BLM seeks off-range corrals for wild horses and burros
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is in need of off-range corral space and services to care for and train wild horses and burros removed from Western public rangelands. BLM plans to award contracts for facilities in Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, and Wyoming where animals can be cared for until they are moved to off-range pastures, adopted, sold, or transferred. The BLM intends to award multiple contracts that can accommodate between 150 and 3,500 wild horses for 5 years.
The facilities must be in conformance with requirements identified in the solicitation which can be found on SAM.gov.
Vendors new to working with the federal government must register at SAM.gov to respond to the solicitation. No fee is required to register.
The solicitation, a list of frequently asked questions, and other resources are available at the BLM Funding Opportunities page.
BLM manages wild horses and burros on public lands to ensure healthy herds and healthy rangelands. With virtually no natural predators that can control herd growth, wild horse and burro herds can double in size every four years and quickly overpopulate their habitat if not managed. To protect land and herd health, the BLM periodically removes excess animals from public lands. Off-range corral facilities provide needed capacity to hold these excess animals, while providing veterinary care and preparing them for adoption, sale, or transfer to qualified new homes.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.