Supply and Delivery of Swine

The Office of Procurement Operations is seeking the supply and delivery of swine to Orient Point, New York, under solicitation HSHQPD-15-Q-00012. This requirement is classified under NAICS 424520 for Livestock Merchant Wholesalers and PSC code 88. The solicitation is issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation with an HZC (HUBZone) set-aside. Responses are due by June 5, 2015, and the primary point of contact is Kimberly O'Neill. Two attachments were issued with the notice, including a statement of objectives and an addenda document.

The government intends to award fixed-price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to all vendors capable of meeting the technical requirements. The initial delivery order will be awarded based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation, while future orders will be competed among IDIQ holders based on market conditions and pricing at the time of the order. Pricing must be submitted per animal, inclusive of health papers and inoculations, with a separate price provided for transportation per shipment.

Contractors must supply swine that are preferably sorted by gender, with shipments consisting of either all castrated males or all females to prevent animal stress. While mixed-sex shipments at a 50:50 ratio are tolerable, the government requires that females are not significantly outnumbered by males. Performance details and technical specifications are further detailed in the provided statement of objectives and addenda.