Live Catfish Solicitation

The San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department is procuring approximately 35,000 - 85,000 pounds of catfish this year, to be stocked from May through September 2027. Totals shown on bid schedule are approximate and are minimum estimates for the period of the contract in order not to over-contract. Quantities herein are an estimate and are not a guarantee of any quantity purchase as a result of this bid.

Specifications

Unless otherwise qualified, your bid shall be in accordance with:

• Fish Size: Fish contained in each delivered lot shall be graded as follows: 35% which average one pound each, 35% which average 1-1/2 to 2 pounds each, 30% which average over 2 pounds each. Exceptions to stated load size at delivery site must be noted with bid. Grading of fish shall be achieved by the box-grading method or other similar methods.
• Inspection: The park supervisor or designee shall oversee the loading, inspect the sizes of fish in each load to assure the fish furnished are as ordered, and see the removal of dead and dying fish is made from each load before the live fish are placed in the lake.
• Transportation and Equipment: The fish furnished shall be transported in tank truck equipped with standard pump and equipment for constantly aerating the fish and be cared for in transit in strict conformity with best practices of the trade.
• Verification of Receipt of Fish: The vendor shall furnish the park supervisor or his designee of designated park at time of delivery of each load, with a waybill in duplicate setting forth the net weight of the fish in the load.
• Condition: Fish furnished shall be of the catfish species and shall be healthy and vigorous. All dead, diseased, parasitized, and dying fish shall be removed from the load by the Vendor and the weight of such fish subtracted from the total weight of the load.

Delivery

The contract awarded shall be for the 2027 season, for deliveries beginning May 2027 through September 2027. Stockings will be on Thursdays or Fridays unless there is a holiday.

For the supplying of Live Catfish to the following Regional Parks, located within San Bernardino County, by the successful vendor(s) to San Bernardino County:

• Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, 800 North Archibald Avenue, Ontario, CA 91764
• Glen Helen Regional Park, 2555 Glen Helen Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407
• Mojave Narrows Regional Park, 18000 Yates Road, Victorville, CA 92392
• Prado Regional Park, 16700 South Euclid Ave, Chino, CA 91708
• Yucaipa Regional Park, 33900 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, CA 92399

Contractor is responsible for securing unloading area to provide safe offloading of fish to its staff and guests visiting the Regional Park.

Submission

Bids must be submitted electronically through the San Bernardino County Electronic Procurement Network (ePro) https://epro.sbcounty.gov/bso/. In addition to electronic submission bids may be submitted in paper form. Each bid submitted in hard copy must be in a separate sealed envelope WITH BID NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE and must be delivered to the County Purchasing Department, Front Desk (where it will be time stamped to indicate time of receipt), 777 East Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, California 92415, by 4:30 PM on the day specified. [...] All bidders must be registered in ePro prior to the date for submission of bids.

Evaluation and Award

Award will be made by the Regional Parks Department to the responsive, responsible bidder providing the best value. Bids are subject to acceptance at any time within 90 days after opening of same, unless otherwise stipulated by the County. The County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to accept or reject any item(s) thereon, or waive any irregularity in the Bid.

A local preference of five percent (5%) preference shall be applied in the cost evaluation of Bids for goods, services, equipment, or a minor public work project, unless an exemption applies.

Terms

Terms shall be in accordance with San Bernardino County Purchase Order: Net 30 days after acceptance of Live Catfish. Delivery shall be FOB County's place of delivery according to the delivery schedule provided after receipt of County's Purchase Order. Bids other than F.O.B. destination shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected.

- Tentative Date for Contract Award: January 2027