Specifications lactating protein mix revised.pdf
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- 1232SA25Q0079
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This is a Specifications Document for a custom lactating cow protein feed mix solicitation by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). The contract is for 256 tons of protein feed mix (16 loads of 16 tons each) to be delivered to the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station in Stratford, Wisconsin, with deliveries scheduled from August 15, 2025, through August 14, 2026. The protein mix must precisely meet detailed ingredient composition requirements, including specific amounts of ingredients like Exceller Pro, soybean hulls, soybean meal, calcium carbonate, and additives such as monensin and vitamin E, with exact nutrient concentration specifications.
Key procurement details include delivery via elevator or auger truck to a 25-foot bin, coordinated through MARS Supervisor Will Cordes, with deliveries occurring approximately every 3-4 weeks. The solicitation (Number 1232SA25Q0079) is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 311119, with quotes due by 5:00 pm CDT on 7/25/2025, to be submitted to brian.brusky@usda.gov. The contract is structured as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial items, with potential for 4 option years, and requires vendors to provide full truck delivery weights and coordinate all delivery details in advance with the research station.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| Provisions and Clauses 1232SA25Q0079.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Specifications - Lactating Protein Mix.pdf | ||
| RFQ 1232SA25Q0079 - TCs.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - Schedule of Prices.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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Specifications Document Project: Custom Lactating Cow Protein Feed Mix (256 tons)
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Scope of Work: The USDA-ARS is requesting bids for a 12-month supply of bulk custom lactating cow protein feed mix (256 tons protein mix in 16 loads containing 16 tons/load) for USDA-ARS/Marshfield Agricultural Research Station. The protein mix is used for balancing diets of lactating dairy cows.
2.0 Background: N/A
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:
1. Protein feed mix must meet the ingredient composition listed below. The vendor quote must provide the actual ingredient composition and the estimated nutrient composition of the quoted mix. The mix nutrient composition must include at minimum the concentration of crude protein, non-protein nitrogen (NPN), fat, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), ash, Ca, P, salt, Na, Cl, Mg, K, S, vitamin E added, and monensin.
Ingredient composition:
Ingredient lbs/ton mix as-fed Comment:
Exceller Pro (Source: Quality Roasting) 821.00 Soybean hulls – loose (not pelleted) 467.30 Soybean meal Hi-protein 383.51
Calcium carbonate 124.19 Final Ca concentration:
2.75% Ca as-fed
Sodium bicarbonate 72.50 Palm fatty acids, prilled 62.48
Magnesium oxide (54% Mg) 38.81 Final Mg concentration:
1.25% Mg as-fed
Urea (46% N) 23.80 White salt 2.95 Monensin 40 (40 g monensin/ lb premix);
may use other monensin source but must meet final monensin mix concentration.
Adjust Exceller Pro for difference in amount.
1.77 Final mix concentration:
70.93 g monensin/ton protein mix as-fed
Vitamin E 40000 – (40,000 IU/lb premix);
may use other vitamin E source but must meet final monensin mix concentration.
Adjust Exceller Pro for difference in amount.
1.69 Final mix concentration:
34.14 IU vit. E/lb as-fed
Total 2000 lb
2 .Deliver 256 tons of custom protein feed mix (16 loads with 16 tons/load) to the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, 208356 Drake Ave., Stratford, WI 54484.
3. Protein feed mix should be delivered by an elevator or auger truck that can unload into a bin at a height of 25 feet.
4. Deliveries will begin about Aug 15, 2025, and continue through Aug 14, 2026. The 16 deliveries will occur at approximate 3-4 week intervals beginning on about Aug 15, 2025, and be completed about Aug 14, 2026.
5. Exact delivery dates will be coordinated by Will Cordes (MARS Supervisor;
715-650-7429) depending on usage.
6. Quotes must include all delivery fees, surcharges, and all other costs.
4.0 Government Furnished: The USDA-ARS/Marshfield Agricultural Research Station will furnish feed bins for delivery of one load of protein mix at a time.
Because the research station is an operating dairy farm, there will be employees on site during business hours (7:00 am to 4:30 pm) daily. However, deliveries on weekends or holidays are discouraged. All deliveries will be coordinated in advance with Will Cordes (MARS Supervisor; 715-650-7429).
5.0 Deliverables / Schedule:
o Schedule of Deliveries: The 16 deliveries will take place at approximately 3-4 weeks.
intervals beginning on Aug 15, 2025, and be completed about Aug 14, 2026. All deliveries will be coordinated in advance by Will Cordes (MARS Supervisor; 715-650- 7429) because storage capacity is limited.
o Reporting Requirements: The contractor/vendor must leave a delivery receipt with full and empty truck delivery weights at the UW Marshfield Agricultural Research Station Office (208356 Drake Ave., Stratford, WI 54484) for each load to determine actual amount delivered. The research station has a truck scale to obtain weights.
6.0 Travel: Deliveries of protein mix to the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station are the responsibility of the contractor/vendor.
7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel: Truck driver/operator.
8.0 Security Requirements:
Coordination with Will Cordes (MARS Supervisor) prior to any delivery.
9.0 Data Rights: None
10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: None
| CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS |
| 3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks: |
| 6.0 Travel: Deliveries of protein mix to the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station |
| are the responsibility of the contractor/vendor. |
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