The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) awarded a $50,400 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Superior Livestock, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the provision of 40 Holstein calves to support bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) research. The contract, which was set aside for total small business participation, has a period of performance from December 13 to December 20, 2023, with the calves to be delivered to the USDA facility in Ames, Iowa. Superior Livestock, a Subchapter S corporation, has previously received multiple USDA ARS contracts for providing various breeds of calves to support the agency's agricultural research activities.