SAM #127EAX26Q0094

USDA Seeks Perimeter Fence Replacement for Cattle Fever Tick Research Facility

This opportunity from the USDA Forest Service and Agricultural Research Service seeks construction services to replace the perimeter fence at Pasture 7 of the Moore Air Base, supporting the Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory in Edinburg, Texas. - Government Buyer: - USDA Forest Service, Southwest Region, CSA Southwest 7 - USDA Agricultural Research Service, Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory (CFTRL) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments - Products/Services Requested: - Removal of old fence and installation of approximately 3,500 linear feet of new 8-foot game fence - Replacement of gates and installation of new posts - Trenching to bury 24 inches of fence to prevent wildlife intrusion - Technical design and cost proposal for the fence replacement - Compliance with ARS standards and local, state, and federal codes - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Biosecurity: Fence must prevent wildlife from breaching quarantine zones critical for cattle fever tick eradication research - Completion required within 60-90 calendar days after notice to proceed - Small business set-aside under NAICS code 238990 - Contractor must provide technical design, cost proposal, and complete installation per USDA standards

Description

IAW Attachment 1 - Statement of Work, The Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit (LAPRU) includes the Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory (CFTRL), which operates under biosecurity at the USDA Moore Air Base near Edinburg, Texas. This is a satellite facility of the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory (KBUSLIRL) in Kerrville, Texas. Scientific endeavors at the CFTRL deliver technologies that the USDA Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program can integrate to keep the U.S. free of cattle fever ticks in a sustainable manner. This ensures continued prosperity of the U.S. livestock industry. Unique assets at the CFTRL include cattle fever tick colonies, barns for studies with cattle that can be artificially infested with ticks, and pastures providing the ability to conduct studies with infested cattle resembling field conditions. However, modernization of the facilities is required to keep up with the expansion of the research program at the CFTRL that is underway to meet the expectations of the U.S. livestock industry and other stakeholders’ groups. The current perimeter fence around pasture 7 is allowing wildlife onto the facility. This puts the facility at risk of losing our quarantine zones.

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