Cow Cake - Feed Supplements

The USDA Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory is seeking 45 Net Tons of Cattle Feed Supplements. The supplements must be delivered in two parts: the first delivery needs to be by 12/31/2025 and the second by 03/01/2026. The supplements should be in the form of range cake (3/4 to 7/8 inch diameter range cube) in 50 lb. bags, and in Meal Form (supplements 5 and 6) in 50 lb. papers (NOT PELLETTED). The supplements must meet specific nutritional requirements, including crude protein, TDN, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, cobalt, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E. • The supplements must be equal in protein (isonitrogenous) and energy (isocaloric). • The supplements must be based on a combination of wheat middlings, sunflower meal, feed grade wheat, processed grain byproducts, and grain and plant protein products. • No forage roughage is allowed. • The amounts and kinds of phosphorus (excluding rock phosphate) may vary if phosphorus concentration is maintained. • The amounts and kinds of trace mineral may vary if minimums are maintained.