venison processing and storage of sharpshot deer

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), is seeking a vendor to provide cold storage and processing services for white-tailed deer harvested as part of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management activities in Rock Island County. The selected vendor shall have the capacity to store up to 300 processed deer and provide skinning, washing, deboning, grinding, and packaging of the venison into 1-pound frozen bags. The vendor must process and store the deer individually, label each container with the carcass number, and hold the venison frozen until CWD testing is confirmed by IDNR. The vendor shall also assist with the logistics of pickup of the processed venison by the Northern Illinois Food Bank, IDNR, or other designated entity. The contract term is from January 2019 through March 2019, and the deadline for responses is September 20, 2018.

The contract does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. Additionally, the contract does not list any incumbent vendors or current contractors, nor does it provide any information about existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The contract also does not specify any award values or budget ranges.