What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe USDA Forest Service, Modoc National Forest seeks information from contractors to provide veterinary services for wild horses and burros held short-term at the Double Devil Wild Horse and Burro Corrals near Alturas, California. The agency requires offerors that can meet response timeframes outlined in the draft Performance Work Statement, including specified one-hour windows, but it will not award a contract directly from this market research notice. Interested firms must submit their responses via email to Kari Hughes at [email protected] by 5:00 PM PST on November 6, 2026, in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Submissions must include a cover page detailing business identifiers and size under NAICS 541940, a capability statement detailing veterinary experience and past performance, and any feedback or questions on the draft documentation within a ten-page limit.
Scope of work
- Veterinary services for animals brought from Federal lands for short-term holding
- Meeting the Government's requirement within the times required in the Performance Work Statement
- Review and feedback, questions, or improvements regarding the draft Performance Work Statement
Minimum qualifications
- Technical capability and actual experience supporting the technical requirements in the PWS for veterinary services
Documents to include with your response
- Cover page with business name, address, representative contact info, business size for NAICS 541940, socio-economic status, and UEI number
- Capabilities introduction including company's actual experience, past performance, and prime/subcontractor reference contract numbers
- Feedback, comments, questions, and/or recommendations on the draft documentation
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit to Kari Hughes in Microsoft Word or .pdf format; responses limited to no more than ten pages excluding a cover page, using Times New Roman 12-point font and one-inch margins on a standard 8.5” x 11” layout.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Veterinary Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Agriculture, NAICS 541940, performed in CA
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS12639526F0453 · NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES; ASF CSF | $49,995 | Apr 26, 2027 |
| MODOC VETERINARY CENTER127EAY26P0027 · EMERGENCY EXAMINATIONS & TREATMENT WITHIN 1 HOUR FROM TIME OF REQUEST. EUTHANASIA OF | $165.0K | Mar 24, 2027 |
| DALTON BIOANALYTICS INC.1232SA26P0833 · MULTI-OMICS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY OF SWINE PLASMA | $33,600 | Dec 23, 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS12639526F0103 · NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK (NAHLN) DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES. PROGRAM TRA | $1.0M | Dec 16, 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS12639526F0102 · NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK (NAHLN) DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES (USDA PROGRA | $500.0K | Dec 16, 2026 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Agriculture, NAICS 541940, since Oct 1, 2024
842 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$5.6M
- 2. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$4.4M
- 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY$3.5M
- 4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS$3.3M
- 5. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$2.8M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.