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20--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

SolicitationDOIFFBO260082Notice typeSpecial Notice

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20--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

Special NoticeDOIFFBO260082May 7, 2026 · v1

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Opportunity Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Communications Branch intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to Magic Valley Heli-Arc & Mfg., Inc. for the procurement of a Heli-Arc Fishpump. This acquisition supports essential fish-handling operations at Service facilities, including brood stock collection, spawning operations, and fish distribution. The equipment is specifically designed to move live fish while minimizing handling stress, scale loss, and mortality. The agency requires this specific model because its unique engineering and biological-handling design prevents injury to fish from pressure or turbulence, and the unit is compatible with existing hose fittings and transfer systems.

The procurement is identified under solicitation number DOIFFBO260082 and is classified under NAICS code 333914 for Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing and PSC 2060 for Commercial Fishing Equipment. This special notice was published on May 7, 2026, with a response deadline of May 13, 2026. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service IT Goods office is managing the requirement, and a single source justification document is attached to the notice.

This notice is issued under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. While this is not a request for competitive quotes, interested parties may submit a written statement of capabilities via email to Carter Duke to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government. Submissions must be provided in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format by the established deadline.

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Opportunity Details

Response deadline: May 13, 2026Expired 22 days ago
NAICS: 333914 (opens in new tab)
PSC: 2060 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: —
Published: May 7, 2026
Updated: May 7, 2026
Agency: US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (opens in new tab)
Office: FWS, IT GOODS
Department: —
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Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Duke, Carter

Place of performance: Not specified

Original Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Communications Branch intends to award a firm fixed price sole source under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).: Magic Valley Heli-Arc & Mfg., Inc.

198 Freightway ST
Twin Falls, Idaho
83301-7939, United States

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 333914, Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing, and the Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 2060, Commercial Fishing Equipment. The object of this sole source award is to require the purchase of a Magic Valley Heli¿Arc Fishpump to support essential fish¿handling operations at Service facilities. The pump is needed to safely and efficiently move live fish during hatchery, transport, and resource¿management activities. The Heli¿Arc Fishpump is uniquely designed to minimize handling stress, scale loss, and mortality while maintaining high¿volume pumping capacity. This equipment directly supports mission¿critical fisheries programs, including brood stock collection, spawning operations, and fish distribution. Failure to obtain the appropriate pump would delay scheduled operations and risk harm to live fish, compromising program objectives and compliance requirements. The primary barrier is the unique engineering and biological¿handling design of the Magic Valley Heli¿Arc Fishpump. Competing pumps risk injury to fish due to excessive pressure, turbulence, or inadequate material construction. Additionally, other brands are not compatible with existing hose fittings and transfer systems, creating operational delays and increased costs for retrofitting.Because only Magic Valley can meet these combined technical and biological requirements, competition is not feasible for this acquisition. This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: [email protected]. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED