Texas DIR/ESBD #IW268478

TDCJ purchase and auction sourcing of registered breeding bulls

TDCJ is seeking registered breeding bulls for its Agribusiness program through direct purchase or auction. - Government buyer: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), including its Contracts and Procurement office, Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Logistics Department, Support Services Branch, and Agribusiness program. - Requested livestock: The release specifies 100 virgin, purebred Angus, Hereford, Brahman, Red Angus, Brangus, or Charolais bulls under stock number 040-10; a related auction notice lists the same six breeds without setting a separate quantity. Bulls must fall within the specified birth-eligibility window and be actively registered with the applicable breed association. - Breed registries named: American Angus Association, American Brahman Breeders Association (also called the Brahman Breeders Association), American Hereford Association, American Red Angus Association, International Brangus Breeders Association, and American Charolais Association (also written as America Charolais Association). These are registration organizations, not identified livestock suppliers. No commercial seller or OEM is named. - Health and breeding requirements: Provide negative brucellosis test results or certified-free-herd documentation; meet Texas Animal Health Commission requirements for tuberculosis and trichomoniasis; and pass a licensed veterinarian’s breeding soundness examination. Testing and examination must be within 30 days of delivery. Each shipment must include a health certificate and examination documentation, and bulls must meet the satisfactory-potential-breeder standard. - Identification and registration: Each bull requires individual identification and active breed registration. The seller is responsible for transferring registration to TDCJ and paying transfer fees. - Auction information: Catalogs must identify bulls by lot number and include expected progeny differences (EPDs) for birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, total maternal, and maternal milk. TDCJ requires pre-auction visual inspection and post-delivery breeding-soundness evaluation; a bull that fails the post-delivery evaluation requires a full purchase-price refund. - Delivery and seller costs: Delivery is at the seller’s expense to the TDCJ-designated Agribusiness location, identified in the materials as the Ferguson Unit near Midway or the Huntsville area. The seller is also responsible for beef check-off, registration-transfer, and other sale-related fees. - Estimated value: Approximately $49,999 for the stated 100-bull purchase.

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is seeking bids to establish a purchase order for 100 breeding bulls. The bulls must be specified breeds, virgin and purebred, born between September 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025, and registered with the applicable breed association. The solicitation includes requirements for identification, veterinary and health testing, registration transfer, and delivery to the TDCJ Ferguson Unit. The estimated value is $49,999.

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