Deer Carcass Processing Illinois — Meat, Poultry, and Fish

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE · MRPBS MINNEAPOLIS MN is soliciting Deer Carcass Processing Illinois — Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Solicitation number 12639527Q0002. Classified under NAICS 311612 — Meat Processed from Carcasses. Product/service code 8905 — MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH. Place of performance: IL, USA. Responses are due by 16 October 2026 18:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12639526Q0304 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) located in Illinois. APHIS-WS requires a meat processing facility to process white-tailed deer carcasses in the State of Illinois. The processing facility or facilities shall be permitted and approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR) to process wild white-tailed deer meat. In addition, the processing facility or facilities shall be licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture as a Type II or higher facility authorizing the procession of wild, white-tailed deer meat. This acquisition  is set-aside for small business concerns.  The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 311612  The small business size standard is 1000  This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.  All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Solicitation 0001 was added to incorporate answers to questions, and to incorporate corrections to an administrative error in the PWS. The changes to the PWS are found in paragraph 3.0, and the old language is lined through and colored in red followed by the updated language.