Description
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is seeking a single vendor to design, fabricate, and deliver a custom‑built research vessel (21.5‑23 ft fiberglass hull) with an aluminum trailer and associated equipment for near‑shore and estuarine research. The contract is fixed‑price, includes a 10‑year hull warranty, and requires integration of a 400‑gal tank, hydraulic steering, LED navigation lights, a 1500 GPH bilge pump, a Lowrance Elite FS9 chart‑plotter, a 36 V trolling motor, and a 3‑in SCH‑80 PVC pipe for fish release. Delivery is required by March 30 2027 to the Waddell Mariculture Center in Bluffton, SC.