SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Development of a Risk Management Program for Pasture/Rangeland and Forage for USDA Risk Management Agency
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service GovWorks (Franchise) 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- RP33613A
- Archive Date
- 1/25/2005
- Point of Contact
- Richard P. Bolick Contract Specialist 7037871395 richard.bolick@mms.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Department of Interior, through its Franchise Fund activity GovWorks, will manage the following procurement action on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA). GovWorks intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about February 10, 2004 utilizing a Statement of Objectives (SOO) that will describe the basic, top-level objectives for developing a risk management program for pasture/rangeland and forage. This approach will provide potential offerors the flexibility to develop cost effective and innovative solutions that meet RMA's goals and objectives for the program. RMA's goal is to obtain proposals which: (1) provide improvements to existing crop insurance programs specific to pasture, rangeland and forage; and/or (2) research and development of new, and potentially innovative crop insurance programs for pasture/rangeland, forage and hay that is used for cattle. RMA has had limited experience and success in developing insurance products for the wide array of forages and hay that are used by livestock. Typically, livestock producers do not keep adequate production records required for APH-type insurance products. RMA wants to identify and target these markets to pursue development of viable risk management products. Currently, RMA provides coverage for rangeland under the Group Risk Plan (GRP) Rangeland Crop Insurance Pilot program in a limited number of Montana Counties. There is also an APH Forage program for alfalfa hay. RMA is considering the development of a new pilot Pasture and Rangeland crop insurance program based on the use of a plant growth model. RMA is aware that many producers of forage crops are not able to insure these crops under the existing (APH) Forage Production or GRP Forage Production Crop Insurance Programs. Therefore, RMA is seeking improvements to existing crop insurance programs and development of new and innovative approaches for providing improved forage coverage and risk management protection. Offerors may submit multiple proposals, offering different solutions, and more than one contract may be awarded. More program details and proposal requirements will be provided in the pending RFP, including details on a planned Bidders' Conference to be hosted by RMA in Kansas City, MO in early March.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00510148-W 20040128/040126212130 (fbodaily.com)
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