Dairy Dry Cow, Calf and Heifer Development Nutrition Program Service

The Rutherford County government authority in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is seeking a vendor to provide a comprehensive dairy dry cow, calf, and heifer development nutrition program service. The agency requires this specialized service to ensure optimal nutritional performance and health for its dairy livestock. The selected provider must deliver ongoing nutritional support, quality assurance, and precise feed management. The scope of work requires the provider to deliver nutritional support through a qualified dairy nutritionist who will conduct a minimum of monthly on-farm visits, with additional visits scheduled as needed. The provider must also deliver forage and feed sampling along with analysis recommendations to optimize livestock nutrition. Additionally, the agency requires that all scales used for weighing feed products be inspected and certified by the appropriate State Weights and Measures authority. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States to be eligible for this opportunity. The agency requires the selected vendor to perform the work offsite, except for the required on-farm nutritional visits. Bidders must provide documentation verifying their ingredient quality assurance programs and feed safety protocols upon request. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and cost structure for these services. The solicitation does not specify explicit evaluation criteria or key milestone dates in the initial request. Bidders must submit comprehensive proposals detailing how they will meet the agency's quality, safety, and visitation requirements.