SOURCES SOUGHT
88 -- Boer meat goat kids
- Notice Date
- 2/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 112420
— Goat Farming
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Atlantic Area/Beaver, WV, 1224 Airport Road, Beaver, West Virginia, 25813-9423
- ZIP Code
- 25813-9423
- Solicitation Number
- 01-349S-09
- Archive Date
- 2/19/2009
- Point of Contact
- Iris A Lilly,, Phone: 304-256-2905
- E-Mail Address
-
iris.lilly@ars.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SPECIFICATIONS QUANTITY: 90 wether wether meat goat kids WEIGHT: Weight of individual animals must be between 45 and 55 pounds. VACCINATIONS: Animals are required to have the following vaccinations prior to weaning and boostered: Clostridial (Clostridium perfringens types C and D (overeating disease) and Clostridium tetani (tetanus)). ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS 1) Meat goat kids must be of like genetics and as uniform as possible, with at least ¾ (three-fourths) or greater Boer genetics. 2) Animals must be source-verified (limited to three or four farm sources within a locale and not co-mingled with sheep or other goat flocks, with a record of known sires, known birth dates and known vaccination schedule. Contractors are required to provide a description of the doe and buck genetics with the offer. 3) It is preferred that animals be born during December 2008, January 2009, or February 2009. 4) Each animal must have an ear tag with identifying number. Each animal must also have a USDA tag identifying the farm of origin as part of the National Scrapie Identification Program. 5) Animals must not be implanted with growth-promoting hormones. 6) Castrate males (no stags) must have been castrated between birth and three months of age and healed. 7) Animals must be of calm and tractable nature. 8) Must be from similar backgrounds as far as location, rearing, handling, nutritional/ feeding management and health care. 9) Vaccinations/injections must be given in the neck of the animal in accordance with current industry guidelines/practices. 10) Animals must be from a flock with an active external and internal parasite control plan in effect. Animals are required to be de-wormed with fenbendazole administered orally three days prior to delivery to USDA. The Contractor is required to provide a copy of the animals' active external and internal parasite control plan. 11) Animals are to be healthy with no overt signs of disease and free of injury, active lameness, respiratory disease, warts, pinkeye and ringworm upon delivery. 12) There must be minimal stress due to shipping. Animals must not be on the truck/ trailer longer than eight (8) hours from original place of origin. 13) Animals must be weaned prior to transport and accustomed to eating hay and concentrate. Animals should not be over-conditioned from creep feeding. TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS 1. The animals will be shipped in accordance with standard industry practices and ICC regulations. 2. Animals are to be healthy with no overt signs of disease and free of injury, active lameness, respiratory disease, warts, pinkeye, sore mouth, foot rot-scald, coccidiosis and ringworm. 3. The Contractor is responsible for the animals' condition until inspection and acceptance upon delivery. Animals are to be subjected to minimal stress during shipping, which minimizes outside sources of variation and maintains experimental integrity. 4. The screening committee reserves the right to refuse any animal that does not meet the minimum criteria as stated above, or any animal deemed unhealthy or to have an undesirable disposition. 5. Partial shipments will not be accepted. 6. The Contractor must dispose of and replace any nonconforming animal(s) within 7 to 10 days upon the Government=s request, at no additional cost to the Government, if any animal does not meet the specifications, or arrives ill or dead upon delivery. 7. The Contractor shall notify the Government a minimum of one week in advance of the definite delivery date. At that time the Government shall either (a) provide exact direction to the farm site in New, West Virginia, where the animals are to be delivered; or (b) arrange to meet the delivery person at the main facility at 1224 Airport Road in Beaver, WV, and provide escort to the farm site.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center, 1224 Airport Road / Research farm site in Bragg, Raleigh County, WV, Beaver, West Virginia, 25813, United States
- Zip Code: 25813
- Zip Code: 25813
- Record
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