Q and A - Wild Horse Transportation from California to Texas and Tennessee.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 127EAY25Q0002
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This is a Questions and Answers document for solicitation 127EAY25Q0002 regarding wild horse transportation services from California to Texas and Tennessee for the USDA Forest Service.
The Q&A provides critical details about the wild horses and transportation requirements: The horses are untamed, having minimal human contact except for basic medical care through squeeze chutes, and most have only been transported once after initial capture. They are small-framed (under 14 hands high), mixed breeds, and not halter-trained or leadable. Forest Service staff will assist with initial loading and final unloading, but the vendor must handle loading/unloading during rest stops. The contract requires compliance with interstate equine transportation regulations, including Certified Veterinary Inspection and negative Coggins tests. It is structured as a single award covering both transportation routes, with no advance payments permitted. This is a new contract with no incumbent. The Q&A emphasizes that these are truly wild animals with strong flight responses, unlike domestic horses, which significantly impacts handling requirements.
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Questions and Answers for Wild Horse Transportation from California to Texas and Tennessee
(127EAY25Q0002)
1. Will someone be onsite to load the horses, or will loading also need to be built into the quote?
a. Yes, Forest Service staff will be onsite to help load the horses into the trailers and unload horses upon arrival at their end destination. Vendor is responsible for unloading/loading during times of rest.
2. What do the shipping papers consists of which would supersede the state of New Mexico and Arizona's inspection of the horses?
a. We’re not going to New Mexico or Arizona, but we comply with all regulations for interstate travel of equines.
3. Do you have the outline of Veterinary health certificates for the horses?
a. Certified Veterinary Inspection - Including required Vesicular Stomatitis verbiage for the state of
Tennessee.
4. Have there been blood tests done on the horses (Coggins test)?
a. Current negative Equine Infectious Anema (EIA) aka Coggins.
5. What are the breeds of wild horses?
a. Mixed/assorted breeds of wild horses.
6. What are the average weight and height of the horses?
a. Most horses are small framed and 14.0hh and under.
7. What are the ages of the horses?
a. Please see the Scope of Work section listed within the Statement of Work.
8. Advance payment upon contract award?
a. No advanced payments will be made.
9. Can we bid on only one of the line items?
a. This is a for a single award that contains both line items.
10. Have these wild horses ever been transported before?
a. Most have been transported from the range to a holding facility just after being captured via helicopter-That is the extent of their trailering.
11. How much handling or human interactions have they had?
a. No handling outside of using a squeeze chute for vaccinations, doctoring etc. The horses are wild and having been born and lived on the rangelands until gathered and are NOT halterable or leadable, they will not let you touch them. All our handling is through 6’ rough stock panels and squeeze chute. The small number that was born in facility, will not let you touch them either- because of their wild nature, they have an increased flight response. Due to their age and temperament may never become accustomed to human contact or be trainable for handling like domestic livestock. The horses are not like a horse born in captivity and never handled; these horses were born on public land ranges in the west. They are not like a domestic horse.
12. Is there a lead horse among them?
a. No, the horses are wild, lived on the rangelands until gathered and are NOT halterable or leadable, they will not let you touch them. All of our handling is through 6’ rough stock panels and squeeze chute. Due to their age and temperament may never become accustomed to human contact or be trainable for handling like domestic livestock. The horses are not like a horse born in captivity and never handled; these horses were born on public land ranges in the west. They are not like a domestic horse.
13. We would like to know if this is a brand-new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services?
a. This is a brand-new contract.
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