work_statement.docx

Statement of Work

Wild Horse Challis Off-Range Corral (ORC) Vetrinary Contract

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 provisions of the Wild Horse and Burro (WH&B) Act of December 15, 1971, as amended (16 US. 1331-1340). As resource conditions warrant, excess wild horses and burros are removed from the public lands and placed in facilities for preparation and holding. Animals are then placed in private maintenance through the BLM adoption and sales programs, or into off-range pastures throughout the country.

b. The Challis facility has the capacity of holding up to 300 animals.

c. The Challis facility has a mission that is twofold in nature: (1) receive animals from gathers and evaluate them individually for off-range care, (2) preparation of animals for adoption or sale.

2. Purpose:

a. The primary objective of this contract is to provide veterinarian services to wild horses during and following the proposed 2026 gather at the Challis ORC’s, located in Challis, Idaho.

b. The period of performance for this requirement is approximately one week’s work farm call (September 10-17) and one week’s work for preparation (draw blood, worm vaccinate) (September 21-25) but may occur anytime between September 1, 2026, to November 1, 2026.

3. General Services:

a. The Contractor may provide services for up to 200 horses to include, but are not limited to:

· Farm Call-During the and gather following the gather while wild horses are present in the ORC

· Emergency Care

· Coggins Test – for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)

· Vaccinations

· Castration/Cryptorchid Castration approximately 75 males

· Health Certificates for Shipping

· Individual Animal ID & Inspections

· Micro-chip

· Antibiotic Injections

· Wound Care

b. Contractor to provide all needed supplies for services and will include this in the price estimate submission. Vaccines and wormer will be provided by the BLM unless otherwise requested from the BLM, at which time the price of the vaccines will be reimbursed. BLM will aid when there is a need to restrain animals for Veterinarian care. BLM will use agency identified procedures, to protect the health and welfare of all associated personnel and the equine being treated. BLM reserves the right to perform any services in the care and treatment of equine, under the guidance of the Veterinarian at BLM Representative’s discretion. For example: after Veterinarian examination, BLM may administer penicillin and/or vaccines.

c. The performance of all services shall be at the discretion of the BLM Representative. However, BLM personnel reserve the right to complete any of the above tasks, except drawing blood for EIA testing and castrations.

4. Specific Veterinary Services to be performed are as follows:

a. Contractor shall dispose of all infections waste material in accordance with the County Health and OSHA (1910.1030) regulations.

b. When the use of needles is required (i.e. vaccinating, drawing blood) a sterile needle shall be used for each animal. The contractor shall provide containers and will dispose of all sharps and syringes in accordance with County Health and OSHA regulations.

c. Draw blood samples from each wild horse at the facility that will be removed and not released back to the HMA and prepare and ship those samples to the State Animal Disease Control Lab for testing Equine Infectious Anemia. Blood to be handled in accordance with County District Health and OSHA regulations. Prepare a Coggins form for each animal sampled and provide test results to the BLM Representative.

d. Control internal parasites by using de-worming products to be administered by BLM personnel under the advice of veterinarian. (Product to be mutually agreed upon).

e. Insert micro-chips (provided by BLM).

f. Farm Call: Diagnose, treat, and advise BLM treatment and continued treatment (e.g., administration of penicillin).

g. Issue and prepare health certificates for interstate shipment of horses following the gather.

h. Collect tissue samples from postmortem examinations as directed by the BLM Representative.

i. Geld stallions by the accepted method prescribed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). Veterinarians shall furnish scalpel, emasculator or the Henderson Castration Tool. The address and phone number of the AAEP is 4075 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511: (606)233-0147.

j. They shall perform individual inspections of horses when requested as they are worked through the facility chutes.

5. Responsibilities of BLM:

a. BLM will provide all equipment (i.e., chute, corrals, whip flags, ropes, etc.) necessary to perform these veterinarian services to ensure safety for the animals and all personnel whether government or contract.

b. BLM or its ORC Contractor will provide for the maintenance and upkeep of the equipment used by the contractor for use in doing any veterinarian work at the facility. The Contractor should notify the COR/ACOR of any observed equipment problems that need attention.

6. Post Award Conference:

A post-award conference will be held at the Challis Facilities on the first day veterinary services are required after contract award. The primary veterinarian and any secondary veterinarians shall attend. This conference is intended to inform the veterinarian(s) of the operation protocols.

7. Performance and Invoicing:

Performance under this contract shall be subject to the following procedure:

a. The Contractor shall incur costs under this contract only in the performance of services in accordance with the statement of work. No other costs are authorized without express prior written consent.

b. Services under this contract are a fixed unit price.

c. Contractor will be paid for actual services rendered up to the maximum quantities and unit rates listed in the resulting contracts bid schedule.

d. Invoices will be submitted following the preparation period.

8. Key Personnel

The Contractor shall identify key personnel, see the table below. The personnel listed are considered essential to the work being performed here under. The Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment.

Primary Veterinarian

Backup Veterinarian

Veterinarian Assistant