Lorenz Animal Foods, Inc.

Lorenz Animal Foods, Inc., a small agricultural cooperative registered in SAM.gov since September 2004, is based in Okeechobee, Florida and specializes exclusively in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) specimen collection and testing services for the federal government. The company operates as a for-profit organization and has established itself as a critical service provider to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in support of the nation's BSE surveillance program, which monitors cattle populations for potential mad cow disease infections.

Since 2021, Lorenz Animal Foods, Inc. has received multiple delivery orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts from the USDA APHIS for BSE sample collection and testing services. The delivery orders have been issued by various APHIS divisions, including Plant Protection and Quarantine and Veterinary Services, with individual task order values ranging from $7,840 to $44,800. These orders have required the company to collect and test BSE samples at multiple Florida locations, including Yeehaw, Gainesville, and Okeechobee, with most orders structured as firm fixed-price delivery orders. Notably, in December 2021, the company received an increase to a previous order, expanding the scope from an initial $7,840 for 49 samples to a total of $44,800 for 280 samples. All delivery orders have been awarded without set-aside designations, indicating that the company competed on an open basis. The most recent delivery orders awarded in October 2024 and November 2025 valued at $29,920 and $20,000 respectively, demonstrate the company's continued engagement in providing these critical animal health surveillance services.

Lorenz Animal Foods, Inc. holds a prime indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with the USDA APHIS, awarded on March 22, 2023, with a ceiling value of $474,400 and a period of performance extending through August 31, 2027. This IDIQ contract was established to support APHIS's ongoing BSE surveillance program conducted in cooperation with the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration in accordance with the Animal Health Protection Act. The contract serves as the parent vehicle for multiple delivery orders for specimen collection and testing services to be performed at locations throughout Florida. The original pre-solicitation notice for this contract type sought multiple 5-year IDIQs with individual contract ceilings up to $4 million to meet complex geographical surveillance requirements across the United States, with a minimum order threshold of $300. Under this IDIQ, APHIS has issued numerous task orders since the contract's inception, with the company demonstrating sustained capability in delivering critical scientific testing services essential to animal health protection.