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140L0125R0010

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BLM ACQ & FA (WO855)

20 M Street SE Washington DC 20003

08/03/2026 0800 MD

Cristina Hayden 970-730-7350

LWA 100.00

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Cristina Hayden

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$11

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BLM ACQ & FA (WO855)

20 M Street SE

Washington DC 20003 US

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09/30/2036

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Pricing.

Solicitation No. 140L0125R0010

Contract No. TBD upon award

Set Aside: 100 % Small Business

Commercial Service Acquisition

Wild Horse and Burro Program, Off Range Pastures

Support Services in 4 states:

Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Utah

Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

Headquarters 2026

Bureau of Land Management

Document No. Document Title Page

140L0125R0010 WHBP Support Services: Off Range Pastures (ORP) in 4 states

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Contents

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A – SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM…………………………………… …….4

SECTION B – SCHEDULE OF SERVICES/PRICING

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

PART III – LIST of DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, and OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J– LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ……………………………………………………54

PART IV –REPRESENTATIONS and INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

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PART I – THE SCHEDULE SECTION A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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SECTION B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 Schedule of Services and Pricing

The Contractor shall provide Off-Range Pasture (ORP) long term services in accordance with

(IAW) the terms and conditions of this contract. Unit Price is per head/per day. The Order

Period (OP) schedules are based on a year, except OP 1 that starts upon award anticipated as

October 1, 2026. *OP Two, Six, and Ten have 366 days to account for leap years.

(A) OP Description (B) Max No. of Horses (C) Unit price

No. Dates

OP 1 10/1/26-12/31/27 __________ $__________

OP 2 * 1/1/28-12/31/28 __________ $__________

OP 3 1/1/29-12/31/29 __________ $__________

OP 4 1/1/30-12/31/30 __________ $__________

OP 5 1/1/31-12/31/31 __________ $__________

OP 6 * 1/1/32-12/31/32 __________ $__________

OP 7 1/1/33-12/31/33 __________ $__________

OP 8 1/1/34-12/31/34 __________ $__________

OP 9 1/1/35-12/31/35 __________ $__________

OP 10 * 1/1/36-12/31/36 __________ $__________

B.2 General

The procurement is a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with individual task orders (TO). The IDIQ is unfunded and the TOs will be issued as requirements are identified and funding is made available. The ceiling price of all awardees task orders shall not exceed

$226,000,000.00 over the contract(s) duration of ten years.

B.3 Feed Day

A feed day is defined as the price to feed one animal for one full day, except for mare/foal pairs which count as one animal feed day until weaning. Any foal that is weaned and remains on site will be counted as a separate feed day. The Contractor will be paid based on the actual number of feed days per month, using the unit price per head/per feed day.

B.4 Maximum Capacity

Once selected for an award, an established capacity for a facility will be determined by the Government.

During the period of performance this total capacity (number of horses) can only fluctuate 10% over the maximum number of horses capacity set forth in this contract, unless bilaterally modified. In the event of unforeseen circumstances and/or emergencies, adjustment may be implemented, after consultation with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and approved by the Contracting Officer (CO). Reaching the established capacity set forth in the contract may not be achieved within the first 24 months of the contract.

Maximum Capacity = (To be completed prior to award based on Offeror’s Maximum Number of Horses

Proposed)

+10% Capacity = (To be completed prior to award based on Offeror’s Maximum Number of Horses

Proposed)

(End of Section B)

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SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 BACKGROUND

Wild horses and burros on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service (USFS) are protected, managed, and controlled under the provisions of the

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of December 15, 1971, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1331-

1340). As resource conditions and other factors warrant, excess wild horses are removed from the public lands and made available to the public to be placed into private care through adoptions and sales programs. Wild horses that have not been adopted or purchased are cared for in off-range corrals (ORCs) and off-range pastures (ORPs). The BLM has initiated a management strategy that provides for the removal of more excess wild horses and burros than our nationwide off-range corrals and pastures can accommodate. The purpose of this requirement is to:

A. Provide off-range pasture space to support a total program capacity of 16,000 wild horses across all awarded contracts in in the following states: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Utah. Each Contractor shall have the capacity to care for a minimum of 200 animals in a pasture (grassland) setting on private land. Wild horses are to be maintained in pastures large enough to allow free-roaming behavior; provide adequate forage, water, and shelter necessary to sustain animals in good body condition.

B. Minimize the handling of animals by humans.

C. Provide regular, on the ground monitoring and inventory of the animals to ascertain their well-being and safety (SOW Sec. 7.2H).

D. Gather and prepare all animals for shipment in accordance with the Attachment No. 01 –

CAWP section V.

E. Provide management by individuals who are knowledgeable and experienced about the behavior and nutritional requirements of equines and the management of land for the sustained production of grass and other desirable forage plants (SOW Sec. 5.1).

On December 8, 2004, Public Law 108-341; Section 142 amended the 1971 Wild and Free-

Roaming Horses and Burros Act (Public Law 92-195) that requires the BLM to sell excess wild horses and burros which meet the following criteria:

▪ Animals that are 11 years of age and older; or

▪ Animals that have been offered unsuccessfully at three adoption events.

This may require the BLM to remove animals that meet the above criteria or as otherwise determined by the authorized Government personnel from contracted ORPs during the contract.

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2.0 ACRONYMNS & DEFINITIONS

TERM Acronym DEFINITIONS

Environmental

Assessment

EA

A concise public document prepared by a federal agency to aid in its compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and support its determination of whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact. The EA is designed to address the potential environmental impact of developing or using federal lands or federal undertaking on non-federal lands.

Head =

The number of wild horses at the site. The Contractor will only be paid for the actual number of head times the number of feed day services performed. For calculating the daily unit rate per head, a lactating mare and her dependent foal will count as one unit until the foal is weaned at approximately 6 months of age.

Henneke Scale Body

Condition Score

BCS

A consistent method of objective evaluation of a horse’s body condition based on visual and palpable fat cover over set points on a horse.

National

Environmental

Policy Act

NEPA

Please refer to: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa;

and https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/what-informs-our-plans/nepa

Off-Range Pasture ORP

Contracted (private pasture) facilities that provide a natural free-roaming environment for hundreds of wild horses gathered from overpopulated public rangelands. ORP requirements do not train or place WHB up for adoptions.

3.0 REFERENCES, REGULATIONS, & POLICIES

The Contractor must comply with all applicable Federal and State regulations relating to livestock.

4.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

The Contractor shall provide all necessary land, facilities, pastures, personnel and supplies to perform to the standards in this contract, see Statement of Work (SOW) Section 7 and assume primary responsibility for care of all wild horses located at the facility.

Area and Hours of Operation

Services are performed at the Contractor’s facilities. The Contractor shall be available to support the care, feeding, and safety of animals as identified in the SOW and accepted submittals.

4.1 Pasture Management Plan

The Contractor shall submit a Pasture Management Plan (PMP), Required Submittal Number

(RSN)-01 to the COR for acceptance not later than fourteen calendar days from the IDIQ award, https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/what-informs-our-plans/nepa https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/what-informs-our-plans/nepa

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Contractor will perform to the standards in SOW Section 7.0 – 7.3. It shall include, but is not limited to, the following tables and information:

A. Identification of the pastures to be used by horses under contract. This shall contain the information provided in the example tables below:

SOW Table 4.1-C Key Forage Species

Forage Species (in order of abundance)

Approximate

Percentage of

Total Forage

Average Crude

Protein –

Spring/Summer

Period

Average Crude

Protein-

Fall/Winter Period

B. Detailed description of management plans to sustain forage production on the pastures. This should include a discussion on prescribed burning, weed treatments, frequency of pasture rotations, or any other activities affecting forage production.

C. A table (example Table on following page) listing each water source, by pasture, with a map reference that is keyed to a topographic map showing the locations of the water sources. Discuss a plan to provide water in case the normal water sources are not available due to drought or unforeseen emergency.

SOW Table 4.1-A Stocking Rate Calculations

Pasture number

Pasture name

Acres Acres suitable for grazing

Production per acre

(lbs/acre)

Total production

(lbs)

Total animal unit months

(AUM’s)

SOW Table 4.1-B Stocking Rate Summary

Number

Pasture

Name

Acres Acres/Horse Number of Horses (Animal Unit)

Totals

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SOW Table 4.1-D Water Sources Pasture Name/

Number

# of

Horses per pasture

Map

Reference

Key

Type of Water

Development

Capacity

(in

Gallons)

Gallons Per

Minute if flowing

(streams, springs, etc.)

D. Detailed description on how newly arriving animals will be transitioned into the pasture facility. The discussion shall also include a description of the methods proposed to move horses from one pasture to another and the capture of individuals or groups of horses, if necessary. The discussion shall further include a description of the methods to dispose of the remains of horses. If frequent movement of horses from one pasture to another is necessary, the Contractor will specifically outline the timing of the movements and how this will be accomplished.

E. Detailed discussion of the corral facility, including drawings or photographs, that must meet specifications set forth in SOW, Sec. 7.2B #1-10. Drawings/photographs shall include corrals, gates and chutes, which must meet specifications in the SOW. The discussion shall include the dimensions (length, width, height, etc.) of each item below and the materials used to construct them. The discussion shall include a description and drawings/photographs showing the construction of existing and proposed:

i. corrals,

ii. chutes,

iii. runways,

iv. gates, and,

v. unloading and loading facilities.

F. Detailed discussion including a plan assuring the availability of a 120-day supply of good quality supplemental feed on site and the means to distribute the feed to horses. The discussion shall include a description of the plan for providing supplemental feed in case of emergency or special circumstances. The discussion shall also include a description of the source, type, quantity and nutritional quality of the supplemental feed along with the estimated period when supplemental feeding will be necessary. The discussion shall include the location and manner in which the supplemental feed will be stored at the site.

G. Detailed discussion of the equipment utilized to access the horses in each pasture to monitor/inventory, move, provide supplemental feed/water, maintain facility infrastructure, and respond to environmental extremes and unforeseen emergencies. The

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Contractor will provide a table (example below) showing the equipment that will be used in the operation.

H. Detailed discussion including freedom from conditions, hazards, or objects that could adversely affect the safety of the horses, such as wild-fire, oil wells, abandoned equipment, abandoned fencing, weather extremes, and road traffic, etc. The discussion shall further describe any actions or equipment to mitigate any such hazards. The

Contractor shall verify that domestic horses will not be kept adjacent to the pastures where the wild horses will be confined. This discussion should include a plan for physical security as discussed in SOW Section 4.4, below.

SOW Table 4.1-F Shelter

Name/Number

Approximate

Acres of

Shelter

Description of Shelter (Tree Cover, Ravines, Etc.)

I. To facilitate BLMs completion of NEPA, the Contractor must also provide a description of where any new construction of fences, loading chutes, corrals, barns, burial pits, or roads needed to operate the ORP will be included. This does not include existing fences or other facilities that do not include any surface disturbance.

The type of surface disturbance should be described as grading, bulldozing, brush-clearing, or other type of disturbance. A 7.5 minute scale, topographic map shall also be provided showing the locations of any new construction of new structures or facilities. Any type of proposed surface disturbance will require an archeological or wildlife clearance provided by the BLM as part of the NEPA process.

SOW Table 4.1-E-Equipment

Item Description Condition Primary Purpose

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4.2 Quality Control

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a complete Quality Control Plan (QCP) RSN-02. It shall be reviewed and accepted by the COR to ensure the requirements of the contract are provided as specified.

The Government shall inspect services to verify compliance with the standards of the Terms and

Conditions of the contract. The Contractor is responsible for providing quality control to assure that work complies with requirements of the contract. All work included in the contract SOW shall be subject to inspections by the Government at periodic intervals during the performance of this contract. Scheduled or unscheduled inspections are for the sole benefit of the Government and shall not release the Contractor of the responsibility of providing quality control measures to assure that the work strictly complies with the contract requirements. The Contractor shall submit a QCP, RSN-02 to the COR for acceptance not later than fourteen calendar days from the

IDIQ award. It shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

A. A description of the inspection system for monitoring animal Henneke Body Condition

Score (BCS), forage and water availability, and supplemental feed amounts and quality, see Attachment No. 10 – Henneke Body Condition Score Sheet (IM 2023-028

Attachment 1. The description shall specify the areas to be inspected on both a scheduled and random basis, the frequency of the inspections, and the title and organizational placement of the inspectors.

B. A description of the methods to be used for identifying, correcting, and preventing defects in the quality of service performed.

C. A description of the records to be kept to document inspections and corrective or preventive actions taken.

D. A description of the record management plan, including but not limited to, a description of the records created, location and media-type of records, record retention schedule, and availability of records for review.

E. A description of the methods to be used to safeguard and account for all animals.

F. A description of the methods to be used to ensure that all animals receive humane care and treatment.

4.3 Physical Security

Provide security for wild horses, and Government equipment while at the facility. The

Contractor may leave its equipment and Government-furnished property at the Contractor’s facility and sites. However, the Contractor shall be responsible for the Government-furnished

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4.3 Other Information: Public, Publicity, Access to Pasture Site, etc.

The pasture site is not intended to be a public viewing area. Therefore, the Contractor will prohibit access onto the pasture site by the general public. The BLM may require access for the public and/or media tours hosted by BLM staff and the Contractor during the life of the contract.

The Contractor shall notify the COR in writing within 24 hours of any request from humane, general public, media or wild horse interest groups, to observe the animals (RSN 03). All requests from BLM employees (other than the COR, or CO), organizations and groups may be allowed to tour the site only under the approval and guidance of the COR. All requests to view the animals shall be directed to the COR. Contractor shall immediately contact the COR if harassment activities occur within the pasture.

5.0 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

5.1 Key Personnel Qualifications

The Contractor must have employees with training, skills, and experience necessary to assess animal health, provide adequate supplemental feed, maintain accurate inventories, humanely euthanize, and move and handle the animals at the facility. The facility must have personnel that can perform the work in accordance with the SOW such as properly maintaining pasture fences, corral infrastructure, and water sources to provide for the well-being, movement, and handling of the animals. The Contractor shall provide key personnel that are familiar with the health requirements of equines.

There are two Key Personnel positions: Project Manager (PM) and Alternate Project Manager

(APM), see Section G.6. At the time of award, the individual designated as the PM shall have full authority to act in all matters of SOW administration (including payments and proposed modifications) on behalf of the Contractor and shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The PM and APM shall have experience to meet SOW requirements, defined as experience within the last fifteen (15) years in a livestock environment and in caring for and managing a magnitude of livestock within approximately 200 head or more with minimums as follows:

• minimum of 1-year supervising employees (excluding the APM);

• minimum of 3-years managing the care, feeding, and handling of livestock, including horses;

• minimum of 3-years managing livestock grazing for sustained forage production and water availability.

• ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

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The Contractor’s PM or APM are responsible for performance of the work and animals seven (7) days a week in accordance with the contract.

The Key Personnel shall include their qualifications, resumes, references, whether they are full time, part-time, or on call, supervisory or non-supervisory, if supervisory then state the minimum and maximum number of employees, positions they supervise, and job duties. Resumes shall include employers’ official name, dates of employment, supervisor’s name, email and number, job title, duties especially as they relate to the key functions on this requirement, education, specialized training, or certificates.

Due to the timing of the initial task order award for animal services, which occurs after completion of NEPA compliance, the BLM acknowledges that Key Personnel who were accepted at the time of contract award may not be available when task order services commence. Under these circumstances, the Contractor may submit replacement Key Personnel for review and acceptance within five (5) calendar days of award of the first task order.

However, during the remaining eleven (11) months after the issuance of the first task order, the

Contractor shall make no substitutions of Key Personnel except in cases of illness, death, termination of employment, or if otherwise approved by the CO.

The Contractor shall notify the COR via RSN-06 and copy furnished (cc) the CO within five (5) calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide a resume that meets the minimum requirements as listed above. The BLM will review the submission and provide written acceptance, or rejection within five (5) business days.

Any request for addition to Key Personnel shall include a resume demonstrating how minimum experience and qualifications meet above requirements. Any request for replacement of Key

Personnel shall include a resume demonstrating how experience and qualifications are comparable to the individual being replaced.

The Contractor shall certify that all Key Personnel under this contract have not been convicted of, nor are currently under indictment or investigation for any charges related to animal cruelty or similar offenses.

5.2 Personnel Qualifications and Animal Welfare Requirements

Contract personnel must be physically capable of working outside in varying climate conditions.

Contract personnel shall have the knowledge, skills, and ability to safely handle wild horses.

The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment, staffing, and supervision involved in the care of the horses as well as maintenance of the pasture facility. The Contractor shall submit their proposed Personnel Plan, see RSN-04, to meet the requirements contained with the in SOW. The plan shall clearly identify positions to include titles, duties, noting part-time or full-time, whether they are key personnel or non-key personnel, supervisory or non-supervisory, V1/d5 05.21.2026 Page 15 of 94 pages, excludes attachments requirements to obtain and maintain the position, state the anticipated minimum and maximum number of personnel that will be staffed in each position. The plan shall provide an organization chart clearly identifying all personnel, the positions, Key Personnel, Subcontractors, and the relationships within the organization.

The Contractor is to certify that any personnel performing services under this contract have not been convicted of, nor are currently under indictment or investigation for any charges related to animal cruelty or similar offenses. The certification statement shall be included in RSN-05 or

RSN-06, as applicable. Failure to provide this certification may result in rejection of the submittal. The Contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if any such employees are considered by the COR to be a potential threat to the health, well-being, safety, or security of animals.

The Contractor shall submit a current personnel roster within 14 days of award, as required in

Section F.2 Submittal Table, RSN-05 Personnel Roster. The roster shall clearly identify the name of the personnel and their associated position in relation to the positions already identified in RSN-04. As personnel changes occur, an updated roster must be submitted to the COR within 5 business days (personnel, excluding Key Personnel) or 7 business days (Key

Personnel) as required in Section F.2 Submittal Table, RSN-06. The submittal shall be titled

‘RSN-06 mm/dd/yyyy’ with the month day and year filled in as of the date requested.

The Contractor is prohibited from subcontracting with any third party for the care and control of animals at the facility without advance notice to and written acceptance from the CO. Notice shall be submitted as RSN-05 or RSN-06.

5.3 Contractor Security & Identification

All contract personnel are required to identify themselves as Contractors. Whether attending meetings, answering telephones, or working in other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious to third parties, all contract personnel must make their status known to avoid creating an impression that they are Federal Government employees.

5.4 Personnel Training

BLM IM 2023-041, Wild Horse and Burro CAWP Standards for Off-Range Pastures (ORPs) and

Public Off-Range Pastures (PORPs) (Attachment No. 01), includes a requirement for annual training on these standards by all Contract personnel. The Contractor shall submit certification that all employees have read and understand the CAWP policy. The BLM is currently developing CAWP training. Once available, all Contract personnel shall complete the online training within thirty (30) days and annually thereafter. The training is expected to take approximately one hour to complete. The training register with associated certificates must be submitted annually, within four weeks of contract award (or within four weeks after BLM

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The Contractor shall have CAWP training certificates available at the request of the COR or CO.

5.5 Wages

If the Contractor determines that a required labor classification is not listed in the applicable

Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) wage determination (Attachment No. 06 and/or the applicable state and county wage determinations available at SAM.gov | Wage Determinations at https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations) or the required classification is also not otherwise identified in the SCLS Directory of Occupations (e.g. classifications such as 91610 Livestock caretaker, 91810 Wrangler (occupational base), 91811 Wrangler I or 91812 Wrangler II as defined in the U.S. Department of Labor SCLS directory of occupations fifth edition available at https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/SCADirectVers5.pdf the Contractor shall treat the classification as a potential conformance requirement and copy with the conformance procedures set forth in Section H and FAR 52.222-41.

5.6 Safety Plan

The Contractor shall prepare Safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and incorporate them into the Pasture Management Plan, RSN-02. Once RSN-02 is approved, the Safety SOP shall be available to all contract personnel working on the contract and subsequent task orders. The

Safety Plan should cover at a minimum:

A. The plan should identify any known hazards with the potential to impact the well-being of horses or employees working at the pasture facility.

B. The plan should identify measures to mitigate these hazards.

C. The plan should include equipment/personnel necessary to respond to unforeseen emergencies (i.e. wildfire, weather extremes, escaped animals).

D. The plan should identify any personal protective equipment necessary to mitigate hazards.

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, INFORMATION, SERVICES

6.1 Government Actions

A. Post-Award Site Visit, NEPA Review, and TO Process: Following award of the IDIQ contract, BLM will facilitate a Post Award Site Visit to inspect the ORP facilities and verify compliance with the minimum requirements identified in section 7 of the SOW. Any deficiencies identified during the site visit must be corrected prior to obtaining NEPA compliance and before issuance of TO and delivery of the initial horses.

B. Environmental Review and Facility Readiness: BLM will initiate the appropriate NEPA document (e.g. Determination of NEPA Adequacy, Categorical Exclusion, or Environmental

Assessment (EA)). During this process, BLM will evaluate the carrying capacity of the contractor’s property to determine an appropriate stocking level and assess the potential https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/SCADirectVers5.pdf

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Contractor’s private and/or leased lands.

See the NEPA Handbook.

C. The Contractor is eligible for the first task order for services and delivery of horses when:

(i) The Contractor meets all contract requirements;

(ii) The Post-Award Site Visit has been completed, and any identified deficiencies have been corrected;

(iii) Any required facility modifications have been completed;

(iv) The Contractor has implemented all mitigation measures, design features, and other requirements identified in the NEPA document;

(v) BLM has completed NEPA compliance.

The NEPA process typically requires 6 to 24 months to complete. As a result, issuance of the

TO and placement of horses may not occur for up to 24 months after IDIQ contract award.

BLM will not issue a TO if:

(i) Resource concerns identified during the environmental review cannot be adequately addressed through project design features;

(ii) BLM and the Contractor cannot reach an agreement on an appropriate stocking level based on in-depth analysis of the best available data; or

(iii) The Contractor is unable or unwilling to implement required design features, mitigation measures, management practices, or monitoring requirements identified in the

NEPA document.

The IDIQ contract is subject to termination if the EA is not approved, then at that time the

TO minimum guarantee may be invoiced.

D. Following completion of the NEPA process, issuance of a TO, and delivery of horses at the facility, BLM will provide a Shipping Report for each shipment. The Shipping Report will identify the animal’s freeze mark/microchip numbers, signalment key, physical description, and originating off-range corral facility; in addition to any applicable documentation for interstate transport of horses (i.e. Coggins test results, certificate of veterinary inspection).

Individual animal health records documenting vaccination history will also be provided. See

Sec. 7.2 for additional details.

E. BLM anticipates conducting at least three inspections throughout the year to assess animal

BCS, forage/water conditions, and any animal health issues. At least one or more visits will include a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinarian who will also assess BCS and look for health problems. Inspection findings will be discussed with the Contractor. See Attachment No. 07 for an example BLM inspection report.

F. BLM and the Contractor will conduct at least one annual count to determine current inventory and assess overall animal health. BLM will document this count on Attachment https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/Media_Library_BLM_Policy_Handbook_h1790-1.pdf

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No. 07, and a copy of this report will be provided to the Contractor. Adjustments to the inventory will be made based on this annual count.

G. If horses are relocated off the ORP at the conclusion of the contract performance period, or for convenience of the Government, BLM will conduct all animal pre-conditioning

(vaccinations, de-worming, blood testing) and preparation for shipment (brand inspection and health certificates) of horses from the Contractor. BLM will coordinate the shipping of animals from the pasture facility. BLM will provide a hydraulic squeeze chute for the purpose of preparing horses for shipment from the ORP.

H. BLM will notify the Contractor of any required dates and number of animals that need to be moved into the Contractor’s corrals to facilitate relocation.

I. BLM will accept, conditionally accept, or reject submittals in accordance with the SOW.

7.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED SERVICES, FACTILITES, MATERIALS, AND

SUPPLIES

7.1 General Tasks

The Contractor shall provide all necessary land, facilities, pastures, personnel, equipment (except for the hydraulic squeeze chute Sec. 6.1 G) and supplies to perform the following general tasks.

Specific requirements for each are set forth in the subsequent paragraphs of this SOW. The

Contractor shall:

a. Provide land, forage, salt, minerals, water and fences necessary to properly care for and maintain a minimum of 200 horses and up to the maximum in Section B as modified dependent on NEPA determination. The Contractor must also provide supplemental feed as necessary to maintain the animals in good condition (i.e. during periods of drought, deep snow, ice storms, fire, during times when the forage is depleted of protein content or when other circumstances warrant). The animals should be grazed on grassland pastures that can produce sufficient standing forage for a period of at least eight months or longer. It is anticipated that supplemental feeding will be required for a

120-day period. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to plan and budget for the amount of supplemental feed that will be necessary to maintain animals in good BCS. Funding for additional supplemental feed will only be provided in situations described in SOW

Sec 7.2 E4 (below). The pastures should have sufficient rock and soil type to maintain proper hoof size and shape without trimming.

b. Maintain fences and keep animals on contracted lands and prevent animals from escaping onto neighboring lands. Contractor shall make every effort to immediately return escaped animals back onto contracted lands. Contractor shall notify the COR if, within 48 hours, escaped horses cannot be returned to contracted lands. Should the escape of animals occur, all costs to catch, gather, remove and/or return any escaped

V1/d5 05.21.2026 Page 19 of 94 pages, excludes attachments horses to said facility shall be incurred by the Contractor. In the event the Contractor fails to return escaped horses within 30 days, BLM will attempt to retrieve said animals and charge the Contractor for all expenses incurred. If trespass penalties/violations are incurred, the Contractor shall be liable for all costs associated. Once the BLM has determined the total cost of retrieval of escaped animals, the Contractor will be notified in writing by the CO, and the total cost will be deducted from the next invoice.

c. Provide corrals and adequate facilities to load and unload wild horses on an as needed basis.

d. Unload, sort and segregate animals as needed upon their arrival, when additional horses are transported to the facility.

e. Gather and move horses from pasture to pasture as needed, supervise their health and welfare, and maintain the facilities in a safe hazard free condition.

f. If directed by the COR, gather and hold in isolation horses up to a period of 90 days, until time for shipment.

g. Prior to the submission of the monthly invoice, the Contractor will conduct a complete inventory of all animals and deaths. The results of each inventory will be included in the monthly invoice. Maintain a record keeping system that documents the frequency and results of these observations.

h. Catalog and maintain the health records that accompany each animal delivered to the pasture (as provided for in Sec. 6.1 D). Each death will be recorded by the freeze mark and/or description of the animal, date the animal was noted as dead and then submitted on each month’s invoice. The records shall be made available for duplication within 5 days after a request is made by the COR. Monthly invoices, death records, and receiving information for the previous month shall be submitted in accordance with

Section G.2, Section I- Department of Interior (DOI)-AAAP-0028 Invoice Processing

Platform (IPP), and F.2 Submittal Table RSN-09. See Attachment No. 08 for Example

Invoice and Reports.

i. Dispose of the remains of dead animals according to state and or local requirements for disposal of dead animals. The Contractor or their representative approved by the COR will be required to complete euthanasia training by firearm as required by BLM policy for reasons of acts of mercy, health and safety.

j. The Contractor agrees not to pasture any other horses wild or domestic other than those delivered by the BLM in the same pasture occupied by wild horses. In the event neighboring horses show up in a contracted pasture with BLM animals, the Contractor shall immediately remove domestic horses and notify the COR. Further, action to reduce trespass domestic horses will be handled on a case-by-case basis (i.e.

construction of a double fence).

k. Perform all animal handling, care and maintenance, and facility design in accordance

V1/d5 05.21.2026 Page 20 of 94 pages, excludes attachments with BLMs CAWP Standards for Off-Range Pastures (Attachment No. 01). The CAWP standards are tied closely to the items in this SOW. The BLM is utilizing a CAWP assessment program to ensure that BLM employees and Contractors involved in the

WH&B program are adhering to the CAWP requirements (WH&B website) at https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/comprehensive-animal-welfare-program. The CAWP assessment program will conduct CAWP assessments during the life of the contract. The BLM CAWP assessment report will be provided to the

Contractor by the COR or CO upon completion as applicable. The COR will consider the findings of the CAWP assessment and may address any non-compliant standards via the Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR, see Section E. 4 Criteria for Evaluating

Performance, Section F.2 Submittal Table, RSN-10, and Attachment No. 09). The

Contractor will have the opportunity to review and respond to the CAWP assessment prior to it being posted publicly. The BLM will make the CAWP assessment report publicly available on the above website. Names of Contractors, contract numbers or other personal/proprietary information will not be included in the report or posted. The

CAWP requires annual training for all personnel, including BLM staff and Contractors involved in off-range pastures. The free online training typically takes an hour to complete. Once the training is completed, the Contractor will provide the certificate of completion to the COR and cc the CO. Instructions to access the training will be provided to the Contractor after contract award.

7.2 Specific Services

A. Handling and Gathering

1. When animals are transported to the pasture, they will normally arrive at the site in trailer loads of approximately 33-36 head per load. The Contractor will provide a telephone number where they can be reached anytime for scheduling shipments.

BLM will attempt to schedule shipments for daytime arrival. Animals shall be unloaded immediately upon arrival. Contractor will provide written notification to the

COR of any discrepancies (i.e. inaccurate numbers or genders) with shipped loads, RSN-11.

2. Gathering or movement of animals between pastures may be done by the Contractor for the purposes of range management practices, to facilitate an accurate inventory, or in response to emergencies. During pastures moves all handling of animals will be limited to the level necessary to accomplish the task.

3. Gathering for the purpose of removing animals will be conducted when it is deemed necessary and determined by the COR. A BLM designated representative will be on site during the gather. Animals will be maintained in a corral area or small acclimation pasture with sufficient feed and water to maintain proper body condition, until notified by the COR for shipment. Contractor will provide all labor and equipment necessary to corral horses, provide all feed and water while horses remain in corrals, and sufficient facilities to move and sort animals prior to shipment.

https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/comprehensive-animal-welfare-program

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4. A minimum of two weeks prior to gathering of the animals the Contractor will be notified in writing by the COR with a cc to the CO. The COR will notify the

Contractor of the number of animals that need to be gathered, prepared and shipped.

5. When necessary, the Contractor is required to perform euthanasia for reasons related to acts of mercy, health and safety will be performed in a timely and humane manner in accordance with BLM PIM 2021-007 Euthanasia of Wild Horses and Burros

Related to Acts of Mercy, Health or Safety (Attachment No. 02). This requirement applies to all horses on a pasture, regardless of age or other physical condition.

Horses that cannot maintain a BCS of 4 or above due to age or other physical conditions identified in this policy, shall be euthanized by the Contractor in accordance with this policy.

6. If the contract is terminated for default or partial default by BLM, the costs associated with relocating the animals will be the responsibility of the Contractor. Relocation costs may include but are not limited to: transportation, shipping, pre-conditioning (as determined by the COR) to include vaccinations, de-worming, Equine Infectious

Anemia (EIA) testing, brand inspections, health certificates, BLM staff time, including overtime and travel expenses. Once the BLM has determined the total cost of relocation of animals, the Contractor will be notified, and the total cost will be deducted from the next invoice.

B. Receiving Corral/Alleyways/Holding and Acclimation Pens (reference Attachment No.

01 CAWP Standards Sec. II B&C and Sec. III A for corral/acclimation pen requirements)

1. Corrals and alleys may be permanent or temporary (portable panels). It is anticipated that the corrals will be used to receive, hold, gather, ship and prepare horses. The corrals must be at least 72 inches high and made of stoutly constructed material i.e.

pipe, steel, lumber, etc. No barbed wire will be allowed in the construction of corrals and any corral constructed of mesh wire (openings no larger than 2 by 4 inches) must be equipped with at least 3 wood sight boards (2 by 8 inches). The three sight boards shall be spaced no more than 12 inches apart. Corrals constructed of pipe or wood must have openings of not more than 12 inches between horizontal members.

Corrals, alleys and holding areas need to be free of protrusions and hazards. Corral gates shall be constructed of wood or pipe the same height as the fences. Gates shall be visible to the horses either from the materials used in construction or by using materials such as plywood or plastic mesh placed on the gates. The Contractor will furnish a stable area (concrete or gravel) to place a hydraulic squeeze chute (provided by the BLM) as needed. Electricity (120 volts AC) must be available to run the hydraulic squeeze chute.

2. A minimum of three sorting corrals, each with a minimum of 2,500 square feet, which would be used for holding animals for short term (up to five days prior to shipment).

Additional pasture/trap/dry lot space shall be available for close upholding of 20% of the animals under contract.

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3. Soil types in corrals/pens must be well drained and non-alkaline in nature. Slopes within the pens shall provide for adequate drainage.

4. At least two or more acclimation pastures (1-3 acres in size) to maintain approximately 100 wild horses prior to shipment (up to 90 days) will be necessary.

These pastures need to be accessible to the working corral and constructed to have fencing to hold foals if needed during the weaning process. Fencing must be constructed with the bottom wire no more than 12 inches off the ground to prevent a foal from going under the fence.

5. For small pastures/traps/dry lots, described under (4) above, water will always be available for animals being maintained therein.

6. All newly received animals will be held and fed in acclimation pastures for a minimum of two weeks before being turned out into larger pastures to acclimate the horses to the feed truck and the fences. If any newly arrived horse(s) are still wearing a neck rope, animals will need to be sorted off and neck ropes removed prior to turnout into larger pastures. COR shall be notified if any horses have neck ropes or unmarked upon arrival.

7. All foals born at the pasture must be gathered and made available upon BLM request.

Shipment of foals would occur within 12 months, but not before four months of age.

8. Adequately constructed gates and crowding alleys are required to facilitate gathering, preparing, and shipping animals. These components must meet the height and material requirements listed under B.1 above and Attachment 1 Sec. II and III.

9. The runway must have solid sides, have at least three sliding gates, be solidly constructed of steel or lumber, be at least 36 feet in length, 28-32 inches wide, and at least 72 inches tall.

10. Unloading and Working Facility -The facility shall have a loading and unloading chute, sufficient to safely unload and load semi-trailer trucks and small stock trailers.

Chutes shall have solid sides which restrict the animal’s vision and will minimize the risk that animals may attempt to jump out of the chute. Where the loading chute meets the truck, no gaps or holes will be allowed. Contractor must be able to modify width of loading chute to prevent gaps larger than two inches between chute and trailer to accommodate straight deck trailers. If chute has brace bar(s) between the two sides, across the top, there must be a 72-inch minimum head clearance. Fences, in the working area shall be at a minimum of 72 inches high, stoutly constructed and made of lumber, pipe, or steel.

C. Pasture Fences

Pasture fences shall be at…