Solicitation for a new 5-year IDIQ with multiple awards for the sample collection of bovine brain stems from targeted populations geographically disbursed across the United States to conduct Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance.
Forecast New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of Agriculture
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $20,000,000 to $49,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- NAICS code
- 561990 All Other Support Services
- Forecast number
- 42637
- Points of contact
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- Marcus Brown marcus.t.brown@usda.gov
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Agriculture seeks a new 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with multiple awards for bovine brain stem sample collection from targeted cattle populations across the United States to support Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance. The targeted population includes cattle 12 months of age or older classified within clinical suspect, disabled, and fallen stock surveillance streams. Contractors will be responsible for identifying appropriate cattle to sample, collecting samples, documenting collection activities, entering submission and surveillance data into the Veterinary Services Laboratory Submissions (VSLS) system, and packaging and shipping samples to designated laboratories in accordance with established objectives.
The estimated award value ranges from $20,000,000 to $49,000,000, with a solicitation release date of August 31, 2027, and an estimated award date of June 30, 2027. Contractors shall provide all necessary personnel, labor, supervision, supplies, equipment, and materials required to execute the surveillance program across geographically dispersed populations throughout the United States. Interested parties should contact Marcus Brown at marcus.t.brown@usda.gov for additional information, and this opportunity is being pursued through full and open competition as a firm fixed price definitive contract under NAICS code 561990 (All Other Support Services).
Forecast text
The targeted population includes cattle 12 months of age or older in any of the following surveillance streams clinical suspect disabled and fallen stock.
Contractors will identify the proper cattle to sample collect the appropriate samples document the samples collected enter submission and surveillance data electronically into the Veterinary Services Laboratory Submissions (VSLS) system and package and ship samples to designated laboratories in accordance with the objectives in this Section. Contractors shall provide personnel labor supervision supplies equipment materials.
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