Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Labor

Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, a division of the Montana Department of Livestock operating as a U.S. state government entity, holds a $20 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (awarded January 20, 2022, extending through November 30, 2026) and delivers veterinary diagnostic testing services to federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor on full-and-open awards with no set-aside designation.

The laboratory's capability footprint centers on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) diagnostic testing, general animal laboratory diagnostics under the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and specialized veterinary testing in support of federal animal health surveillance and response programs. Representative work includes a $20,000 delivery order from APHIS Veterinary Services for HPAI cattle emerging event testing (awarded August 19, 2025, completion August 18, 2026), a $100,000 delivery order for National Animal Health Laboratory Network diagnostic testing services (awarded January 14, 2025, completion January 13, 2026), and a $50,000 delivery order for similar diagnostic testing (awarded April 26, 2024, completion April 25, 2025). Place of performance is Bozeman, Montana, with some task orders executed at Ames, Iowa.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated with USDA APHIS. The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services accounts for 11 of 31 prime awards with $40.2 million combined potential value (98% of the portfolio's total $40.8 million), while the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 places nine awards valued at $473 thousand combined. The portfolio's dollar concentration is even more pronounced: APHIS Veterinary Services represents substantially all realized value, with the remaining three customer agencies accounting for negligible award volumes. Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory operates under three named parent vehicles: the $20 million Indefinite Delivery Contract 12639522D0005 (10 task orders, $202 thousand combined value), Blanket Purchase Agreement AG6395B090077 (4 task orders, $86 thousand), and Indefinite Delivery Contract INF14PC00259 (3 task orders, $75 thousand).

Activity has declined significantly in recent years — five awards in 2022, declining to one award in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 — with only $699 thousand obligated against the $40.8 million combined potential value across all awards (2% obligated rate). Only three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, with combined potential value of $7 thousand, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term. The laboratory is a child entity under the parent Montana Department of Public Health. The vendor holds no subcontracts and operates exclusively in the veterinary diagnostic testing domain, with 23 awards coded to NAICS Veterinary Services and 15 awards to PSC Support–Professional: Veterinary/Animal Care.