B08_HAY_SOW_2022_Final.docx

RIDGECREST REGIONAL WILD HORSE AND BURRO FACILTITY

STATEMENT OF WORK

1500 TONS OF GRASS HAY AND 1500 TONS OF GRASS/ALFALFA MIX HAY

1. GENERAL: The Bureau of Land management (BLM) Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Facility has a need for 1500 tons of grass hay for animals and 1500 tons of grass alfalfa mix hay for horses and burros, delivered to 3647 Randsburg Wash Rd, Ridgecrest CA 93555. The corrals feed about 10 tons of hay a day when full, so 300 tons of hay is needed per month at a minimum if not delivered at the start of the contract.

1500 tons small bales clean meadow grass, orchard grass or Bermuda grass.

1500 tons of grass alfalfa hay, with a split of 80% to 60% grass and 20% to 40% alfalfa per bale.

(900 small bales and 600 Big or Medium bales).

Grass hay shall be orchard, meadow, or Bermuda grass. Hay shall be free from animal debris, contamination, dangerous pesticides and foreign matter of any kind (wire, nails or other debris).

2. HAY SPECIFICATIONS GRASS HAY

a) Shall:

i) Be from current year crop or barn stored prior year

ii) Be domestically grown

iii) Be leafy, green, well cured, properly stored and free of dust, mold, or heating

iv) Be free of any noxious weeds, including Russian thistle or prickly herb, “Cheat” grass and any other weed or grass not considered healthy forage for domestic animals.

b) Shall not:

i) Contain more than 20% alfalfa (per bale)

ii) Have any breaded grain or any forage plant containing long awns (spikelets)

iii) Have darkened/blackened sides or edges due to mold or moisture damage

3. HAY SPECIFICATIONS GRASS ALFALFA HAY

c) Shall:

v) Be from current year crop or barn stored prior year

vi) Be domestically grown

vii) Be leafy, green, well cured, properly stored and free of dust, mold, or heating

viii) Be free of any noxious weeds, including Russian thistle or prickly herb, “Cheat” grass and any other weed or grass not considered healthy forage for domestic animals.

ix) Contain 60% to 80% grass per bale.

x) Contain 20% to 40% alfalfa per bale.

d) Shall not:

iv) Contain more than 40% alfalfa (per bale)

v) Have any breaded grain or any forage plant containing long awns (spikelet)

vi) Have darkened/blackened sides or edges due to mold or moisture damage

4. BALE REQUIRMENTS

A) Shall:

i) Be cut with crimper and baled with three strands of rat and rot proof twine

ii) Weigh no less than 90 pounds and not more than 120 pounds per bale B) Small bales shall not:

i) Exceed 120 pounds per bale

ii) Be less than 90 pounds per bale

iii) Be baled in round bales (round bales will be rejected)

iv) Be ragged, have varying lengths, have wires or twine of unequal tension, or be broken

v) Consist of bales that were on top or bottom of stacks stored outside

vi) Be rain or water damaged C) The BLM reserves the right to refuse any hay upon arrival before unloading if it is unsuitable for wild horses and burros.

5. CERTIFIED WEIGHT TICKETS Tonnage shall be established at the Contractor’s facility prior to shipment and confirmed in writing.

A) A State Certified Weight Ticket shall be provided at destination.

6. PLACE OF DELIVERY The hay shall be delivered, unloaded and stacked by the contractor at the following location:

USDI Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro facility 3647-A Randsburg Wash Road Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (4 miles East of Ridgecrest, CA on Randsburg Wash Road)

7. NOTIFICATION OF DELIVERY Three (3) workdays prior to shipping the hay, the contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the Ridgecrest Corrals the following:

A) Anticipated shipping date B) Anticipated tonnage to be shipped C) The name of the carrier responsible for the shipment

8. UNLOADING AT DESTINATION

A) The contractor shall be responsible for the unloading and stacking the hay bales in the designated areas at the Ridgecrest Corrals. THE BLM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY EQUIPMENT OR LABOR TO HELP WITH THE UNLOADING AND STACKING OF HAY. Unloading and stacking is strictly the responsibility of the contractor. The bales shall be stacked not less than 8 tiers high or more than 13 tiers high. All bales placed on the ground need to be on edge to reduce hay loss. Three (3) workdays prior to shipping hay, the contract shall furnish to the COR the following:

i) Anticipated shipment date

ii) Anticipated total tonnage to be shipped

iii) The name of the carrier responsible for the shipment B) Delivery shall be made between the hours of 7:00 am and 3:30 pm, local time, Monday through Friday (excluding weekends and Holidays). All deliveries shall be complete by 3:30 pm.

C) If an emergency occurs, the 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.

D) The Contractor shall provide Certified Weight Tickets to the COR (to be determined at the time of award) upon hay delivery. The COR will use the Weight Tickets to verify the tonnage shipped prior to inspection and eventual acceptance or each shipment. The Contractor will be reimbursed for the actual quantity shipped.

E) All hay shall be transported using the standard commercial practices for the shipment of hay, in the vehicles compliant with the Local, State, and Federal regulations concerning the transport of hay.