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R--BLM-CO WILD HORSE & BURRO VETERINARY SERVICE
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This solicitation seeks veterinary services for the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program in Colorado, specifically to conduct Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) testing on 100 to 110 wild horses during the West Douglas Gather. The period of performance runs from July 15, 2026, to August 31, 2026, with all veterinary tasks—including sample collection, handling, and lab testing—required to be completed within two consecutive days. Services must be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, which mandates a 24-hour rapid ELISA test at the Colorado Diagnostic Veterinary Laboratory in Grand Junction, Colorado, and the issuance of Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) for interstate animal transport. Offerors must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Colorado and USDA-accredited to issue health certificates. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price arrangement with no allowance for price adjustments, and payment will be processed within 30 days of delivery through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with partial invoices accepted for completed work. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541940, with a size standard of $10 million, requiring all offerors to be registered with SAM.gov and compliant with Section 889 restrictions. Offers must include a fully completed and signed SF-1449, a detailed technical proposal directly aligned with the PWS—including demonstrated experience in safely handling wild horses—a schedule of prices in Excel format, past performance references, and company data including UEI, address, and point of contact. Submission is by email to cstrickland@ios.doi.gov no later than July 6, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time, with the exact subject line specified. Evaluation will be based on price (50% weight) and a combined 50% weight for technical approach and past performance, with preference given to vendors with field experience in wild horse handling and immediate turnaround capabilities. All contracts incorporate standard FAR clauses including labor standards, equal opportunity, drug-free workplace, electronic payment, and prohibitions on trafficking and confidentiality agreements, and the contract will be awarded to the vendor offering the best value under FAR Part 12 streamlined commercial procedures.
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Agency
Contract Value
$24,865NAICS
Place of Performance
RIO BLANCO , CO, 81648, USASet-Aside
Awardee
Award Issued Date
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
This amendment is to add a Q&A 5 document and updated bid sheet.
This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.6- Streamline Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 07/15/2026-08/31/2026
This is an RFQ for Veterinarian Services in accordance with BLM-CO WILD HORSE & BURRO VETERINARY SERVICE
POC: Contract Specialist Courtni Strickland - cstrickland@ios.doi.gov
Basic Contracting Requirements:
1. Active Registration: www.sam.gov/SAM
2. Compliance with Section 889 clauses.
3. Invoicing and Payment: www.ipp.gov - 30 day prompt pay after delivery. We can accept and pay partial invoices for accepted deliveries.
4. FAR Part 12 - Commercial Items Provisions and Clauses
5. FAR Part 13- Simplified Acquisition Procedures
6. Service Contract Act Wages for Rio Blanco, CO
7. Total Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS 541940; Veterinary Services $10
8. Type of Contract - Firm Fixed Price - no changes in price.
9. Basis of Award: Price and Other Factors
Minimum Requirements for responsive quote:
1. Fully filled in, priced and signed SF1449
2. Filled in Schedule of Prices (Attachment 3 - Excel format)
3. Technical Proposal detailing your capabilities. Your technical proposal must be written to the specific requirements of the Performance Work Statement. Please include enough description/information in order to determine technical acceptability. Vague and generic proposals will most likely be disqualified or graded as "technically not acceptable".
4. Past Performance- contactable references, sub-contracting plan if applicable
Instructions to Offerors:
- Check your SAM registration, this must be active and current at the time of offers due.
- Updates and registrations have been taking longer to process. If you have issues, there is free assistance is available at your local APEX Accelerators - https://www.apexaccelerators.us/#/
- Email with any questions you have, prior to the closing date, with enough time to research an answer and post an amendment.
-Email your signed quote package to: cstrickland@ios.doi.gov, with " 140L1726Q0010 BLM-CO WILD HORSE & BURRO VETERINARY SERVICE" in the subject line, no later than July 10, 2026 1700 MT to include filled in SF-1449.
Provide company information to include: Name, Address, SAM UEI number, and POC Name and email along with the price should be included in the package.
-Offers are due July 10, 2026 no later than 17:00 hrs (5:00 PM) Mountain Time (MT).
Attachments:
ATTACHMENT 1- A04 SOW VET SERVICES
ATTACHMENT 2- A04 BID SHEET VET SERVICES
ATTACHMENT 3- B03 WD # 2015-5439
Primary POC: Contracting Specialist Courtni Strickland cstrickland@ios.doi.gov
Secondary POC: Contracting Officer Chau Nguyen cnguyen@ios.doi.gov
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