SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Long Term Wild Horse & Burro Holding Facility in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri or Iowa
- Notice Date
- 3/3/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- BLM NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER BC663, BLDG 50, DFC, PO BOX 25047 DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- NAR050040
- Response Due
- 4/19/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/3/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a requirement for a pasture facility to maintain wild horses. The facility must be located in one of the following states: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma or Iowa. The following sets forth the background of BLM's needs and the basic requirements needed for each Wild Horse & Burro Holding Facility: a. Wild horses on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service are protected, managed and controlled under the provisions of the Wild and Free Roaming Wild Horses and Burro Act of December 15, 1971, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1331 1340). As resource conditions and other factors warrant, excess wild horses are removed from the public lands and placed in private maintenance through the Adopt A Horse Program. Some of the horses that have not been adopted because of age or other factors are currently being cared for by the Hughes Cattle Company in Catoosa, Oklahoma. b. The purpose of this contract is to continue the maintenance of these animals for the remainder of their lives. The possibility exists that more unadoptable animals will be removed from the range and transported to the facility. This is not the preferred management method for these animals; however, on occasion it will be necessary to place animals at the facility, on an as needed basis. It is the intent of the BLM that the number of animals at the facility will decline during the period of this contract. c. On December 8, 2004 Public Law 108-341; Section 142 amended the 1971 Wild and Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act ( Public Law 92-195) that requires the BLM to sell excess wild horses and burros which meet the following criteria: Animals that are 11 years of age and older; or animals that have been offered unsuccessfully at three adoptions. This will require the BLM to remove animals that meet the above criteria from the Catoosa Oklahoma facility during the course of the contract. All animals that are in to poor of health to be prepared or transported will be released back to the pastures or humanly destroyed to avoid undo suffering. All geldings that do not meet the above criteria will remain in a free-roaming environment. d. The horses currently being maintained at the Catoosa facility are a non-reproductive herd consisting of primarily older horses in the age range of 6 30 years old. They consist of geldings, with no stallions in the herd. Some of these horses have been maintained at the Catoosa facility for approximately 5 years. The objectives of this contract are: a. To maintain the unadopted excess wild horses currently located at the Catoosa facility in pastures large enough to allow free roaming behavior and that can provide the food, water and shelter necessary to sustain the animals in good condition; b. To gather and prepare all horses in a humane manor that falls under the criterion of saleable animals. c. To minimize the handling of unsalable wild horses by humans and sorting of the animals through chutes, gates and corrals; d. To provide regular, on the ground monitoring of the wild horses to ascertain their well-being and safety; e. Provide management by individuals who are nowledgeable and experienced about the behavior and nutritional requirements of equines and the management of land for the sustained production of grass and other desirable forage plants. The contractor shall provide all necessary land, facilities, personnel and supplies to perform the following general tasks. a. Provide land, forage, shelter, salt, minerals, water and fences necessary to properly care for and maintain a maximum of 2,000 wild horses to graze in pastures. The contractor must also provide supplemental feed as necessary to maintain the horses in good condition (i.e. during periods of drought, deep snow, ice storms, fire, or when other circumstances warrant). b. Provide corrals and adequate facilities to load and unload wild horses on an as needed basis. c. Unload, sort and segregate animals upon their arrival, in the event that additional horses are transported to the facility. d. Gather and move horses from pasture to pasture as needed, supervise their health and welfare, provide supplementary feed as needed and maintain the facilities in a safe condition. e. Gather and hold horses that fall under the criterion of saleable wild horses for a minimum of 30 days, until time for shipment. f. Provide corrals, chutes, and adequate facilities to vaccinate and draw blood samples for horses prior to shipment. f. Provide regular monitoring (at least once a week) of horses on site and a record keeping system that documents the frequency and results of observations. g. Provide a record keeping system that identifies the location of each horse on site and other information, such as its overall condition, death, etc. The records shall be made available for duplication within 5 days after a request is made by the COR and/or PI. f. Dispose of the remains of dead horses. The contractor may be required, after consultation with the COR and/or PI or a designated representative, to euthanize horses that are suffering or are in pain. This requirement is 100% set aside for small businesses under NAICS 115210. This solicitation will be available on or about March 17, 2005. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted. Vendors must be registered at http://www.ccr.gov to be considered for award.
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