D01_Attachment_1_Statement_of_Work_2024_1.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), ITEM DESCRIPTION, AND SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Facility, located in Litchfield, CA, has a requirement for obtaining alfalfa and grass hay to feed animals brought in from Federal lands to the facility for short-term holding.

Task 1:

· 2000 tons of alfalfa hay to feed to wild horses and burros.

· Delivery of the 2000 ton can be accepted in either:

· Large bales (approximately 3’x 4’x 8)

· -OR-

· Small 3-twine bales only between 100lbs.-130lbs.

· Deliveries to begin July 8, 2024, and go through September 6, 2025.

Task 2:

· 200 tons of Alfalfa hay delivered to feed to wild horses and burros.

· Deliveries required to be small 3-twine bales only between 100lbs.-130lbs.

· Deliveries to begin July 8, 2024, and go through September 6, 2025.

Task 3:

· 250 tons of grass hay delivered to feed to wild horses and burros,

· Deliveries required to be in 3-twine small bales only between 100lbs.-130lbs.

· delivery to begin July 8, 2024, and go through February 7, 2025

HAY SPECIFICATIONS:

a. Must be from 2023/2024 crops.

b. Must be domestically grown.

c. Must be sun-cured with no moisture damage, not heating. Properly stored and well cured.

d. Must be used for food for domestic animals, cured, cut and stored for fodder.

e. Shall be free of mold, dust, Russian thistle or Prickly herb, “cheat” grass, foxtails, corn stalk, bearded grain and other awns (spikelets), and any other weed or grass not considered healthy forage for domestic animals.

f. Shall be suitable for feeding to wild horses, with a crude protein level between 12% and 18%.

g. Hay shall be free from animal contamination, dangerous pesticides and foreign matter of any kind (i.e., wire, nails, or other debris).

BALE REQUIREMENTS:

a. Hay shall be cut with a crimper and baled with Rat and Rot-proof twine.

b. Bales shall be delivered direct from fields or barns via clean vehicles not used for transport of livestock.

c. Task 1 will accept either Small bales (up to 130 lbs.) or Large bales (approximately 3’x 4’x 8’) are acceptable for alfalfa only up to 2000 tons.

d. Task 2 for the alfalfa small bales are the only size permitted.

e. Task 3 for the grass hay small bales are the only size permitted.

f. Round bales are not permissible.

g. Bales shall be uniform lengths; ragged bales shall not be accepted.

h. Bales with loose wire/twine or broken bales shall not be accepted.

i. Bales from the fields of the California Correctional Center, Susanville, CA, will not be accepted.

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 (Litchfield, California).

b. A State Certified Weight Ticket shall be provided to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at destination.

c. State certified HEAVY weight ticket numbers shall be used to identify each load.

2. F.O.B. DESTINATION

The alfalfa hay and grass shall be delivered by the contractor to the following location:

Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corrals 474-000 Highway 395 East Litchfield California 96117

3. UNLOADING AT DESTINATION

The bales shall be stacked not less than 8 tiers high or more than 13 tiers high upon arrival to by truck.

4. NOTIFICATION OF DELIVERY

Three (3) workdays prior to any shipping, the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at Litchfield, the following:

1. The Contractor must confirm with the COR that the barn has the capacity for the incoming shipment prior to it being shipped. (The anticipated shipment dates will depend on animal consumption and hay barn capacity, as currently the facility has a capacity of 800 tons of storage space available.)

2. Anticipated total tonnage to be shipped; and

3. The name of the carrier responsible for the shipment and confirmation that shipment can be received.

b. Contracting Officers Representative reserves the ability to request specific bale size to be delivered to accommodate feeding needs and hay inventory at the facility. Contracting Officers Representative reserves the ability to request deliveries to be or not to be delivered based on hay inventory at the facility.

5. DELIVERY TIMES

a. Delivery shall be made between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., local time, 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 COR on the preceding Friday and/or within the preceding workday of the scheduled holiday.

c. Contractor is responsible for equipment to offload hay on site at Litchfield Corrals.