Attachment_2 Specifications Final.pdf
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This document is an Item Description and Specifications for alfalfa hay procurement by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service's Livestock and Range Research Lab in Miles City, Montana. The requirement is for 600 tons of alfalfa hay to feed cattle used in research projects examining reproductive physiology, nutrition, and genetics. Specific hay requirements include being from 2025 crops, domestically grown, sun-cured with no moisture damage, free of mold and contaminants, and having a crude protein level between 15% and 22%.
Bale specifications mandate round, net-wrapped bales weighing between 1200-1500 pounds, delivered directly from fields or barns using clean vehicles. Delivery is set to begin on 01/26/2026 to the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory at 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, Montana 59301. The delivery terms are F.O.B. Destination, and the hay must meet strict quality standards, including uniform size, no loose or broken bales, and optional quality test results.
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ITEM DESCRIPTION, AND SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Livestock and Range Research Lab located in Miles City, Montana, has a requirement for obtaining alfalfa hay to feed livestock being used as part of research projects examining cattle reproductive physiology, nutrition, and genetics that are funded through federal appropriations.
Task 1:
• 600 tons of alfalfa hay to feed to cattle.
o Delivery of the 600 tons will be:
Round, net-wrapped bales only between 1200lbs.-1500lbs.
Deliveries to begin ARO 01/26/2026
HAY SPECIFICATIONS:
a. Must be from 2025 crops.
b. Must be domestically grown.
c. Must be sun-cured with no moisture damage, no heating. Properly stored and well cured.
d. Shall be free of mold, dust, weeds or grasses not considered healthy forage for domestic animals.
e. Shall be suitable for feeding cattle, with a crude protein level between 15% and 22%.
f. Hay shall be free from animal contamination, dangerous pesticides and foreign matter of any kind (i.e., wire, nails, or other debris).
g. Quality test results should be provided if available.
BALE REQUIREMENTS:
a. Hay shall be round; net wrapped in bales.
b. Bales shall be delivered directly from fields or barns via clean vehicles not used for transport of livestock.
c. Bales shall be uniform size and circumference.
d. Loose bales or broken bales will not be accepted.
1. F.O.B. DESTINATION
The alfalfa hay shall be delivered by the contractor to the following location:
Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory 243 Fort Keogh Road Miles City, Montana 59301
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