F--Long Term Holding Facilities- Location (West of the Mississippi river). IGF::OT:

BLM Invitation for Bids, L12PS00589- Wild Horse and Burro Horse Long Term Holding Request For Proposal (RFP) for the following requirement: Wild horses on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service are protected, managed and controlled under the provisions of the Wild and Free Roaming Horses and Burro Act of December 15, 1971, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1331 1340). As resource conditions and other factors warrant, excess wild horses are removed from the public lands and placed in private maintenance through the Adopt A Horse Program. Horses that have not been adopted because of age or other factors are being cared for on private land. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain one or more long-term pastures (LTP) facilities located in the continental United States west of the Mississippi. The objective for each LTP facility is to pasture a minimum of 800 up to a maximum of 2000 wild horses/burros. The intent is to provide a pasture (grassland) setting for these animals while they are cared for on private land. During the first years of this contract the majority of the horses may be younger and older adoptable animals that will be shipped and received on a year-round basis. It is the intent of the BLM that the number of animals at the facility will decline during the period of this contract. Based on this Request for Proposal (RFP), the BLM anticipates the award of one or more contracts. Each facility considered for contract award must have the capacity to maintain a minimum of 800 to a maximum of 2000 wild horses/burros throughout each year of the 5 to 10 year contract period. The offered properties must be located in the continental United States. Each contract shall be for one (1) base year, plus four (4) option years and up to ten (10) for offerors providing ten years of pricing. Upon contract award: The BLM will begin shipping animals to the facility only after the offered property meets the minimum requirements outlined in the contract specifications together with any mitigation or additional requirements identified in the BLMs EA Shipment of animals to the facility is anticipated to occur within 120-150 calendar days from the date of award. The contractor shall provide all necessary land, facilities, personnel and supplies to perform the following general tasks- Provide land, forage, shelter, salt, minerals, water and fences necessary to properly care for and maintain a minimum of 800 up to a maximum of 2000 wild horses. The animals are to be grazed in grassland pastures that are capable of producing sufficient standing forage. The pastures must have sufficient rock and soil type to maintain proper hoof size and shape without trimming. The pastures shall be capable of producing sufficient standing forage (12 animal unit months of forage per animal) to provide for most of the nutritional requirements of the animals on a yearlong basis. The contractor must also provide supplemental feed as necessary to maintain the horses in good condition (i.e. during periods of drought, deep snow, ice storms, fire, during times when the forage is depleted of protein content or when other circumstances warrant. Provide corrals and adequate facilities to load and unload wild horses on an as needed basis. Unload, sort and segregate animals upon their arrival, in the event that additional horses are transported to the facility. Gather and move horses from pasture to pasture as needed, supervise their health and welfare, and maintain the facilities in a safe condition. Provide weekly monitoring of the animals to assess their health and determine death loss. Each contract shall be for one (1) base year, plus four (4) option years. The facilities must be prepared for the conduct of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and an inspection for specification compliance, to be performed by the BLM upon contract award. The facilities must be located in the Continental United States. This is not intended to be a complete list of the specifications. The full requirement will be posted in solicitation L12PS00589, which will ONLY be available at http://www.fedconnect.net on or about May 31, 2012. This requirement is 100% set aside for small businesses under NAICS 115210. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided. Vendors must be registered at http://www.ccr.gov to be considered for award. Size standard is $7 Million. Bids are due August 1, 2012 by 3:00 P.M. Denver Local Time. Send bids by U.S. Mail to: Department of the Interior; BLM, OC-662; Attention: Danny Lavergne; BLDG 50, DFC, PO Box 25047; Denver, CO 80225-0047. By express or hand delivery: Department of the Interior; BLM, OC-662; Attention: Danny Lavergne; Mail Room, Entrance S-2; BLDG 50, Denver Federal Center; Denver, CO 80225. Facsimile Bids will not be accepted. Award will be made to the offeror(s) providing the best value to the Government. The anticipated award date is August 31, 2012 for a Firm Fixed Unit Price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract.