Opportunity
Illinois BidBuy #27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517
Live hybrid sunfish for Illinois urban fishing sites and special events
Posted
October 14, 2026
Respond By
November 04, 2026
Identifier
27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517
NAICS
112511
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking live hybrid sunfish for its statewide Urban Fishing Program and special events. - Buyer: Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), State of Illinois; Office of Resource Conservation, Fisheries Division. - Product: Bluegill/green sunfish hybrids (Lepomis macrochirus × Lepomis cyanellus), 4–6 inches long; no more than 20% may be outside that size range. - Estimated annual regional quantities: Chicago Park Lagoons, 55,000; Northeast Illinois, 18,435; Northwest Illinois, 5,080; Central Illinois, 33,642; Southern Illinois, 25,100. - Special events: an additional 40,000 fish annually for statewide delivery. The initial bid schedule also lists regional quantities that are twice the annual estimates above. - Delivery and fish-health requirements: provide labor and equipment to release fish, temper hauling-tank water to within 5°F of receiving-water temperature, and use a release chute at least 10 feet long. Fish must be healthy and contaminant-free; mortality above 2% by weight must be replaced at the vendor’s expense. Applicable Illinois aquatic-life or aquaculture licenses are required. - Special-event deliveries must be coordinated with at least 21 days’ notice, in no more than 10 batches of at least 1,000 fish each. Quantities may vary by 20%. - No OEMs or vendors are named in the materials.
Description
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking live bluegill/green sunfish hybrids (Lepomis macrochirus x Lepomis cyanellus) for its Urban Fishing Program and special events. The fish must be 4–6 inches long, with no more than 20% outside that range, and will be delivered to Chicago Park Lagoons and locations across Illinois. The contract also includes an additional 40,000 hybrid sunfish for special events, with deliveries coordinated statewide. The solicitation lists an initial two-year term and allows quantities to increase or decrease by 20%.