Sole Source Justification - Redacted.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

MANDATORY TEMPLATE FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENTS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION

THRESHOLD

1. Estimated Dollar Value:

2. Anticipated Period of Performance: 4/11/2022

3. Does the anticipated Period of Performance include option years? If no, explain. One Time Purchase

4. Sources Sought Notice posted to Contract Opportunities and attached to this document?

Yes No

5. Market Research conducted and attached to this document? If not, explain.

Other vendor sources for calves are similar in cost but further in distance or cannot guarantee the supply of animals needed and will not raise the calves to the specifications provided by NADC. Thus, to maintain our calf genetic needs and agreeable travel distance, purchase from this sole sourced vendor is requested. This is critical because these animals are being used in immunological studies which are very sensitive to animal to animal variation. Calves were purchased from this vendor for previous studies and we must have the same source for this study as continuity of animals is critical to be able to compare between studies. Receiving all calves from the same vendor decreases the variability among individual animals because they will have all been exposed to the same environment. Due to the nature of colostrum deprived calves, transport duration to NADC should not exceed 3 hours. Strict dietary, treatment and intervention protocols are required for these studies as well. These requirements include calves must be housed individually without physical contact with other calves, calves must receive electrolytes rather than milk replacer for the first 48 h after birth, and all calves must be at least a month of age. Calves will be raised by the vendor and delivered to NADC at the specified age of 4-6 weeks. Receiving all calves from the same vendor decreases the variability among individual animals because they will have all been exposed to the same environment. This is critical because these animals are being used in immunological studies which are very sensitive to animal to animal variation.

6. Is this a new requirement or a follow-on to an expiring award?

New requirement Follow-on to an expiring award

7. Describe the requirement. Please note that the requirement is the minimum acceptable specification or capability, and is not necessarily the best in the industry. Please note whether any additional follow-on work is anticipated in response to the current proposed effort.

1) Calves must be BVD-negative for antibody and antigen

2) Calves must be Colostrum Deprived

3) Calves must be provided NO milk replacer for the first 48 hours

4) Calves must be housed individually

5) Calves must be dewormed

6) Calves must be free of ringworm

7) Calves must be sound of foot and body

8) Calves must be 5-6 weeks old

9) Calves must be available for delivery on or near April 11th, 2022

10) Calves must be transported directly to NADC with no other animals in the trailer.

11) 14 calves must be available with comparable size across the group of the same breed (mixed dairy/beef breed)

12) A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection is required for all animals.

8. List the proposed vendor and contact information.