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This Award Notice opportunity was posted on November 30, 2015. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Holstein Cattle, 400-450 pounds each, 18 each

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service is conducting a sole source procurement from Thomas D. Morris, Inc. for eighteen female Holstein cows weighing between 400 and 450 pounds. The animals are intended for use at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Orient, New York, to support a vaccine experiment for the foot-and-mouth disease virus. The procurement includes the provision of transportation and interstate health papers, with a strict requirement that animals be sourced from within a 350 mile radius of the facility to minimize stress and prevent zoonoses. To ensure research integrity and animal health, the vendor must hold USDA certification or AAALAC accreditation, both of which Thomas D. Morris, Inc. possesses. The contract falls under NAICS code 424520, with an anticipated award date of November 30, 2015, and a required delivery date of December 1, 2015. This specific modification serves to correct the facility name to Plum.

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$35,910

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424520 - Livestock Merchant Wholesalers

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USDA, ARS, PLUM ISLAND ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER 40550 ROUTE 25, ORIENT, NY, 11957, USA

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THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CORRECT THE HIGHLIGHTED NAME BELOW: TO SAY: PLUM ALL ELSE REMAINS THE SAME ___________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, located at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), Orient, New York; intends to procure the following as a sole source procurement to the vendor: Thomas D. Morris, Inc., located at 4001 Millender Mill Road in Reisterstown, Maryland 21136. USDA, ARS requires a quantity of eighteen (18) Holstein Cows, 400-4501bs, females, which includes Transportation and Interstate Health papers. North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) is 424520. In order to prevent zoonoses and animal stress the animals cannot be transported from a distance in excess of a 350 mile radius of; 40550 Route 25, Orient, New York. The Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) in Orient, New York is a unique research facility whose mission includes the development of vaccines, performing diagnostic research testing, and implementation of various applied research projects. The cattle being purchased will be used for an experiment to evaluate a vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) strain of serotype C of importance for preparing a potential stock pile vaccine. The vaccine will be tested in the current and approved PD50 cattle study. Animal procurement is a complex operation, necessitating compliance with animal transport regulations, oversight by the (PIADC) Attending Veterinarian to ensure that healthy animals are sourced from approved vendors, and logistical coordination among facility administrative, support, and animals care personnel. As specified by the PIADC Animal Research Branch (ARB), animals may only be purchased from vendors possessing accreditation by Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) or certified by USDA. Thomas D. Morris, Inc. possesses an AAALAC accreditation, and USDA Dealers License # 51-8-0009. Delivery is required on December 1, 2015. Anticipated Award date is Nov. 30, 2015.

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