RFQ For BSE Sample Collection IDIQ
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Who can apply
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). SBA
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), in cooperation with the Food Safety and Inspection Service, (FSIS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conducts an ongoing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Surveillance program in accordance with the Animal Health Protection Act (7 USC Ch. 109). The ongoing surveillance program requires brain stem samples to be collected from cattle in the targeted populations geographically dispersed across the United States. The targeted population includes cattle 12 months of age or older in any of the following surveillance streams as outlined in the World for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal Health code: clinical suspect, disabled, and fallen stock. Th...