Attachment 2 Specifications.pdf
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This document is a Specifications file for Winter Pasture Salt, issued by the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC). The solicitation requires a contractor to provide 70 tons of custom-mixed pasture salt for cattle, to be delivered in 50-pound bags to the USMARC feed mill in Clay Center, Nebraska. The contract period is from 01/30/2026 to 04/30/2026, with a minimum monthly delivery of 25 tons, and USMARC will provide at least two weeks' notice before each monthly order.
The pasture salt must be precisely formulated according to Appendices A, B, and C, which detail specific ingredient percentages including Medium Rolled Corn (5%), Dicalcium Phosphate (31%), Salt (44.55%), and include a MARC Beef Trace Mineral premix and Vitamin ADE supplement. Delivery is restricted to normal business hours (7:00am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday), with truck drivers coordinating directly with feed mill operations. Invoicing will be consolidated to one invoice per month, and any loads not meeting the specified requirements will be rejected.
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Specifications
Winter Pasture Salt
1. Introduction: Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) are developing scientific information and new technology to solve high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries. About 50 percent of the effort is with beef cattle, 30 percent with swine, and 20 percent with sheep. Pasture Salt is put out for cattle on grazing pastures as a supplement of necessary vitamins and minerals for the health of the animal.
2. Scope: The Contractor shall provide pasture salt in the description and quantity listed.
3. Technical Requirements:
•Product: Pasture Salt (70 Tons)
• Pasture Salt is custom mixed according to the specifications listed in Appendix A, B & C (see below).
• Pasture Salt is to be packaged in 50-pound bags and delivered to the USMARC feed mill. Any loads not meeting these specifications will be rejected.
• Truck drivers will need to coordinate with feed mill operations on delivery times and schedules but normal hours of 7:00am -3:30pm Monday-Friday are anticipated.
• Delivery must start within a week of award date.
• USMARC is anticipating 70 tons of pasture salt will be needed until April 30, 2026, with a minimum amount of 25 tons/month.
• US MARC can't take upfront delivery of the whole contracted amount, so receiving pasture salt every month will last the entire duration of the contract.
• USMARC will contact contractor a minimum of 2 weeks ahead of time to order the amount needed for the following month.
4. Place of performance: USDA/ARS/USMARC 844 Road 313 Clay Center NE 68933 Access to facility during normal business operations (Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm)
5. Point of Contact: Danny Trausch, 402-762-4120, danny.trausch@usda.gov
6. Period of Performance: 01/30/2026-04/30/2026.
7. Performance Requirement Measures:
Pasture salt in the specifications and quantities required within the listed period of performance.
8. Pricing and Invoicing:
• Invoicing will be consolidated to one invoice per month.
mailto:danny.trausch@usda.gov
APPENDIX A
Cattle Pasture Salt - Winter
1 Ton Percent Ingredients Scale
Medium Rolled Corn 100 100 5 Dicalcium Phosphate 620 720 31
Limestone 60 780 3 Magnesium Oxide 200 980 10
Salt 891 1871 44.55 MARC Pasture Premix
(See Appendix B) 50 1921 2.5
Vitamin ADE (See Appendix C)
50 1971 2.5
Soybean Oil 29 2000 1.45
Soybean Oil
40 lbs. = 5 gal.
80 lbs. = 10 gal.
120 lbs. = 15 gal.
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