REQUEST FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS ARE REQUESTED FOR: 2018 SEAFOOD PURCHASES. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N. Pearl St.

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1 REQUEST FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS ARE REQUESTED FOR: 2018 SEAFOOD PURCHASES by Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N. Pearl St. Tacoma, WA Seafood Bids will be received at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium N. Pearl Tacoma WA or to tresa.edmonds@pdza.org by Dec 15, 2017, 10:00 am at which time they will be opened at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium s administration office by zoo representatives. The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, a division of Metro Parks Tacoma, is requesting bids for the purchase of seafood products as outlined in the bid specifications. Please read all specifications before submitting bid, to be sure you can comply with them. For information relating to this request, please contact Cindy Roberts for questions about sustainable seafood (253) , or Tresa Edmonds for general bid information at (253) Seafood Bid Specs/2017

2 SPECIFICATIONS NOTE: Pounds Per Item is the total used in one-year. However, some items may run more than once a year. To ensure that we are feeding the freshest product possible, we would prefer if some of these items could be shipped following those run times. i.e. January/February, rather than later in the year. We understand that may bring the price of the product up due to a smaller shipping weight. A. Product to be current (end of ). Date of catch/harvest and/or estimated dates to be supplied with bid. B. On acceptance of bid, caloric analysis will be provided for Herring, Mackerel, Squid, Capelin and Smelt. C. New vendors may be asked for samples prior to decision. D. Fish should be individually quick frozen (IQF) or block frozen as noted on bid sheet, and packed in containers impervious to air and moisture transfer. E. Fish to be delivered frozen to cold storage facility or zoo grounds as directed. F. Final bid price to include the cost of freezing and delivery (taxes not included). G. Product subject to inspection by staff, and the zoo veterinarian, prior to delivery to cold storage facility. H. Product will be fit for human consumption, or will be returned at seller s expense. I. Delivered product will be checked for quality or the product will not be accepted, and will be returned at seller s expense. J. Payment shall be made upon presentation of invoice, net 30 days, following delivery. REQUIREMENTS The unit price per pound for each seafood item must be shown in the space provided. Bidders may submit bids on any item or all items listed on the bid pages. If bid is not submitted on any one item, then write "No Bid" in that section. Please note that bids are not awarded as a complete package, but rather on a per item basis. The Zoo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Seafood Bid Specs/2017

3 ** Be sure this page is submitted along with bid forms.** PROPOSAL SIGNATURE SHEET TO BE FILLED IN AND SIGNED BY THE BIDDER. BE SURE ALL PARTIES WHOSE SIGNATURES ARE LEGALLY NECESSARY HAVE SIGNED, WHETHER THE BIDDER BE AN INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION. NAME OF FIRM: ADDRESS: PHONE: ADDRESS: SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE(S) (Please print clearly) (Please print clearly) DATE: Seafood Bid Specs/2017

4 2018 Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium Seafood Bid Item # Seafood Item Specifications pounds requested Price per pound Region Method of Harvested Date Harvested 1 Bird Herring Best 3"- 5" ONLY 10 lbs Block 1,400 2 Herring, Pacific Best 6-9" IQF 1,500 3 Herring, Pacific Best 6-9" 12 lbs Block 46,800 4 Mackeral Best count IQF 50 lbs box Mackeral, Pacific Best count IQF 50 lbs box 3,000 6 Squid Humbolt(Jumbo) Good Alternative 6" Whole Loligo 10 lbs block Squid Loligo/Longfin Good Alternative Larger than 6" Whole Loligo 22lbs blk Squid, Market Good Alternative* 5 lbs block 3,000 9 Clam, Assorted Little necks Best On Shell-Wild 1, Clam, Assorted Middle Necks Best On Shell-Wild Clam, Surf Best Whole body meat-10 lbs bags 18, Clam, Tongue Best IQF 50 lb boxes Crab, Blue U.S. Good Alternative IQF 50 lb boxes OR Crab, Dungeness Good Alternative IQF 50 lb boxes OR Crab, Jonah Atlantic Good Alternative whole-raw-no totes OR 1, Crab, Red Rock Good Alternative whole-raw-no totes OR 1, Crab, Snow Best whole-raw-no totes OR 1, Anchovie AVOID IQF size? Bluefish Good Aternative IQF Capelin, Islandic Best 22 lbs block 42,363 OR 21 Capelin Cadadian Good Altertinative 22 lbs block 0 22 Candelfish AVOID IQF 500

5 2018 Point Defiance Zoo Aquarium Seafood Bid Item # Seafood Item Specifications pounds requested Price per pound Region Method of Harvested Date Harvested 23 Crayfish Pond U.S.Best IQF RAW Halibut, Alaska Longlines Best Bellies/Pieces Frozen Pacific/Canadian Jack, Blue Runner Not Rated count IQF Krill, Pacifica Good Altertinative RAW Krill, Superba Good Altertinative RAW Little Tunny, Atlantic Troll/Pole Best IQF 2 lbs each or less Mussels, Farmed Best Raw in shell Pollock Atlantic Best Fillets IQF Oysters Best On the shell-wild Salmon, Chinook Alaska Best IQF wild caught Sardines, U.S. Pacific Best Larger than 6" IQF Sardines, U.S. Pacific Best Less than 6" IQF Sea Urchins Wild Canada Best IQF Silversides Not Rated 5 lbs block 1, Shrimp-Sustainable Best Raw in shell no heads *Sustainably Farmed Chem Free 2, Trout, Rainbow Farmed U.S. Best U.S. Farmed IQF ~6" (10" or smalller) White Bait Not Rated 5 lbs block 200 Total weight for all Depts 156,363

6 Monterey Bay Aquarium SeafoodWatch The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program creates science-based recommendations that help consumers and businesses make ocean-friendly seafood choices. Carry this guide with you and share it with others to help spread the word. B E S T C H O I C E S G O O D A LT E R N A T I V E S A V O I D Abalone (farmed) Arctic Char (farmed) Barramundi (US & Vietnam farmed) Bass: Striped (US hook and line, farmed) Catfish (US) Clams, Mussels & Oysters Cod: Pacific (AK) Crab: King, Snow & Tanner (AK) Lionfish (US) Lobster: Spiny (Mexico) Prawn: Freshwater (Canada & US) Prawn: Spot (AK & Canada) Rockfish (AK, CA, OR & WA) Sablefish/Black Cod (Canada farmed & AK) Salmon (AK & New Zealand) Sanddab (CA, OR & WA) Scallops (farmed) Shrimp (US farmed & AK) Tilapia (Canada, Ecuador, Peru & US) Trout: Rainbow (US farmed) Tuna: Albacore (troll, pole and line) Tuna: Skipjack (Pacific troll, pole and line) Branzino (Mediterranean farmed) Cod: Atlantic (handline) Cod: Pacific (Canada & US) Crab: Dungeness (Canada & US) Grouper: Black & Red (US) Lobster (Bahamas, Canada & US) Mahi Mahi (Ecuador & US longline) Monkfish (US) Octopus (Portugal & Spain pot, trap) Pollock (Canada longline, gillnet & US) Salmon: Atlantic (ME farmed) Scallops: Sea (wild) Shrimp (Canada & US wild, Ecuador & Honduras farmed) Squid (Chile, Mexico, Peru & US) Swordfish (US) Tilapia (China, Colombia, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico & Taiwan) Tuna: Albacore (US longline) Tuna: Skipjack (free school, imported troll, pole and line, and US longline) Tuna: Yellowfin (free school, troll, pole and line, US longline) Abalone (China & Japan) Basa/Pangasius/Swai Cod: Atlantic (Canada & US) Cod: Pacific (Japan & Russia) Crab (Asia & Russia) Halibut: Atlantic (wild) Lobster: Spiny (Belize, Brazil, Honduras & Nicaragua) Mahi Mahi (imported) Orange Roughy Pollock (Canada trawl) Salmon: Atlantic (farmed) Sardines: Atlantic (Mediterranean) Sharks Shrimp (imported) Squid (China, India & Thailand) Swordfish (imported longline) Tuna: Albacore (imported except troll, pole and line) Tuna: Bluefin Tuna: Skipjack (imported purse seine) Tuna: Yellowfin (longline except US) Many seafood items appear in more than one column. Please be sure to check them all. Best Choices Buy first, they re well managed and caught or farmed responsibly. Good Alternatives Buy, but be aware there are concerns with how they re caught or farmed. Avoid Take a pass on these for now, they re overfished or caught or farmed in ways that harm other marine life or the environment. This guide includes some of our recommendations for popular seafood. For the full list, visit us online or download our app. To use your guide: 1. Cut along outer black line 2. Fold on grey lines Your Choices Matter Take Action Stay Connected Many of the fish we enjoy are in trouble due to destructive fishing and farming practices. Purchase seafood caught or farmed in ways that support a healthy ocean now and for future generations. Be part of the solution and make a difference for our ocean: ASK Do you sell sustainable seafood? Let businesses know this is important to you. BUY Best Choices. If unavailable, look for Good Alternatives or the eco-certified options found on our app and website. Download our free app Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Sign up for our e-news Visit seafoodwatch.org Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood WATCH CHOOSE Seafood Watch partners from our app or website when dining and shopping. Monterey Bay Aquarium The seafood recommendations in this guide are credited to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation All rights reserved. Printed on recycled paper. YELLOWFIN TUNA National Consumer Guide July December 2017