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Install High-Game Fencing, Cameron County, TX
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Location:USA
Category:Works
Status:Awarded
Sectors:Civil Engineering
Languages:English
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Objectives: The project aims to construct high-game fencing in Cameron County, Texas, as part of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program by APHIS. The objective is to prevent wildlife, particularly tick host species like white-tailed deer and nilgai antelope, from entering tick-free areas by erecting approximately 20 miles of 8-foot-tall fencing in certain areas. This is intended to mitigate the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can negatively impact the cattle industry by causing bovine babesiosis, and to control the infestation in local ranches.
Eligibility criteria: The tender is set aside exclusively for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Eligible businesses must adhere to specified construction standards and labor requirements, reflecting the NAICS code 238990, with a ...
Description
Notice ID 12639525R0007
Install High-Game Fencing, Cameron County, TX
Contract Opportunity
Notice ID:
JR1146890Related Notice:
Department/Ind. Agency:
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier:
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
Office:
MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MNGeneral Information:
- Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: Feb 11, 2025 09:07 am EST
- Original Response Date:
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Apr 15, 2025
- Initiative:
- None
Classification:
- Original Set Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
- Product Service Code: Y1PZ - CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER NON-BUILDING FACILITIES
- NAICS Code:
- 238990 - All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Place of Performance:
Los Fresnos , TX 78566USA
Description:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), intends to issue a request for proposals to provide and install high game fencing in Cameron County, Texas.
Background: APHIS’s Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (CFTEP) is charged with controlling the spread of Cattle Fever Ticks (CFT) that can infect cattle with bovine babesiosis. This infection can lead to a negative impact on the cattle business and result in an infestation of local ranches. CFT are not exclusive to cattle. These ticks have also found suitable hosts on white-tailed deer and several exotic ungulates, including nilgai antelope.
CFTEP seeks construction of approximately 20 miles of 8-foot high-game fencing on private and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge property located in rural areas of Cameron County, Texas. Fence will be installed in targeted areas to prevent access of CFT host wildlife in tick-free areas. The fence will not obstruct public or private access roads or driveways, nor will it be installed through township areas or across water resources, such as streams and arroyos. These fence portions may connect with other existing game fence or cattle fencing already in place, creating miles of contiguous fencing across a wildlife corridor within the county. This additional fencing will decrease whitetail deer and nilgai antelope movement in several locations or contain cattle on systematic treatment for CFT outside of the Permanent Quarantine Zone.
This project will be set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business firms only. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS code is 238990, with a small business size standard of $19 million. The solicitation and all other documents related to this procurement will be available on SAM on or around Feb 25, 2025.
It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for the solicitation and amendments, if any. Questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Jim Roloff, contracting officer, at james.g.roloff@usda.gov.
