Contracts for Live animals
(FY 2008)

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Summary


Fiscal Year: 2008 3Q * Partial year help link
Total dollars: $22,286,711
Total number of contractors: 159
Total number of transactions: 1,820
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Extent of Competition Competition categories help link

Pie chart: in table form below
Available for everyone for competition$8,015,606
Everyone could compete, but only one bid or offer was recieved$6,433,065
Competition within a limited pool$3,872,872
Actions necessary to continue existing competitive contracts for continuity (until the next one could be competed)$0
Available only for groups such as disabled persons, prisoners, and regulated utilities$249,614
Not competed for an allowable reason$3,581,332
Not identified, soon to be addressed$134,222

Top 5 Known Congressional Districts where Work is Performed Known congressional district help link

Maryland 6 (Roscoe G. Bartlett)$5,957,293
Maryland 8 (Chris Van Hollen)$3,598,330
Massachusetts 6 (John F. Tierney)$2,453,182
New York (unknown districts)$2,228,820
Texas 20 (Charles A. Gonzalez)$1,639,954

Top 5 Products or Services Sold

Live Animals, Not Raised for Food$21,939,829
Live Animals, Raised for Food$346,881

Top 5 Contracting Agencies Purchasing from Contractor(s)

National Institutes of Health$16,112,958
Transportation Security Administration$1,584,738
U.S. Customs Service$1,509,150
VETERANS AFFAIRS, Department of$965,900
ARMY, Department of the (except Corps of Engineers Civil Program Financing)$502,037

Top 10 Contractors

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$9,397,069
BIOQUAL INC$3,072,495
TACONIC FARMS, INC.$2,301,306
VOHNE LICHE KENNELS INC$1,760,772
HARLAN SPRAGUE DAWLEY, INC.$1,561,651
AVISTA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LP.$315,698
THE JACKSON LABORATORY$300,731
K9 INSTINCTS, INC$290,600
VON DER HOLLENBURG GERMAN SHEPHERDS LLC$276,973
TRIPLE F FARMS INC$235,786

Trend

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2000$6,801,268
2001$4,812,753
2002$6,800,768
2003$3,792,310
2004$11,321,582
2005$14,457,125
2006$17,971,803
2007$26,541,866
2008 3Q * Partial year help link$22,286,711
*Note: FY 2008 only includes data up to second and part of third quarter.


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