Large-scale Restoration Second Seedings

The Department of Natural Resources is seeking a contractor to provide services for the production and placement of spat-on-shell on oyster reefs in the Manokin River and St. Mary’s River Sanctuaries in the Chesapeake Bay. The contractor will be responsible for coordination, management, administration, vessels, equipment, supplies, personnel, program support, financial reporting, and the production and planting of oyster spat-on-shell. The contract will be for three years with no options to renew. The contractor must have three years of experience providing spat-on-shell production and planting, and must provide a list of vessels and copies of valid U.S. Coast Guard certification. The contractor will be required to obtain 3rd-party verification of spat-on-shell counts prior to planting, and must provide an annual expenditure report detailing the management, budgeting, and payment of contracts for subcontractors. • Key responsibilities include: producing and planting oyster spat-on-shell, providing vessels and equipment, obtaining 3rd-party verification of spat-on-shell counts, and providing administrative and fiscal reports. • The contractor must have experience in planting oyster spat-on-shell within navigational waters, and must have prior experience in producing oyster spat-on-shell. • The contractor must provide a staffing plan and identify key personnel, including a project manager, oyster production manager, seeding planter, and fiscal accounts manager. • The contract will be awarded based on the competitive sealed proposals method, and the evaluation criteria will include technical response to requirements, experience and qualifications of proposed staff, and economic benefit to the State of Maryland.