WH&Bs Transport to Tennessee
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 127EAY26Q0014
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 484230 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
- Place of performance
- Alturas, California 96101, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is soliciting quotations for the safe and humane transportation of wild horses and burros from California to Tennessee. The solicitation requires contractors to provide comprehensive transportation services including all necessary labor and equipment, with strict compliance to extensive animal handling and transport standards established in the Statement of Work. Key contract requirements include using covered stock trailers with specific dimensions and partition gates, observing animals every eight hours during transit, maintaining maximum 24-hour continuous transport limits with access to hay, water, and rest, and immediately reporting any animal illness, injury, or death to the Forest Service. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quoter with acceptable or neutral past performance, and evaluation will consider the technical proposal addressing past performance and equipment specifications alongside the price proposal. Quotations are due by February 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time via email to Margaret Forrest at margaret.forrest@usda.gov, with transportation and delivery required to occur between February 15-21, 2026.
This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $34 million under NAICS code 484230, and no incumbent contractor is identified. The solicitation does not specify a budget range or award value, requiring contractors to submit firm-fixed-price quotations on the provided pricing schedule. The transportation load consists of 36 adult wild horses, 36 weanlings and yearlings, and 11 burros totaling up to 83 animals, with pickup available Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals in Alturas, California 96101. Delivery must be completed at Fall Creek Falls Equestrian in Pikeville, Tennessee 37367, which has an off-loading chute capable of accommodating semi-trucks and trailers. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, certified as small businesses, and comply with Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination 2015-5677 (Revision 29, dated 12/03/2025).
Notice text
Transportation Requested: Safely and humanely transport up to 83 Wild Horses & Burros (WH&Bs) from Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals, 1430 County Road 74 in Alturas, CA 96101 to Fall Creek Falls Equestrian, 2345 Watson Loop, In Pikeville, TN 37367. Load includes: 36 Adults, 36 Weanlings & Yearlings Wild Horses and 11 Burros. Timeline for transport and delivery shall occur between February 15-21st, 2026..
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| WH&Bs Transport to Tennessee | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Mechanical Fuels Reduction IDIQ | Special Notice | |
| Leech Lake Road Decommissioning | Award Notice | |
| Manual Fuels Reduction IDIQ | Award Notice |
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