Deadline for written questions: 03.21.2024
Deadline for submission of proposals: 4.10.2024

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking up to eight (8) participating sturgeon fishing charter Captains/ Guides (also referred to as “Contractor” or “Offeror”) to
collect data on and implant Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT) tags into all White Sturgeon caught and released during regularly scheduled charter operations. For a description of the terms used within this Statement of Work, please consult the Definitions (Section 5.1).

The PSMFC intends to contract with up to eight (8) sturgeon fishing charter Captains/ Guides for up to 60 days beginning May 1st and ending June 30, 2024 or when funds are exhausted (whichever comes first) to assist in a White Sturgeon mark-recapture study in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE). PSMFC will be responsible for implementing the project and providing all required scientific equipment, including tags, tag implanter, PIT tag scanner, and data collection/recording equipment. Successful Contractors will be required to attend a PSMFC in-person training on tagging and data collection protocols, as well as allow for Scientific staff observations days (see definition for ‘Observation day’ in Section 5.1).

Posted: 03.22.2024

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Deadline for written questions: 03.22.2024
Deadline for submission of proposals: 4.02.2024

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking up to three (3) Contractors (hereafter “Contractor” or “Offeror”) to furnish approved vessels, the necessary crew, materials, operating equipment, and services to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications specified in the full Request for Proposals.

The PSMFC intends to charter up to three (3) vessels for up to 64 sample days (‘sample day’ defined in section 3.1) to assist in a White Sturgeon mark-recapture study in the San Francisco Estuary (SFE). Two (2) vessels are needed for up to 64 days and one (1) vessel is needed for up to 32 days. The timeline to complete this work is between 1 May – 30 September of the current year. PSMFC will be responsible for implementing the project and providing all required scientific equipment. Preference will be given to Contractors that can provide hydraulic (or adequate electric) line hauling equipment. PSMFC will supply the mainlines (groundline), gangions (snap gear design), hooks, floats, float lines, anchors, and bait. The Captain (or ‘vessel operator’) and crew must be available during all scientific operations. To ensure full use of each sample day, the Captain and crew should make any necessary transit arrangements to begin fishing operations at the start of each sample day. Sampling will only occur when scientific staff are on board the vessel. All gear deployment and retrieval will occur during daylight hours.

Posted: 03.12.2024

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Deadline for written questions: 03.25.2024
Deadline for submission of proposals: 4.8.2024

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking to subcontract with an information technology (IT) company to provide database and data tools that support monitoring vessel locations. The primary areas of work needed are expected to be:

– Database support
– Spatial data analysis
– API and web services
– Web application support
– Client support

The initial contract period for the vendor selected from this RFP will be for one year, with possibility of extension for up to five years.

Posted: 03.06.2024

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Deadline for written questions: 03.25.2024
Deadline for submission of proposals: 4.8.2024

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking a vendor to provide ongoing support, maintenance and development of several electronic reporting systems and tools. The systems are used for West Coast and Alaska commercial fisheries. PSMFC is seeking to subcontract with an information technology (IT) company to provide support of electronic reporting data collection in the following key areas:

– Database support
– Web application support
– API and web services
– Client support

The initial contract period for the vendor selected from this RFP will be for one year, with possibility of extension for up to five years.

Posted: 03.06.2024

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Deadline for written questions: 09.27.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 10.12.2023

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to procure the professional services of a contractor to teach inspection and decontamination of zebra or quagga mussels (and other AIS) contaminated watercraft utilizing the “Uniform Minimum Protocols and Standards for Watercraft Interception Programs for Dreissenid Mussels in the Western United States.” The primary geographic focus of the project is for the Western US states. The contractor shall also assist in strategizing on how to effectively carry the WIT Program forward into the future and other tasks as deemed appropriate.

Posted: 09.19.2023

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Deadline for written questions: 08.11.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 08.25.2023

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is currently seeking to contract an experienced vendor for a multi-faceted initiative aimed at the modernization of electronic reporting related to fisheries landings and sales within territorial waters managed by WPacFIN.

Posted: 07.28.2023
Q&A Posted: 8.16.2023

Pacific Islands Logit Integration Q&A

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Deadline for written questions: 03.20.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.29.2023

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) intends to charter one vessel for up to 8 sample days (depending on charter rate) to assist in a study comparing semi-demersal longline gear to conventional demersal longline gear and its effect on Pacific halibut and yelloweye rockfish catches in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Regulatory Area 2A. The timeline to complete this work is between 01 May and 31 October 2023. PSMFC will be responsible for designing the project and providing all scientific equipment needed for the project. A Contractor that can provide tori lines, 12-18 skates of groundline gear (each skate 1,800’ in total length), and a sufficient number of buoys, anchors, and flagsticks for the 12-18 skates is highly desired. PSMFC will supply the gangions (snap gear design), hook, floats for semi-demersal longline configuration, and all scientific equipment needed for the study. The captain and crew must be available during all scientific operations. To ensure full use of each sample day, the captain and crew should make any necessary transit arrangements to begin fishing operations at the start of each sample day. All fishing will occur during daylight hours.

Posted: 03.02.2023

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Deadline for written questions: 03.15.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.24.2023

PLCI, a recognized Fish Habitat Partnership (FHP) under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP), is seeking a half -time coordinator/staffer to work with the PLCI Steering Committee and its sub-committees to advance and further its mission and goals.

The PLCI is a collaboration of Native American tribes, federal, state, municipal and local agencies, and non-governmental organizations working to achieve long-term persistence of Pacific Lamprey, their habitats, and support their traditional tribal use throughout their historical range spanning the West Coast of North America. PLCI seeks to meet this mission by providing science, data, coordination, education, and funding to conserve and restore conditions for Pacific Lamprey.

Posted: 1.23.2023

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Deadline for written questions: 05.10.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 05.15.2023

The California Fish Passage Forum (Forum), a recognized Fish Habitat Partnership (FHP) under National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP), is seeking a part-time coordinator to work with Forum membership in advancing and further developing the partnership. Additionally, with the assistance of a capable coordinator the Forum expects to develop a much stronger presence at all levels and increase interactions with the NFHP National Board and Staff along with other NFHP FHPs.

Posted: 4.27.2023

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Deadline for written questions: 10.28.2022
Deadline for submission of proposals: 11.22.2022

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), will be issuing a $96,653 grant to fund a project that utilizes remote sensing to improve monitoring of Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) stocks along the California coast.

Since 2012, the CDFW has conducted the aerial California CPS Survey to document Pacific Sardine and Northern Anchovy in the nearshore waters of the Southern California Bight. This survey expanded to cover nearshore waters off Northern California beginning in summer of 2017. Surveys currently utilize trained visual observers to estimate fish biomass, and there is growing interest to digitize observations. Advances in photogrammetric cameras, sensors, and computer software allow for the potential to develop and apply a more rigorous and repeatable biomass estimate calculation to ensure standardization of long-term datasets. The goal of this project is to explore alternative data acquisition and processing methods using aerial systems (crewed or uncrewed) to collect imagery and process data to inform aerial
survey methodology. Survey data support CPS stock assessments and management.

Posted: 10.18.2022

Sardine Disaster QA

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