The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services has awarded a series of firm fixed-price delivery orders under a $45 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to Allflex USA, Inc. for the supply of radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags compliant with the Animal Identification Number (AIN) system. These RFID button ear tags, operating at 840 megahertz in a half-duplex low frequency configuration, support APHIS's Animal Disease Traceability Program objectives to quickly identify and contain livestock disease outbreaks. Delivery orders valued from $1.5 million to over $4 million have been issued to Allflex USA, a for-profit manufacturer, to provide millions of RFID tags and associated applicators for use nationwide. The IDIQ contract has an ordering period through July 2025, with tags delivered to Allflex's facility at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. No set-asides were used in the award of this master contract or associated delivery orders. The original APHIS solicitation, posted in April 2020, was a full and open request for proposals under FAR 15 seeking AIN-compliant RFID cattle tags to support the nationwide Animal Disease Traceability Program. As the incumbent provider of RFID tags for many state-level livestock identification programs, Allflex was well-positioned to fulfill this requirement. Through the IDIQ contract vehicle and fixed-price delivery orders, APHIS has been able to efficiently procure the necessary RFID tagging technology to support its mission of rapid disease outbreak detection and containment.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00004 | Novation Agreement | $0 | 4/12/24 | |
| P00003 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 7/12/23 | |
| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 5/2/23 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/16/20 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 7/21/20 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 12639520D0042-12639522F0867 | Allflex USA LLC | $1.9m | 7/27/22 | 12/31/22 | 7/27/22 | |
Delivery Order 12639520D0042-12639525F0359 | Allflex USA LLC | $2.1m | 2/7/25 | 4/30/25 | 2/11/25 | |
Delivery Order 12639520D0042-12639521F0641 | Allflex USA LLC | $2.8m | 6/23/21 | 10/8/21 | 6/23/21 | |
Delivery Order 12639520D0042-12639520F0832 | Allflex USA LLC | $1.6m | 7/21/20 | 9/30/20 | 7/29/20 | |
Delivery Order 12639520D0042-12639523F0567 | Allflex USA LLC | $3.5m | 5/17/23 | 9/30/23 | 8/1/23 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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AIN RFID Tags for USDA ADT | 12639520R0027 | Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services | Pre-Solicitation 1/2 | 4/14/20, 8:27 AM | |
AIN RFID Tags for USDA ADT | 12639520R0027_AIN_RFID_Tags | Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services | Solicitation 2/2 | 4/14/20, 9:20 AM |