The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Felling Dairy, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide 10 Holstein or Holstein cross-bred milking cows for a research study on highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in cattle. The contract, valued at $42,500.00, has an ultimate completion date of March 3, 2025. The procurement was conducted as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 112120 (Dairy Cattle and Milk Production), with a small business size standard of $3.75 million. The cows must meet specific requirements, including being sourced from a Tuberculosis Free herd within 6 hours of Ames, IA, and being aged 2-5 years, non-pregnant, producing less than 120 pounds of milk daily, and having a calm disposition with no health issues.
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