87--5-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement for Canine Diet (Carnivore Logs) for the Sevi

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking sources for a five-year blanket purchase agreement to supply a specialized canine diet, known as Carnivore Logs, to support the Mexican Gray Wolf Survival Plan at the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in New Mexico. The diet must be FDA-certified and AZA-approved, composed primarily of horse meat with a precise nutritional profile of 20 to 25 percent protein and 5 percent fat, and must comply with the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan Husbandry Manual and the USFWS Standard Operating Procedures for Pre-release Facility/Husbandry and Operations. All deliveries are required to arrive Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM via refrigerated trailer to the facility at 40 Refuge Road, San Acacia, NM 87831, where government personnel will inspect and accept each shipment. Any non-conforming or damaged deliveries must be replaced at the contractor’s expense. The solicitation is structured as a sources-sought notice with no estimated contract value or pricing details provided, implying this is a pre-award inquiry to identify qualified vendors rather than a formal request for proposals. Evaluation is expected to follow a lowest price technically acceptable approach, with technical compliance serving as the primary gate for award, though no formal evaluation factors, weights, or scoring criteria are explicitly stated. The procurement is managed under NAICS code 311119 by the Department of the Interior through its contracting office in Falls Church, Virginia, with Joni Dutcher as the primary point of contact. While the contract does not specify packaging, marking, invoicing, or payment details, it does require strict adherence to government-furnished operational guidelines and mandates refrigerated transportation with on-site inspection. No formal contract clauses, special requirements beyond product and delivery specifications, or offeror certifications are included in the solicitation, indicating a focused procurement centered exclusively on product conformity and reliable, timely delivery.