12034319Q0063_ScheduleOfItems.pdf

NINEMILE FARRIER SERVICES

120343-19-Q-0063

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

FARRIER SERVICES

NINEMILE RANGER STATION, LOLO NATIONAL FOREST

HUSON, MONTANA

BASE YEAR, April 20, 2019 through November 10, 2019 Item No.

Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Amount

1.0 Farrier Services

1.1 Shoeing Per Head

1.2 Trim Per Head 28

BASE YEAR TOTAL $

OPTION PERIOD ONE, April 2020 through November 2020

No.

Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Amount

2.0 Farrier Services

2.1 Shoeing Per Head

2.2 Trim Per Head 28

OPTION YEAR ONE TOTAL $

OPTION PERIOD TWO, April 2021 through November 2021

No.

Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Amount

3.0 Farrier Services

3.1 Shoeing Per Head

3.2 Trim Per Head 28

OPTION YEAR TWO TOTAL $

OPTION PERIOD THREE, April 2022 through November 2022 Item No.

Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Amount

4.0 Farrier Services

4.1 Shoeing Per Head

4.2 Trim Per Head 28

OPTION YEAR THREE TOTAL $

OPTION PERIOD FOUR, April 2023 through November 2023

No.

Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Amount

5.0 Farrier Services

2.1 Shoeing Per Head

2.2 Trim Per Head 28

OPTION YEAR FOUR TOTAL $

TOTAL, Base Year Plus All Option Years CONTRACT TOTAL (Base Year+All Option Years)

NOTE 1 - Quotes are required on all items for each year. The quoter must quote on all items. Only quotes to the nearest dollar will be accepted.

Wage Determination: 2015-5393; Revision No.: 7; Date Of Revision: 12/26/2018

QUOTED PRICE

Work will be performed, and invoiced in arrears.

All prospective quoters are required to be active in the System for Award Management https://sam.gov/SAM/ prior to submitting a quote.

QUOTE SUBMISSION

Please email your quote to: lindsey.christian@usda.gov. Please confirm that your quote has been received. Your emailed quote package shall be received not later than April 2 at 3:00 PM local time.

See Schedule of Items for Quote submission.

To be considered for award your quote must include the following:

1. Quote submitted on the Schedule of Items found within this solicitation

2. Active SAM registration

3. Experience questionaire https://sam.gov/SAM/

SPECIFICATIONS

1. All shoeing will be performed at Ninemile Ranger Station, 20325 Remount Road, Huson, MT unless the Contractor and Forest Service mutually agree on an alternate location.

2. Unless otherwise approved, all shoeing shall occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and

3:30 p.m. mountain standard time.

3. Unless otherwise approved, shoeing dates as specified are firm.

4. All shoeing / trimming at each shoeing date shall be accomplished within a maximum of two days, (7-9 head per day minimum).

5. Stock will be handled in a professional manner. A shoeing table will not be allowed.

Any restraints or training aids must be approved by the COR.

6. Shoes and nails for all items will be furnished by the Forest Service.

7. Shoeing will be performed to American Farrier Association standards with emphasizing the Natural Balance Technique when trimming (see attached specifications.) Shoeing technique will be inspected and approved by the Forest Service. Performance determined to be inconsistent with the American Farrier Association standards and specified standards for Natural Balance Technique shall be corrected at time of service.

8. The total number of stock for each shoeing session is subject to minor increase or decrease.

9. The total amount paid for each item will be based on the actual number of animals shod / trimmed times the bid price per head.

10. Each shoeing session shall be invoiced and paid for per session as per the Prompt Payment Act.

11. Award will be based on “Best Value” which includes price, experience and past performance.

LOCATION OF PERFORMANCE

20325 Remount Road, Huson, MT 59846

TIME OF PERFORMANCE

Shoe Dates:

April 25-26 and 29-30, 2019 June 3-6, 2019 July 22-25, 2019 September 9-12, 2019

Trim Dates:

November 4-7, 2019

Option year dates are to be determined.

NINEMILE RANGER DISTRICT SHOEING SPECIFICATIONS

The purpose of these specifications is to reduce the leverage against the bone column throughout the shoeing cycle that cause long term pathologies.

Trimming for shoes (horses)

The typical trim for shoes are as follows: Find the true tip of the frog (can be used as a reference point for sole depth and later shoe placement). Exfoliate the sole to the live/shiny sole and stop.

If the frog is buried deep within the foot, being the opposite of a flat or plattered footed horse, a pair of hoof testers is recommended to test the sole depth and or identify if “false live sole” is present and if that is determined, it is then recommended that knifing carefully the sole away to reduce the sole depth somewhat to help keep a good and or positive plane to the coffin bone.

The frog should not be excessively trimmed. A very prominent frog, if present, should be left. If the frog shows excessive chalk, then trim the frog to healthy material. Once the sole plane has been determined (where the live sole meets the hoof wall), trim the hoof wall to the sole plane and it is recommended not to invade live sole at the heels. It is also recommended to leave 1/8” of heel (more is not necessarily better) to help maintain the plane of the coffin bone in a healthy position. The feet will be brought forward to address the flares on the dorsal surface, medial, lateral flare if present as well.

Trimming for shoes (mules)

Much of the procedure for trimming horses for shoes will apply to the mules. Trimming the frog should be very conservative. Exfoliate the sole down to shiny material and stop. Find where live sole meets the hoof wall (sole plane). Again, if the true tip of the frog is buried deep within the foot, hoof testers is recommended at the toe area, for the same reason as above. Trim the heels back as far as they will go to the back of the foot without invading sensitive tissue at the heels. The feet will be brought forward to address usually the dorsal flare but if medial, lateral flares are present, they will be removed.

Shoe Shape & Placement

All shoes used will be broaden at the toe or squared, similar to squaring a shoe for a hind foot.

The front, in some cases, won’t be as square as behind. This is to provide a broad base of break over and to move the toe nail holes out and allow for easier shoe fitting per Ninemile guidelines.

No horse or mule will be perimeter shod. Shoes will be placed and fitted a minimum of 1/4" behind the white line OR in accordance with the guidelines below:

Shoe placement: Our optimum is 40% of the mass of the foot to the front from the middle of the bone column, coffin joint or (Duckett’s Dot) to the point of break over of the shoe, 60% of the mass of the foot to the rear or posterior of the foot. If this cannot be attained, the earlier guideline will be followed no less than 1/4" behind the white line to the point of break over of the shoe. It is not necessary to use a smaller shoe to fit the foot in this manner. We would like to see 1/8” of the shoe behind the heels and to the sides, more if necessary or if the stock manager and farrier agree. Some expansion for the heels will be left. Medial, lateral, imbalances will be addressed with expansion of the shoe for the support and protection of the cartilages. With medial lateral imbalances, a wide web shoe is preferred. This is for front and hind feet. With the little bit of foot that is present in front of the shoe or over the shoe, will be under cut at a slight angle not dubbed.

Break over guidelines:

Distances are approximate to the point of break over of the shoe, from the tip of the frog:

Shoe sizes:

000 1/2” - 5/8 “ 00 5/8” – 7/8” 0 7/8” – 1” 1 1” – 1 1/8” 2 1 1/8” – 1 1/2” 3 1 1/2" – 1 7/8” 4 1 7/8” – 2” 5 2” – 2 1/8”

Definitions, further clarification and support will be available on request.