Mississippi Procurement Portal #3150006977

Custom Catfish Diets Sole Source Procurement for Aquaculture Research

Mississippi State University is conducting a commercial-scale aquaculture research study and requires custom-formulated catfish diets. - Government Buyer: - Mississippi State University, Procurement Services - OEM/Vendor: - Fish Belt Feeds, Inc. (sole source manufacturer) - Products Requested: - Experimental catfish diets with 28% crude protein - Two formulations: - Control diet: ~3% lipid - Treatment diet: ~6% lipid - Total quantity: 300 tons (150 tons each formulation) - Manufactured in 10-ton batches - No part numbers specified; custom formulation - Unique Requirements: - Diets must use regionally sourced ingredients representative of Mississippi Delta catfish producers - Only Fish Belt Feeds, Inc. can manufacture these diets in required batch sizes and with ingredient consistency - Replication of commercial production conditions is essential for research validity - Estimated Contract Value: - $127,500 (based on $425 per ton for 300 tons) - No other OEMs or vendors identified as capable of meeting these requirements

Description

This is a sole source procurement by Mississippi State University for experimental catfish diets containing 28% crude protein formulated to contain 3% and 6% lipids. The diets are required for a commercial-scale production study evaluating the effects of elevated dietary lipid concentrations on catfish growth performance and fillet quality. Fish Belt Feeds is the only supplier capable of manufacturing these custom diets in 10-ton batches using regionally sourced ingredients. The procurement aims to ensure ingredient consistency to attribute observed effects solely to lipid concentration. The response deadline is September 17, 2026.

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