Attachment 1 Specifications.pdf
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This is a Specifications attachment for a USDA-Agricultural Research Service procurement requirement. The Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Montana requires 125 tons of cow cake protein supplement (~20% crude protein) produced as 3/4 inch pellets to support federal-funded research projects examining cattle reproductive physiology, nutrition, and genetics. This is a Firm Fixed Price, FOB Destination requirement, not a Time and Materials contract.
The protein pellets must average approximately 20% crude protein, with individual pellets ranging from 13-28%, and should be formulated from alfalfa, barley, corn, peas, canola, and wheat or similar ingredients without added vitamins or minerals. Delivery will occur via semi-load bulk feed between November 16, 2026 and February 28, 2027. The contractor must provide State Certified Weight Tickets established at the contractor's facility prior to shipment and confirmed at destination, identifying each load by state-certified heavy weight ticket numbers. Deliveries must occur Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. local time, excluding weekends and national holidays, with emergency weekend or holiday deliveries permitted upon prior notification to the Technical Monitor. The contractor must notify the Technical Monitor three workdays before shipment with anticipated tonnage and carrier information, and the Technical Monitor reserves authority to approve or defer deliveries based on personnel availability. Pellets must not be hot at delivery and will be dispensed into storage bins at the destination facility located at 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, Montana 59301.
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Attachment 1 Specifications
Cow Cake – Miles City MT
GENERAL
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Livestock and Range Research Lab located in Miles City, Montana, has a requirement for obtaining Protein Pellets/Cubes (~20% protein) to supplement livestock being used as part of research projects examining cattle reproductive physiology, nutrition, and genetics that are funded through federal appropriations. This is a FOB Destination, Firm Fixed Price requirement. This is not a Time and Materials requirement.
Task 1:
• 125 tons of cow cake protein supplement (~20% Crude Protein) produced as 3/4 inch pellets.
o Delivery of the 125 tons will be:
▪ Bulk feed via semi-load.
▪ Deliveries to begin November 16, 2026 and go through Feb 28, 2027
PROTEIN PELLET SPECIFICATIONS:
• The crude protein percentage of the cow cake protein supplement must average ~20%
(individual pellets can range from 13% – 28%)
• The ingredients used to make the pellets should be alfalfa, barley, corn, peas, canola and wheat or similar ingredients.
• No additional vitamins or minerals should be added to pellets.
• 125 tons of pellets should be 3/4 inch in diameter.
• Protein pellets should not be hot at time of delivery.
DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS:
1. CERTIFIED WEIGHT TICKETS: Tonnage shall be established at the Contractor's facility prior to shipment and confirmed in writing.
a. Total weight (per ton) shipped by the Contractor will be confirmed at destination
b. A State Certified Weight Ticket shall be provided to the Technical Monitor at destination.
c. State certified HEAVY weight ticket numbers shall be used to identify each load.
2. F.O.B. DESTINATION
The protein supplement shall be delivered by the contractor to the following location:
Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
243 Fort Keogh Road
Miles City, Montana 59301
3. UNLOADING AT DESTINATION
Pellets will be dispensed to storage bins at the location.
4. NOTIFICATION OF DELIVERY
Three (3) workdays prior to any shipping, the Contractor shall furnish to the Technical
Monitor at the Miles City location, the following:
1. Anticipated total tonnage to be shipped; and
2. The name of the carrier responsible for the shipment and confirmation that shipment can be received.
b. Technical Monitor reserves the ability to request deliveries to be or not to be delivered based on personnel availability at the location.
5. DELIVERY TIMES
a. Delivery shall be made between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., local time ( time zone), Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and national holidays.
b. If an emergency occurs, deliveries may be requested for a Saturday, Sunday, or national holiday, providing the Contractor notifies the Technical Monitor on the preceding Friday and/or within the preceding workday of the scheduled holiday.
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