Federal Bid

Last Updated on 25 Jun 2019 at 8 AM
Sources Sought
Dayton Ohio

Colostrum Deprived Calves (300-400lbs)

Solicitation ID 2219-SS35
Posted Date 04 Jun 2019 at 2 PM
Archive Date 25 Jun 2019 at 5 AM
NAICS Category
Product Service Code
Set Aside No Set-Aside Used
Contracting Office Veterinary Services
Agency Department Of Agriculture
Location Dayton Ohio United states
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY, 22019-SS35 and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE The United States Department of Agriculture, ARSS is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for:

Colostrum Deprived Calves (300-400lbs)

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 112111.

Calves will not be transported over 2.5 hours to NADC
Calves will be confirmed BVDV antibody and antigen negative
Calves will be within 1 week of age and approximately 3 weeks of age at delivery to NADC
Calves will be colostrum deprived and only provided electrolytes during the first 48 hours after birth and not milk replacer
All calves will be in good health and hygiene with no other known health issues such as, but not limited to lameness, digestive health issues, and/or respiratory disease.
Calves will be raised by the vendor and delivered to NADC at the specified age so that all calves have all been exposed to the same environment


Delivery shall take place mid July 2019.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition, and multiple awards may be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 10 June 2019 1300 CST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to [email protected].

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: [email protected].

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