Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (CFTEP) employees monitor the southern border of Texas, capturing stray livestock and maintaining a permanent quarantine zone (PQZ)... USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (CFTEP) employees monitor the southern border of Texas, capturing stray livestock and maintaining a permanent quarantine zone (PQZ) for control of the cattle fever tick from Mexico. Employees routinely transport livestock to holding pens for diagnostic testing, owner contact, and transportation to auction markets if needed. The PQZ encompasses seven county offices and over 600 miles along the southern border of Texas. CFTEP plan to award one Firm-Fixed Purchase Order. Variance is allowed if the bidder can show that the deviations from the specifications are as good as, or better than the specifications that follow.