Drive Trap IDIQ
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of the Interior
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $50,000,000 to $99,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 115210 Support Activities for Animal Production
- Forecast number
- 47723
- Points of contact
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- Anne Ebbers aebbers@blm.gov
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking contractor support for the capture and removal of excess wild horses and burros under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. The procured services include drive trapping operations, which utilize vehicles—primarily helicopters—to direct animals into temporary corrals, followed by transportation to holding facilities where the animals are sorted, fed, and cared for until transfer to permanent BLM facilities. The solicitation is estimated for release on July 15, 2026, with an anticipated award date of October 1, 2026.
The estimated award value ranges between $50 million and $99 million for this indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The period of performance extends from October 1, 2026, through September 3, 2027, covering approximately one year of operations. For inquiries regarding this opportunity, interested contractors should contact Anne Ebbers, Branch Chief of Natural and Community Resources for the Eastern States Office at aebbers@blm.gov.
Forecast text
The BLM is required to capture and remove excess wild horses and burros to ensure healthy animals and healthy rangelands in accordance with the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. The BLM uses multiple contractors to humanely capture and remove excess wild horses and burros with drive trapping method. Drive trapping consists of utilizing vehicles (usually helicopter) to direct these animals into temporary corrals. The animals are then transported to temporary holding corrals where they are sorted, fed and cared for until they can be transported to more permanent BLM facilities.
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