Specifications.pdf

Specifications

Project: Recurring delivery of custom lactating mineral formula

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 Scope of Work:

The USDA-Dairy Forage Research Farm in Prairie du Sac, WI seeks a 7-month contract (approximately 70 tons over 7 months) for recurring deliveries of a custom lactating mineral formula.

2.0 Background: Not applicable

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:

Custom lactating mineral formula delivery

Key Features:

• USDA Custom Lactating Formula 6.14.18 listed on last page.

• Mineral oil: added at 30lb per ton

• No supplemental iron to be added

• No supplemental dicalcium phosphate to be added

• Total volume requirement is 70 tons.

• Delivery via auger truck.

Delivery:

Delivery to US Dairy Forage Research Center farm at S8822 Sunset Drive, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin 53578.

4.0 Government Furnished:

Government will provide access to farm and feed bins for delivery. Contact Scott Serwe (608-574-0711) with delivery questions.

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule:

Key Deliverables/Schedule

First delivery needed by 5-17-23.

Deliver to bins 11 or 4 at Prairie du Sac farm.

Delivery needs to occur approximately every 30 days.

Delivery date Delivery amount (volume is approximate) 5/17/2023 10 tons 6/16/2023 10 tons 7/17/2023 10 tons 8/17/2023 10 tons 9/15/2023 10 tons

10/17/2023 10 tons 11/17/2023 10 tons

6.0 Travel: None

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel: None

8.0 Security Requirements: None

9.0 Data Rights: Not applicable

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: Not applicable.

USDA CUSTOM LACTATING FORMULA 6.14.18

GUARANTEED ANALSYIS ON AN AS-FED BASIS:

NUTRIENT MINIMUM

GUARANTEE

NUTRIENT SOURCE

Calcium 16.0% (17.0% Max) Calcium Carbonate Salt 10.25% (11.00% Max) Sodium Chloride Sodium 14.00% (14.75% Max) Sodium Sesquicarbonate

(S-CARB: must be minimum 32.5% of formula)

Magnesium 5.85% (6.10% Max) Magnesium Oxide containing 54% Magnesium (10% MgO In formula)

Sulfur 0.68% (0.80% Max) Dynamate (added at 1.9% of formula (38lb per ton))

Cobalt 36.4 ppm Cobalt Carbonate Copper 442 ppm Copper Chloride

(Intellibond C2) Iodine 51.25 ppm Calcium Iodate Manganese 2235 ppm Manganese Sulfate 32% Selenium 13.2 ppm Sodium Selenite 0.8% Zinc 2375 ppm Zinc Sulfate Vitamin A 124,500 IU/lb Vitamin A (retinyl acetate) Vitamin D 24,900 IU/lb Vitamin D3

(Cholecalciferol) Vitamin E 576 IU/lb Vitamin E (DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate) Rumensin 417 grams/ton Elanco Rumensin 90