Specifications include, but are not limited to: Watauga County is seeking proposals from qualified individuals or organizations to manage and operate a new slaughter plant that will be built and owned by the county, tobe leased to a third party operator to manage. The slaughter plant is to be used forslaughter of cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats under USDA inspection, for furtherprocessing offsite. The ideal candidate will have experience and expertise in processingmeat under USDA inspection, will have been operating in meat processing and production for at least two years prior, and demonstrate capability to produce the following outcomes:●Ensure small and local farmers always have opportunity to use the services● Have capacity to process up to 100 beef equivalent per week offsite●Be familiar with compliance to USDA regulatory standards for commercial meat production
