City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Specification No. PG13-0419F Fish Health Services The City of Tacoma is accepting REQUEST FOR INFORMATION submittals for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, located in the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Submittals will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, August 13, 2013, at which time they will be recorded and forwarded to a Selection Advisory Committee for evaluation. Submittals are not typically opened and read aloud. An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and obtained by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of Suppliers who registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, preliminary submittal results and names of Suppliers submitting proposals are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-submittal meeting will not be held. Project Scope: Tacoma Power is requesting information from firms interested and able to provide fish health services to Tacoma Power's Cowlitz Salmon and Cowlitz Trout hatcheries. Additional information regarding this solicitation may be obtained by contacting Mark LaRiviere at 253-5028767 or by email to mlarivie@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager /s/for Patsy Best Purchasing Supervisor /s/for Keith Underwood Natural Resources Manager Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468. July 23