Conduct animal disease traceability activities that will provide specific information to the recipient, aphis, and other interested parties for various commodities under animal disease traceability…

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida for $151,912 on April 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025).

The recipient administers official animal identification devices, applies them to livestock, distributes the devices to accredited veterinarians, livestock markets, and producers, and maintains associated records. The recipient records and maintains electronic records including unique animal identifications and certificates of veterinary inspections, entering data into shared information systems including SCS CORE ONE, AINMS, and VSPS. The recipient conducts outreach and communication internally and externally, participates in national priority tracing exercises as the Cattle Programs Office completes traceability performance measurement exercises, and ensures compliance and enforcement of animal disease traceability regulations in coordination with Veterinary Services Area of Concern Inspectors and Animal Industry Coordinators.

Performance occurs in Florida, USA. The period of performance runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. The obligated amount is $151,912.

Purpose

The purpose of this agreement is to conduct animal disease traceability activities that will provide specific information to the recipient, aphis, and other interested parties for various commodities under animal disease traceability agreement. Activities will include providing and applying animal identification to producers, entering and tracking via databases and conducting traceability in a timely manner during practice exercises or in real-life disease tracking situations. The recipient, aphis, and agriculture industry will benefit by maintaining domestic food supply and international trade.

Activities

Administration of official identification devices includes application, distribution, and maintenance of associated records. Recording and maintenance of electronic records including but not limited to unique animal identifications and certificates of veterinary inspections. Information sharing will be achieved by recording data into shared information sites such as SCS core one, ainms, and vsps. Outreach and communication, both internally and externally, via formal and informal written and oral communications. Participation in national priority tracing exercises as cattle programs office completes traceability performance measurement (TPM) exercises in emrs and works closely with the VS avic and AIC regarding TPM performance and corrective actions considered. Continued efforts to ensure compliance and enforcement of traceability regulations, working closely with the VS avic and AIC as needed. Deliverables and expected outcomes: continued increased compliance with animals receiving unique identifying identification. This involves both placement of official identification as needed and distribution of official identification devices with corresponding information on application and record keeping requirements as products are distributed to accredited veterinarians, livestock markets, and producers. Fdacs personnel utilize wand readers to verify official rfid at fair exhibition events and FL agricultural interdiction stations are also equipped with readers. Purchase and application of rfid 840 devices for seminole tribes of florida; $8,250 for 5,000 EID tags @ $1.65 each and $1,750 in labor for installation of the tags and data management of traceability information to prove utility of electronic ID. Managed by state contract for a total of $10,000. This will increase ADT in tribal livestock. Expenditure totaling $5,000 for rfid swine tags and tagging pliers for swine to increase swine ADT compliance. Increased recording of traceability information into shared databases such as SCS core one, ainms and vsps to capture both tag distribution and movement inform ation. This includes for both identification that is directly applied as well as those that are distributed out. SCS core one, ainms and vsps also function for information sharing as the information is available for both state and federal retrieval and review. CVI central one-year subscription for data processing services - 70% cost share totaling $30,235. Increased outreach and communication as program managers, sate veterinarian, district vmos and supervisors educate producers and stakeholders as well as working on a larger scale with the florida's cattlemen's association ADT taskforce. There will also be ongoing training at all levels regarding the ADT program. Cattle programs office completes TPM exercises in emrs and works closely with the VS avic and AIC regarding TPM performance and corrective actions considered. Outreach and education for accredited veterinarians and tag managers with emphasis on correct utilization of unique identification and subsequent record management requirements. Compliance violations of 9 CFR are reported quarterly to VS avic and AIC unless the issue involves repeat non-compliance, in which case reports are made at the time of the violation. Estimated ADT personnel costs $75,809 & ADT fringe costs $25,827 to support the necessary manpower for achieving ADT goals. Saha registration $400 & saha out of state travel fees $1 ,575. Estimated in-state field staff travel related to ADT outreach, education, and work $3,066 inteneded beneficiary(IES): among other things, effective implementation helps to establish disease freedom and allows for rapid location and appropriate follow up quarantine, isolation, testing in the face of a disease issue. This works to benefit not just the recipient and aphis but state of florida, its producers, and consumers, as well as producers and consumers in other states with continual interstate movement of animals and animal products. Success of this project will also aid in ensuring ongoing ability to export internationally, thus benefiting beyond the borders of the unites states of america.