Despain, Kerry, M

Despain, Kerry, M Despain's Livestock LLC Division, a for-profit sole proprietorship based in Axtell, Utah, provides off-range corral operations and maintenance services for wild horse and burro population management to the federal government as a prime contractor operating under full-and-open competition with no set-asides across its footprint.

Despain's Livestock operates specialized facilities in Axtell, Utah that house, feed, care for, and manage wild equines removed from public lands under the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program. The company supplies all equipment, personnel, materials, and supplies required for corral operations and pasture management. The vendor's customer concentration is extreme: the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Office accounts for 27 of 30 awards (100% of combined potential value at $105 million), with the BLM Utah Region contributing 2 awards ($961 thousand) and the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service contributing 1 award. Recent representative work includes a $4.032 million firm fixed-price delivery order awarded July 25, 2025, for bridge contract horse corral operations through July 31, 2026; a $2.3 million delivery order from April 1, 2025, for Axtell burro operations through March 31, 2026; and a $1.815 million definitive contract from May 14, 2026, for Axtell burro off-range corral and orphan pasture operations through December 31, 2026.

Despain's Livestock holds four primary indefinite delivery vehicles with the BLM National Office: Contract 140L0620D0014 (5 task orders, $15.8 million combined potential value), Contract INL15PC00114 (8 task orders, $8.9 million), Contract 140L0120D0013 (5 task orders, $4.8 million), and Contract 140L0119D0002 (1 task order, $473 thousand). The source indicates cumulative IDV values of approximately $32.5 million across multiple BLM contract vehicles. Award activity has remained flat at two awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with one award issued year-to-date in 2026. Two awards (combined potential value $5.8 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract relationships reported. Primary NAICS classification is Support Activities for Animal Production (27 awards), with secondary work under Horses and Other Equine Production (2 awards); primary PSC is Natural Resources/Conservation—Wildhorse/Burro Control (29 awards).