Wolf Capture, Depredation, Investigation, and training

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS) intends to award a noncompetitive contract to Edward Zydzik for wolf capture, depredation investigation, and training services. This procurement is classified under NAICS 114210 for Hunting and Trapping and PSC F019 for Natural Resources/Conservation- Other Wildlife Management. The agency has identified the proposed contractor as the only responsible source capable of satisfying these specific requirements. The anticipated contract will be a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity commercial services agreement with a performance location in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

The proposed contract includes five 12-month ordering periods, with an anticipated effective date of April 8, 2026. While the solicitation is issued as unrestricted, metadata indicates a Small Business Administration (SBA) set-aside. Interested parties may submit quotations for consideration under solicitation number 12639529Q0062 by the response deadline of March 30, 2026. The solicitation package will be distributed via email in accordance with agency deviation procedures.

Contracting activities are managed by the USDA APHIS MRPBS office through Contracting Officer Jeanine Goral. This pre-solicitation notice, published on March 25, 2026, serves as the initial notification of the intent to award and provides the framework for receiving questions and alternative quotations. No external documents or attachments are currently associated with this notice on SAM.gov.