SOW_Swine.docx

SOW – Swine

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9 (HSPD-9) directed Secretary of Agriculture in 2004 to establish the National Veterinary Stockpile in order to:

· Augment state resources by being capable of deploying “sufficient amounts of animal vaccine, antiviral, or therapeutic products to appropriately respond to the most damaging animal diseases affecting human health and the economy” within 24 hours.

Leverage the work done by the Strategic National Stockpile at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Please provide the following information:

· A total of approximately 300 pigs of varying sizes including: nursery pigs in the 30-40 lbs. (14-18 kg) weight range; grower pigs in the weight range of 120+ lbs. (55+ kg); and cull sows and boars in the 600+ lbs. (270+ kg) weight range. This will allow us to observe how the unit operates when challenged with pigs of different ages and sizes and determine the efficiency of the unit which has been estimated to depopulate 300 pigs per hour.

· Deliver the pigs to the acceptance test location on livestock trucks. Address and time will be provided but is approximately 15 miles from St. Joseph, MO

INVOICING

USDA uses the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) for electronic submission and tracking of purchase orders, invoices, and payment information to its suppliers of goods and services: Enroll at https://ipp.gov. The IPP is a government-wide secure web-based invoice processing service offered free of charge to government agencies and their suppliers by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service (FMS).

You will receive a notification of your one-time enrollment requirement in an automatic invoice payment notification system available through IPP. This one-time enrollment in IPP means that you will receive a series of e-mails from Treasury services.

Contractors must submit invoices and attach all supporting documentation as required within 5 business days of completion of services provided.

Please refer all training questions to 301-789-3158 or Ms. Lisa Brown @ LISA.A.BROWN@APHIS.USDA.GOV 301-851-3553.