Specifications.pdf

Specifications Project: Cow Lactation and Dry Cattle Premix Feeds

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 Background:

The mission of the USDA-ARS National Animal Disease Center’s (NADC’s) Animal Resources Unit (ARU) in Ames, Iowa is to provide animal care and support services for internal users that rely on animals and animal products for research, testing, and training.

NOTE: Items purchased under this contract will be used to feed animals in the conduct of research. Since diet is an essential control factor necessary in the Center’s research, no substitution or deviation from the formulations is permissible without approval from the USDA. Only clean, high quality ingredients are to be used. Combining/Blending with like ingredients of low quality or possible contamination is not acceptable. This would include but not limited to mold and mycotoxins within feed ingredients.

2.0 Objectives:

Fresh, clean, high-quality feed is critical to support animal health and well-being. This is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a period of 12 months (or 1 year).

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.0 Technical Requirements:

The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary accomplish the tasks and deliverables described in this Statement of Work.

ITEMS:

• Line Item 0001 – Cow Lactation Premix

• Line Item 0002 – Dry Cattle Premix

Line Item 0001 Specifications for Cow Lactation Premix

GROUND CORN 909.60#

AMINO PLUS 424.50#

SOYHULLS 363.90#

MOLASSES - Dry 109.20#

CALCIUM CARBONATE 54.60#

DV XP YEAST 36.40#

SALT – PLAIN 25.50#

SODIUM BICARBONATE 25.50#

POTASSIUM CARBONATE 12.10#

UREA 12.10#

DICAL 21% Phos 12.10#

MAGNESIUM OXIDE – 56% 9.70#

DAIRY TRACE MINERAL 2.40#

VITAMIN E – 50 1.2128#

SELENIUM 1600 1.1279#

VITAMIN D3-200 0.0606#

VITAMIN A – 1000 0.0485#

2,000#

Line Item 0002 Specifications for Dry Cattle Premix

AMINO PLUS 666.60#

SOYHULLS 689.40#

MOLASSES - Dry 166.60#

CALCIUM CARBONATE 133.40#

DV XP YEAST 133.40#

SALT – PLAIN 33.40#

UREA 33.40#

DICAL 21% Phos 66.45#

MAGNESIUM OXIDE – 56% 53.40#

DAIRY TRACE MINERAL 13.34#

VITAMIN E – 50 6.67#

SELENIUM 1600 3.34#

VITAMIN D3-200 0.33#

VITAMIN A – 1000 0.27#

2,000#

BULK – NO BAGS

Ration must be thoroughly mixed only, NOT pelleted or ground.

Feeds should NOT contain:

1. Antibiotics

2. Hormones

3. Chemical growth promotants

4. Animal Products or by-products

5. Bactericides, Bacteriostats or Cocidiostats

If the mill to be used has processed feeds containing any of these materials prior to mixing Government feeds, it shall be flushed with at least two tons of feed which does not contain any of the above-mentioned additives immediately before processing. This is to be done at the expense of the Contractor.

4.0 Period of Performance

The IDIQ contract shall be in effect for 12 months.

5.0 Delivery:

The Contractor shall make deliveries within four (4) working days after receipt of an order from an authorized Government employee. Partial deliveries of a minimum quantity may be requested.

Deliveries will be made in clean, closed vehicles NOT used in the transportation of livestock. Deliveries shall be made direct from the mill to the NADC by enclosed clean trucks without transfer from truck to truck or through terminals and unloaded at location specified by the NADC.

The Contractor shall provide the Government with a certified copy of both the empty and loaded weight tickets, at the time of each delivery for all bulk feed deliveries, which must be obtained at an official weighing station with the firm’s name inscribed on the weigh ticket.

A delivery ticket must accompany each order (allowing for a signature of person making the delivery and signature of Government personnel receiving the delivery).

6.0 Delivery Location:

Deliveries will be made to the USDA-ARS NADC located at 1920 Dayton Ave, Building 13, Ames, Iowa 50010. Deliveries shall be made during normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. Central Time (CT) Monday through Friday. Deliveries will NOT be made on Federal Holidays or the Observance of Federal Holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day). If the fourth working day from when an order was placed falls on a Federal Holiday or the Observance of a Federal Holiday, then the delivery will be made on the following working day.

The Contractor shall assure that the material conforms to the specifications in the contract prior to delivery. Upon delivery, at destination, the Government reserves the right to reject any or all parts of a shipment, if in the opinion of the Government, does NOT meet the requirements contained herein.

Admission to Property:

The following rules and regulations apply to all property at the NADC, Ames, Iowa, under the custody of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and to all persons entering on such property.

The campus is closed to the general public. Admission to the facility is restricted to authorized persons and approved visitors. No pets or weapons of any kind are allowed on premises. Upon entry, visitors:

1. Will be required to present Government or other identifying credentials to the Officer at the Visitor Gate (photo driver’s license, passport, or other official photo identification).

2. Will be issued a visitor’s badge and must wear and display the badge at all times while visiting the facilities.

7.0 Technical Point of Contact:

TBA

GENERAL INFORMATION