Purchase Order 140L1225P0090
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- This firm fixed-price purchase order, valued at $626,376.80, was awarded by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Region to John C Barnum dba Barnum Land & Cattle, a small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the purchase of 1,800 tons of alfalfa hay, 200 tons of alfalfa hay in small bales, and 250 tons of grass hay in small bales to be delivered to the Litchfield Wild Horse & Burro (WH&B) Facility in California between August 2023 and February 2024, with an...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a purchase order to Barnum Land & Cattle, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide 1,500 tons of alfalfa hay to the Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility in Susanville, CA from October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The contract is a firm-fixed price award valued at $299,206.11 and was set aside for total small business. The original solicitation was a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items,...
- The Bureau of Land Management, California State Office awarded a $543,881 firm fixed price contract to Retterath Cattle Company of Janesville, California, to procure 350 tons of grass hay and 2,500 tons of alfalfa hay for the BLM Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development Program set aside exclusively for small businesses. Funding is provided by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $334,150 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bar Cross Construction, Inc., a small business contractor, on April 8, 2025, for the procurement and delivery of hay to support wild horses and burros at the Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals in Modoc National Forest. The contract requires delivery of 685 total tons of hay, comprising 600 tons of grass hay (in varieties such as Meadow, Blue, Timothy, Orchard, Coastal, or Bermuda) and 85 tons...
- This federal contract award, valued at $762,750.00, was issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Office to Retterath Cattle Company, a small business located in Janesville, California. The contract is for the supply of approximately 4,500 tons of alfalfa hay to the BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley, Nevada. This procurement was set aside for 100% small business participation under NAICS code 111940 (Hay Farming). The period of performance is from...
- The Bureau of Land Management California Region awarded a $940,675 firm fixed price purchase order to Retterath Cattle Company of Litchfield, California. Under the terms of the award, Retterath will provide 3,000 tons of alfalfa hay and 600 tons of grass hay from the 2021 and 2022 crop years for use at BLM's Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility. The alfalfa hay must meet crude protein specifications and be free of moisture damage, while the grass hay must consist solely of Timothy, Brome, or...
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $560,250 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Retterath Cattle Company, a small business prime contractor, to provide alfalfa hay to the Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility in California. The contract has a period of performance from April 2, 2025, to March 30, 2026. The original solicitation was a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 111940 (Hay Farming) for 2,500 tons of alfalfa hay. Retterath Cattle Company, the previous...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Utah Region awarded a $318,312 firm fixed price purchase order to Les Sweeting doing business as Alfalfa Products. The contract calls for delivery of 800 tons of alfalfa hay meeting specifications to the agency's Wild Horse and Burro Facility in Delta, Utah between September 20 and December 20, 2022. The original solicitation sought domestically grown leafy alfalfa hay containing at least 50% alfalfa, free of weeds and grains with long...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Office awarded a $573,744 purchase order to Tom Madole Trucking, a small business, to supply 3,000 tons of alfalfa hay. The solicitation sought bids to deliver the hay to the Palomino Valley National Wild Horse and Burro Center in Reno, Nevada, with 1,500 tons due by September 18, 2020 and the remaining 1,500 tons between December 28, 2020 and February 19, 2021. The contract has a 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS...
- The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a purchase order contract to Tom Madole Trucking, a small business located in Fallon, Nevada, to supply 2,500 tons of alfalfa hay valued at $508,833.64. This firm-fixed-price contract is set aside for small businesses and will support the BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Center in Palomino Valley, Nevada by providing feed for captured wild horses and burros over a 6-month period from August 2023 to January 2024. The...
The Bureau of Land Management's Eagle Lake Field Office awarded a $157,050 firm fixed-price purchase order to John C Barnum, doing business as Barnum Land & Cattle, for the supply and delivery of 900 tons of alfalfa hay to support the Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility in Litchfield, California. The contract, awarded on September 2, 2025, runs through September 30, 2026, and was designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 111940 (Hay Farming). The hay must meet specific technical requirements including small 3-twine bales weighing 100–130 pounds from the 2025 crop year, domestically grown, sun-cured, with crude protein levels between 12–18%, and free from mold and contaminants. The original solicitation, posted August 4, 2025, was evaluated using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, assessing vendor compliance with specifications, Statement of Work requirements, and contractor performance records. Deliveries are scheduled in multiple shipments throughout the contract period and must be made Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. PST directly to the Litchfield facility in Alturas, California, with contractors responsible for providing unloading equipment and state-certified weight tickets. This procurement supports BLM's wild horse and burro management program, which oversees the care and welfare of animals under federal protection on public lands.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Purchase of 900 tons of Alfalfa Hay | 140L1225Q0057 | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region | Solicitation 1/2 | 8/4/25, 3:15 PM | |
LITCHFIELD SMALL ALFALFA BALES 2025 | 140L1225Q0057 | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region | Award Notice 2/2 | 9/2/25, 9:49 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/4/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $157.1k | 9/2/25 |