RFI for Life Cycle Assessment Service - Pre Release

Washington, DCDistrict of Columbia, USADue Thursday, October 15, 2026

Client: Washington, DC
RFP Number: EXTRA-72768
Posted: —
Category: Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
Budget: Looking for Proposals
NAICS: —
Set-aside: —
Contact: —

Description

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The government authority in Washington, DC seeks a life cycle assessment service for grass-fed cattle. The requested scope includes a cradle-to-farm gate study using primary data from enrolled ranches, development of an economic allocation factor from three years of slaughterhouse data, and on-farm emissions/impact analysis using at least three years of historical grazing and farm data. The analysis must comply with ISO 14040/44 and Higg MSI Methodology for submission to the Higg MSI database. The vendor must be a USA Organization only. Proposals are sought, and the RFP is expected to be announced in September 2026.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from EXTRA-72768/New Microsoft PDF Document.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Growing GRASS Project is seeking a skilled life cycle assessment partner to perform an ISO 14040/44 and Higg MSI compliant life cycle assessment of US regenerative beef. The study will be cradle-to-farm gate for grass-fed cattle, using primary data from enrolled ranches, with outputs of emission factors per kg whole animal and per kg hide. Eligibility requires the vendor to be a US organization located onshore.

Issued by: Growing GRASS Project
Expected RFP Release Date: September 1, 2026
Q&A Period: September 1-30, 2026
Closing Date, RFPs due: October 15, 2026
Expected Project Start Date: December 1, 2026
Project End Date: spring 2028; date to be announced in the RFP
Submission details: Reach out to [email protected] to be notified when the RFP is available.
Contract term: From December 1, 2026 through spring 2028
Place of performance: Offsite
Funding: USDA Funded Advancing Markets for Producers Project

Scope of work

On farm emissions/impact using at least three years of historical grazing and other farm data
On farm soil carbon sequestration analysis using historical samples and project samples
Development of an economic allocation factor using three years of slaughterhouse primary data
A Higg MSI Type 2 compliant LCA report with separate sections for emissions/impact and carbon sequestration
Excel workbook with all farm data and calculations for future primary data updates

Minimum qualifications

History of completed projects of similar size and complexity
Expertise in modeling the carbon emissions from animal grazing
Is located in the US / Onshore (USA Organization Only)

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