The USDA APHIS awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Datamars Inc. to provide radio frequency identification cattle tags supporting the Animal Disease Traceability Program. Delivery orders against the IDV provided half duplex and low frequency RFID button ear tags for placement on livestock. Tags were to be delivered to Datamars' Temple, Texas facility. Delivery orders totaled over $44.9M for tags to be provided from 2020 through 2025 for APHIS' animal tracing efforts.
Datamars provided tags through multiple delivery orders for quantities between 500,000 and 3 million tags per order. Tags were firm fixed price and included specifications like 840 angstroms in high density, white/orange colors. APHIS aimed to enhance tracing of diseased/exposed animals under its Veterinary Services program utilizing low-cost RFID tags compliant with the National Animal Identification System. No set-asides were specified. The pre-solicitation indicated APHIS would issue a full and open RFP in April 2020 for tags through the period of performance.
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