Award
Montana FWP-IFB-2026-1003NAV
Kootenai River Aquatic Invertebrates
Recipient
ECOANALYSTS INC.
Awarded
October 03, 2025
Identifier
FWP-IFB-2026-1003NAV
The State of Montana, through its Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP), awarded a contract to EcoAnalysts Inc. for services related to the collection and analysis of aquatic invertebrate data in the Kootenai River as part of a nutrient mitigation project. The contract involves ecological and environmental analysis services, including identification, life stage determination, length measurement, dry weight calculation, and data services for aquatic invertebrate samples. The procurement was managed by Montana's State Procurement Services Division, with Patrick Navarro serving as the Contracts Officer. The award includes services with no specified quantities or part numbers, and the contract is categorized under state government procurement. The project location is in Montana, USA, with the primary site being the Kootenai River. The procurement process involved other potential bidders such as the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and Utah State University, which were unsuccessful.
Description
The project involves collecting data related to aquatic invertebrates in the Kootenai River as part of a nutrient mitigation project. The State of Montana, State Procurement Services Division, on behalf of the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP), issued an Invitation for Bid for the identification, life stage, length measurement, dry weight calculation, and data services related to aquatic invertebrate samples collected in the Kootenai River.