The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a requirement for an estimated 1,500 10-dose viles of West Nile Virus vaccine over a one year period. The contract will provide West Nile virus vaccine, primarily to BLM facilities in the Western U.S., to be administered by injection to all wild horses and burros that are removed. The vaccine will stimulate a protective immune response in naive horses and burros for at least one year with no more than two injections of the vaccine. The vaccine will either need to be preloaded in syringes or need to be prepared for injection without mixing or other labor intensive or special handling requirements. The vaccine will need to be administered safely, quickly and easily to the wild horses and burros, in a variety of field situations and in combination with other equine vaccines. The vaccine will need to remain effective for at least 72 hours after being prepared for injection. The vaccine needs to be able to be administered in all types of weather, rain, snow, cold, heat, and sunlight without any adverse effects on safety or efficacy. The vaccine will be available in multi-dose vials or preloaded into syringes. There must be evidence that the vaccine is safe for use in a broad age range of horses and burros (or in foals greater than 4 months of age), with minimal side effects. There must be evidence that the vaccine is safe for use in pregnant horses and burros with minimal adverse effects on the mare or fetus. The period of performance will be from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. Solicitation NAR070108 will be available on or about June 18, 2007. Potential offerors may obtain a copy of the solicitation at http://www.fbo.gov. No hard copies of the solicitation will be provided. Contractors must be registered at http://www.ccr.gov to be considered eligible for award. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted.

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