protest Policy: City of Tacoma protest policy, located at www.tacomapurchasing.org, specifies procedures for

protests submitted prior to and after submittal deadline.

Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities

can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468.

Form No. SPEC-040C

Revised: 04/20/2023

Table of Contents

SUBMITTAL CHECK LIST ......................................................................................................... 5

1. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 6

2. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 6

3. SCOPE OF SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES................................................................... 7

4. CONTRACT TERM............................................................................................................. 9

5. CALENDAR OF EVENTS ................................................................................................... 9

6. INQUIRIES ......................................................................................................................... 9

7. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING..............................................................................................10

8. DISCLAIMER.....................................................................................................................10

9. EVALUATION CRITERIA...................................................................................................10

10. CONTENT TO BE SUBMITTED – This section represents 100% of the possible scoring

criteria. ......................................................................................................................................11

11. INTERVIEWS / ORAL PRESENTATIONS.....................................................................14

12. RESPONSIVENESS .....................................................................................................14

13. ACCEPTANCE / REJECTION OF SUBMITTALS..........................................................14

14. CONTRACT OBLIGATION............................................................................................15

15. STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS......................................................................15

16. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................15

17. PARTNERSHIPS ..........................................................................................................15

18. COMMITMENT OF FIRM KEY PERSONNEL ...............................................................15

19. AWARD.........................................................................................................................16

20. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PROCUREMENT ..............................................16

21. PROPRIETARY OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION..................................................16

22. ADDENDUMS ...............................................................................................................17

23. LEAP REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................17

24. EQUITY IN CONTRACTING .........................................................................................17

APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................18

APPENDIX B ............................................................................................................................21

Request for Proposal

Template Revised: 10/26/2023

Specification No. PG26-0084F

SUBMITTAL CHECK LIST

This checklist identifies items to be included with your submittal. Any submittal received without

these required items may be deemed non-responsive and not be considered for award.

Submittals must be received by the City of Tacoma Purchasing Division by the date and time

specified in the Request for Proposal page.

The following items make up your submittal package:

One electronic copy of your complete submittal package

Signature Page (Appendix B)

Price Proposal Form (Appendix A)

Content To Be Submitted (Section 10)

After award, the following documents will be executed:

Services Contract

Certificate of Insurance and related endorsements if required

Request for Proposal

Template Revised: 10/26/2023

Specification No. PG26-0084F

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