Wildlife Disease Association

Wildlife Disease Association, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Fort Collins, Colorado, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient and contractor (100% prime awards, no subcontract footprint), delivering wildlife health professional training, conference sponsorship, and information-sharing platforms to support disease investigation and response at the wildlife-livestock interface. The organization has received no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

The Wildlife Disease Association's customer base concentrates heavily with the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which accounts for 13 of 21 total awards and dominates the recent activity stream. The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service and US Geological Survey round out the customer set, collectively representing the remaining 8 awards (81% coverage across top customers). By dollar value, Fish and Wildlife Service awards carry the largest single magnitude — a $20,000 purchase order for wildlife disease conference sponsorship in Fort Collins — while APHIS cooperative agreements fund the organization's training and information-sharing initiatives.

Wildlife Disease Association operates as a prime recipient on cooperative agreements and purchase orders rather than through parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs. Recent named work includes a $20,000 Fish and Wildlife Service purchase order (award date February 2023, completion September 2023) to sponsor a wildlife disease conference; a $20,000 Fish and Wildlife Service purchase order (award date September 2021, completion August 2022) for wildlife disease conference sponsorship; and an APHIS cooperative agreement (award date January 2026, completion September 2026) to train wildlife health professionals in disease investigation and response at the wildlife-livestock interface. An earlier APHIS cooperative agreement (award date January 2023, completion December 2023) focused on increasing information sharing among wildlife health professionals through research dissemination and annual conferences; another (award date September 2021, completion September 2022) served the same mission under APHIS's Wildlife Services Protection of Agriculture initiative. Combined federal funding across all 21 awards totals $70,000 in potential value, though obligated dollars ($285,000) exceed this figure, suggesting rephasing or scope expansion in execution. One award faces completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization's primary capability framing aligns with Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (five awards) and Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (two awards) under NAICS classification.