Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Surveillance Sample Collection

Presolicitation notice for multiple 5 year IDIQ contracts to vendors with access to cattle populations across the United States. The ongoing surveillance program requires brain stem samples to be collected from cattle in the targeted populations geographically dispersed across the United States. This solicitation is open to all business sizes.  The NAICS code and resulting small business size standard are 561990 with a size standard of $14.5.

Due to the constant changing demographic of our country's cattle population, the geographical areas we target are constantly changing. It is the Government's goal to have a minimum of two sources for each geographical area, however the Government reserves the right to award as many IDIQ contracts as it deems fit to meet its complex requirements.

As an ongoing requirement, the Government reserves the right to award IDIQ contracts against this solicitation for a period of one year from date of posting. The minimum order requirement will be set at a quantity which equals $300.00 for all contracts. Maximum order limitations will vary based on the targeted area and whether a vendor has access to multiple geographical areas but shall not exceed $4 million. No contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will have any obligation to order beyond the initial minimum.

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10/03/2022: As a multiple award solicitation. All resulting contract awards will be posted in an attachment to this solicitation titled "Awards List." The list will be updated when awards are made