Opportunity
My Florida Marketplace #FWC 26/27-31
Apalachicola Bay oyster reef restoration materials and barge services
Posted
October 01, 2026
Respond By
November 06, 2026
Identifier
FWC 26/27-31
NAICS
237990, 488390, 423320
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), through its Purchasing office, is seeking a contractor for oyster reef restoration in Apalachicola Bay, Franklin County. - Buyer: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Purchasing office. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named in the available materials. - Material: At least 26,666 cubic yards of one approved material type for two restoration sites: uniformly sized concrete, mixed-layer concrete, or crushed lime rock. Each site must receive at least 13,333 cubic yards. No part numbers are specified. - Services: Acquire, stage, transport by shallow-draft deck barge, and deploy the restoration material. Also disperse existing restoration material from earlier projects, with pricing for this work submitted per acre. - Notable requirements: Material must meet the solicitation specifications and undergo required testing. Work includes site observation and visual inspections, required equipment and personnel, scale tickets, and compliance with permits and placement requirements. Barge deployment is subject to FWC site directions.
Description
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking competitive pricing for a contractor to coordinate the acquisition, delivery, staging, and deployment by barge of restoration material. The work is intended to help restore degraded oyster reef habitat in Apalachicola Bay, Franklin County, Florida, in accordance with the solicitation specifications. Vendors should be registered in the MyFloridaMarketPlace system and with SunBiz before bid opening. The solicitation is an Invitation to Bid, and sealed bids are due November 3, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET.