Special Notice-Consolidation RFP No. 140L0125R0010

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued a Special Notice on June 15, 2026 announcing consolidation of the Wild Horse and Burro Program (WHBP) Off-Range Pastures procurement under RFP No. 140L0125R0010; no response is necessary.

The consolidation transitions WHBP from previous Cooperative Agreements to a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with multiple awards anticipated. The contract covers approximately 50,000 wild horses across four states, with a ceiling of $226 million and a period of performance of five or ten years. The procurement requires daily services from multiple vendors, each obligated to manage between 200 and 10,000 horses, reflecting that no single vendor can meet the entire requirement.

Consolidation centralizes procurement previously handled by individual states into the National Operations Center and Headquarters. The contracting officer determined that consolidation produces efficiency gains including reduced acquisition cycle times, labor cost savings across multiple BLM departments, consistent quality-of-care standards, and streamlined contract administration. The market research identified 83 potential vendors; most interested vendors and incumbent contractors are small businesses. The procurement consolidates 15 expiring contracts (ending between June 30, 2026 and December 30, 2027) while adding approximately 3,400 new spaces.

NAICS code 115210 applies, with small business size standard of $11 million. The contracting officer determined consolidation has no negative impact on small business competition and is preferable to individual RFPs, which would increase administrative burden by more than 10 percent and risk mission success.