A04_Statement_of_Work.doc

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Wyoming Wild Horse and Burro Program

Rock Springs Wild Horse and Burro Facility

STATEMENT OF WORK

VETERINARIAN SERVICES

Background: The contractor shall provide routine veterinary services on an as needed basis at the Rock Springs Wild Horse and Burro Facility, Rock Springs, WY.

The contract veterinarian shall be the primary veterinarian for the Rock Springs Wild Horse and Burro Facility and shall be responsible to perform veterinary duties at the facility. However, it is anticipated that there will be times when the veterinarian is needed in emergency situations that are not pre-scheduled at the facility. Therefore, the primary contract veterinarian shall provide a relief/backup veterinarian and/or veterinarians to perform veterinary duties at the facility that the primary contract veterinarian deems necessary during these times. The workload will vary seasonally at each facility. At times services will be required seven days a week. Workload can be expected to vary depending on gather activity and the health of the population of animals at the facility.

The average number of horses that are expected at the Rock Springs WH&B Facility will be approximately 600 head with a maximum capacity of 800 head. The facility is located on Lionkol Road off of Highway 191 North Rock Springs, WY.

A veterinarian, must be available at location within two (2) hour of notification and one (1) hour of an emergency situation. The name, address and telephone number of a relief/back-up veterinarian must be provided. The duties and minimum qualifications require a veterinarian licensed in the State of Wyoming, USDA accredited for issuing interstate health certificates, one year of experience with equines. Approximately 80% of the estimated workload is for animal preparation for adoption. The remaining 20% of the work load for veterinarian services includes, but is not limited to the treatment categories identified in the schedule.

The Wild Horse and Burro Program can be subject to national scrutiny from horse advocacy groups and individuals that will require providing detailed reporting on overall animal health, individual tracking veterinary diagnoses and treatment.

1.0 OVERVIEW

The contractor shall provide routine and emergency professional veterinarian services on an as needed basis for up to 800 wild horses and burros at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding and Adoption facility in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The service period will be from November 1, 2021 through October 30, 2022.

2.0 OBJECTIVE

The Contractor shall furnish all contract oversight management, supervisory, and technically trained personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to provide required routine and emergency veterinary services for wild horses and burros.

I. Service Breakdown

Approximately 80% of the estimated workload shall be basic level services and intermediate level services:

Basic Level Service examples include:

Visual examination to determine general health of individual animal;

Vaccination; worming, aging Drawing Blood Samples for equine infectious anemia (EIA) and preparing documentation for submission to the appropriate laboratory

Health Certificate Preparation

Intermediate Level Service examples include:

Lameness \Respiratory disease\Castration\Colic

Advanced Level Service examples include:

Miscellaneous Surgeries/cryptorchids/hernia repair The remaining 20% of the workload from veterinarian services includes, the treatment categories identified in the schedule. BLM personnel may assist the Contractor by performing services to restrain animals for the veterinarian by mutually agreed to procedures, considering BLM policies, as identified by BLM, in order to protect the health and welfare of all associated personnel and the wild equine being treated.

Any services not covered in the statement of work in the treatment categories above shall be purchased by separate purchase order and approved by the COR or PI.

II. Specific veterinary services to be performed include:

A. Draw, prepare, and ship blood samples to the State Animal Disease Control Lab for testing of equine infectious anemia (EIA). Blood to be handled in accordance with Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory regulations. Contractor will be responsible for blood tubes, shipping, and lab fees. The document preparation involves the Coggins Test Record and Inventory Sheet. The written test results shall be given to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

B. The contractor will treat sick and injured horses and burros and provide all equipment, supplies and medications for those treatments. Advise BLM personnel in the administration of continued treatment

(i) A record for each injured or sick animal treated shall be prepared and maintained in a BLM provided spiral notebook. This note book shall be titled "Sick and Injured Horse and Burro Record". The record shall include animal tag number and herd area ( if herd area information is available) and any drugs, treatments and/or tests administered.

(ii) At a time specified by the Government the veterinarian shall review, by origin, the individual sick and injured horse and burro records to provide information on any trends of disease or conditions that may or may not exist.

(iii) As necessary will need to complete daily, weekly or monthly Herd Health Inspections as agreed upon with COR.

C. Humanely euthanize wild horses and burros when necessary and provide a written report to the Government on the reason. In non-emergency situations, a decision to euthanize will be made jointly by the COR and veterinarian. In emergency situations, BLM personnel, in accordance with BLM policy, have the authority to euthanize.

D. Collect tissue samples from postmortem examinations as directed by the Government.

E. Geld stallions by the accepted method prescribed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). Veterinarian shall furnish scalpel and emasculator. The address and phone number of the AAEP is 4075 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, (606) 233-0147.

F. Issue and prepare health certificates for interstate shipment of horses and burros.

G. The veterinarian shall have access to a portable x-ray machine and perform the services required to obtain x-rays on an as needed basis.

H. The veterinarian shall advise BLM and present to the Government, throughout the life of this contract, a proactive health care plan for the approach to be used in maintaining good health and containing and preventing the spread of disease in equines.

I. The veterinarian shall perform treatments for miscellaneous lameness on an as needed basis.

J. The veterinarian shall perform miscellaneous surgeries on an as needed basis. The Contractor’s proposal shall specify the types of surgeries that shall be covered for the fixed unit price stated in the schedule.

K. When the use of needles is required (i.e. vaccinating, drawing blood) a sterile needle shall be used for each animal. Disposal of all sharps and syringes will be the Veterinary Contractor’s responsibility in accordance with State Health and OSHA regulations.

L. The Contractor shall provide veterinarian personnel to respond within 1 hours of receiving notification via phone for emergency veterinarian services.

M. The Government and the Contractor will mutually agree upon routine service dates at each facility.

The Government shall furnish the following equipment and services:

BLM employee(s) performing services to restrain animals in a padded hydraulic chute for the veterinarian by mutually agreed to procedures, considering BLM policies, as identified by BLM, in order to protect the health and welfare of all associated personnel and the wild equine being treated.

The Government furnished supplies may be ordered through the contracted veterinarian to keep on hand for future tasks and to have personnel perform treatments on animals as directed by the veterinarian. The Contractor is not authorized to acquire any real or personal property at the Government's expense under this contract.

III. PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible to perform under this contract, each contract employee must meet the following requirements.

A. The Contractor shall submit their plan for providing services as stated in sections I, II and III.

B. The Contractor shall submit personnel resumes for primary contract veterinarian personnel and all backup veterinarian personnel who shall be performing duties under the contract.

C. Possess a veterinarian license in the state of Wyoming.

D. Possess USDA accreditation for issuing interstate health certificates.

E. Possess skill in handling and treating un-gentled horses and burros.

Pre-Work Conference:tc \l 2 "

PRE-WORK CONFERENCE"

A pre-work conference will be held at the Rock Springs Wild Horse and Burro Facility on the first day veterinary services are required after contract award. The primary veterinarian and the backup veterinarian shall attend. This conference may span several working days and is intended to inform the veterinarian of the operation protocol of Rock Springs Wild Horse and Burro Facility.

Technical Evaluation

TECHNICAL:

(A)

TECHNICAL APPROACH:

1) Adequacy of offeror's narrative information and documentation to address humane treatment practices, length of time to perform services (efficiency) and methodology for treatment which conforms to the accepted practices set forth by the American Association of Equine Practitioners, including the type of drugs and supplies to be used, for the following:

a. Castration

b. Castrate Cryptorchids

c. Cuts, wounds surgical

d. Abscesses, cuts and wounds non-surgical

e. Euthanasia

f. X-rays

g. Postmortem examinations/results

h. Hernia Repair

i. Laboratory Test Fees

2) Adequacy of offeror's documentation on methodology or approach to be used in the provision of a total health care plane, specifically in the following areas:

a. Disease control

b. Isolation protocals

c. Nutrition - address knowledge in determining and evaluating feed application for various age groups and recognizing problems related to nutritional imbalances.

3.) Offeror’s ability to document and report overall animal health and diagnoses of individual animals.

(B)

KEY PERSONNEL:

1) Detailed documentation of offeror’s identification of the primary veterinarian and relief/ backup veterinarian by name and title and provision of a resume. The Documentation needs to include the submission of results of previous work of a similar equine scope.

2) Detailed documentation of offeror’s identification that the primary veterinarian and relief/backup veterinarian are licensed and accredited in the State of Wyoming by providing a license number issued by the Wyoming Board of Veterinarian Examiners and a copy of the certificate or letter issued by the United States Department of Agriculture to prove accreditation for each veterinarian.

3) Detailed documentation of offeror’s identification of any other persons expected to perform work associated with this contract, including administrative and support personnel.

(C) RESPONSE TIME:

The offeror's ability to respond to a call made by Rock Springs WH&B Facility personnel within two (2) hours of notification and one (1) hour in emergency situations. Offeror must comply with this requirement to be considered responsive.

(D) PRICE

Technical factors, when combined, are considered:

Significantly more important than price