Fall Chinook Fish Acclimation and Release at Prosser Hatchery

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation for the annual acclimation and release of up to 1.1 million sub-yearling upriver bright fall Chinook juveniles and 210 thousand yearling upriver bright fall Chinook juveniles at Prosser Hatchery. The contract also includes the supply of 600,000 Upriver Bright Fall Chinook smolts to be released into the Yakima River. The purpose of this contract is to fulfill the mitigation obligations for The Dalles and John Day Dams. • The contract will involve the acclimation and release of fall Chinook juveniles and smolts at Prosser Hatchery. • The contractor will be required to supply 600,000 Upriver Bright Fall Chinook smolts. • The contract is expected to be awarded to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. • The NAICS code for this contract is 112511, Finfish Farming and Hatcheries. • The size standard for this contract is $3.75 million.