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SECTION A - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

1. BACKGROUND

a) Wild horses and burros on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service are protected, managed, and controlled under the provisions of the Act of December 15, 1971, as amended (16 U.S.C. 13311340).

As resource conditions and other factors warrant, excess wild horses and burros are removed from the public lands. Some wild horses and burros are held in the Fallon, Nevada Off Range Corral 5676 Indian Lakes Rd. Fallon, NV. 89406.

b) During the time the wild horses and burros are maintained at this holding facility, their hooves may need to be trimmed.

c) The BLM has the need to contract for the services of hoof trimming.

2. OBJECTIVES

a) The contractor must have the knowledge and skill to trim wild horses and burros’ hooves with minimal stress and injury to the animals.

b) The contractor must be able to work effectively with BLM wranglers to efficiently trim wild horses and burros’ hooves.

c) The contractor must be available to work full days and trim up to 60 animals per day at the holding corral located in Fallon, Nevada.

d) The BLM utilizes a Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program (CAWP) Standards (see Attachment 7) to ensure that BLM employees and contractors involved in the Wild Horse & Burro (WH&B) program adhere to the standards and requirements which address the care, handling, and treatment of wild horses and burros which are included in all wild horse and burro contracts.

e) The CAWP was implemented by Permanent Instruction Memorandum (PIM 2021-

2) (see Attachment 8) dated December 18, 2020 (Wild Horse and Burro CAWP

PIM). The CAWP will randomly conduct CAWP assessments during WH&B operations. The BLM CAWP assessment report will be provided to the contractors by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer (CO) upon completion as applicable. The BLM will make the CAWP assessment report publicly available on the WH&B website no later than seven business days after completion of the assessment report. The contractor can respond to the report at any time and the responses will be posted on the same WH&B website within seven business days of receipt. Names of contractors, contract numbers or other personal information will not be included in the report or posted. PIM 2021-002 (Wild Horse and Burro CAWP PIM) requires training annually for all personnel, including contractors and subcontractors involved in WH&B operations including but not limited to the care, handling, and transportation of wild horses and burros at off-range corrals/pastures, gathers and adoption/sale events. The free online training typically takes an hour to

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Wild Horse & Burro Program Fallon Hoof Trimming Services https://www.blm.gov/policy/pim-2021-002 https://www.blm.gov/policy/pim-2021-002 complete. Once the training is completed, the contractor is required to provide the certificate of completion to the COR and the CO. Instructions to access DOI talent are attached (see Attachment 9).

3. GENERAL SERVICES

Acceptable Methods:

a) Hooves can be trimmed with an electrically powered and/or cordless (with battery pack) angle grinder compatible with an aluminum flat disc with carbide teeth, and/or an aluminum oxide abrasive pad of the type commonly used for trimming animal hooves.

b) All trimming will be conducted with the animal secured in a government provided hydraulic tilt chute.

4. SPECIFIC SERVICES

a) Heels will be trimmed to a natural angle and length.

b) Toes are trimmed to a natural angle and length.

c) Bars will be trimmed to be straight and tapered.

d) The necessary amount of sole is removed to ensure a level hoof.

e) Wall flares will be addressed as necessary.

f) The outer hoof wall will be rolled (Mustang Roll). As directed by the COR/PI, for natural break-over, entire hoof wall may need to be rolled, toe to heel.

g) Every hoof will be approached with the concept of “Target Trimming” – that is, trim that which is most important first, and only that - one item at a time. This means that every single part of the hoof is not always trimmed; focus only on what is necessary.

5. RESPONSIBILITIES OF BLM

a) BLM and/or facility contract wranglers will bring the wild horses and burros to the hydraulic chute and assist in the restraint of the animals.

b) BLM will operate the hydraulic chute to allow the wild horse or burro to be tilted and tied up for ease in hoof trimming.

c) If needed, a facility veterinarian will administer any drugs that the BLM manager thinks are appropriate or necessary.

d) BLM will notify the contractor 48 hours prior to the start of work. BLM will also provide an estimate of the number of animals needing trimming and an estimate of the number of days necessary to complete the task.

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6. ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND QUANTITY OF TRIMMING

NEEDED: See Attachment 2 Pricing Schedule

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