Attachment 1 - UNL Calves Specifications.pdf
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This document contains a sources sought notice and related specifications for a sole source contract to purchase 398 male calves. The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service intends to award a firm fixed price contract to the University of Nebraska to supply 398 male calves with appropriate genotypic and phenotypic traits for research programs at the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. The period of performance is estimated at two months from award. Responses to the sources sought notice were due by October 11, 2022. The specifications require the calves to have traits suitable for genetics, breeding, meat safety, quality, reproduction, nutrition and environmental research. Delivery is to occur at the US Meat Animal Research Center facility.
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Specifications UNL Steer Calves
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Background and Purpose:
Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) are developing scientific information and new technology to solve high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries. About 50 percent of the effort is with beef cattle, 30 percent with swine, and 20 percent with sheep. These steer calves are used in research programs in genetics, breeding, meat safety, meat quality, reproduction, nutrition, and environmental management.
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
2.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:
The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) intends to negotiate and award on a sole source basis. This procurement is for ARS location in Clay Center, Nebraska at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC). Contract type will be a Firm Fixed Price and will be awarded to The University of Nebraska. This is for purchase of 398 male calves that have the appropriate genotypic and phenotypic traits.
NAICS Code is 112111.
For biosecurity reasons, USMARC does not allow animals to be brought onto the Center from outside sources. The University of Nebraska has had a long-term cooperative relationship with USMARC on the ARS owned property. This relationship is documented in ARS agreement number 58-3040-9-011. The university herd and the ARS herd are both on this property. As a result, the university animals are the only animals that can be supplied to
ARS.
3.0 Deliverable/Schedule/Address:
Period of performance is estimated to be 2 months after award.
Facility address is listed below:
USMARC
844 Rd 313 Clay Center, NE 68933
Key Deliverables
Item No. Deliverable Objective
1 398 male calves that have the appropriate genotypic and phenotypic traits.
398 male calves that have the appropriate genotypic and phenotypic traits. in the desired timeframe.
4.0 Government Furnished: N/A
4.0 Performance Requirement Measures:
398 male calves that have the appropriate genotypic and phenotypic traits, per the technical specifications and delivery schedule.
5.0 Government Point of Contact:
Jim Krajewski, Phone: (402)762-4141, james.krajewski@usda.gov
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