Agency Natural Resources Dept

Contractor Baztek

SWIFT Contract Number 256105

Project Name DNR Fishing Education Programs

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The DNR lacks the staffing to meet the demand for fishing education programming. Funding was appropriated to the DNR to contract with local organizations to increase the amount of programming being offered, especially targeting under-served populations.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 08/26/2024 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 02/28/2025 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 03/31/2025 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $43500

Amendments $32600

Contract total $76100

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? General fund appropriation specifically for this purpose.

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Brian Nerbonne

Evaluator Email Address brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor met goals for the number of events planned, then asked if we could do an amendment to offer more programs before the end of the grant. We ended up extending the grant by a month to allow a few more events to happen.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Vendor was able to bring out good numbers of participants for the underserved audiences that were the target of this appropriation. From what we saw, the quality of the programming was good and met our goals.

Evaluate the contractor's cost This vendor was more expensive than other vendors providing similar services. The cost of advertising, and especially reporting to the DNR on outcomes of events, seemed to be higher than what other vendors needed to charge for the same services.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance This organization has the staff, knowhow and connections to be effective in exactly the work we wanted accomplished under this grant.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): None

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied