SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Sources Sought Notice is Issued to Determine Availability, Compatibility, and Cost of Yoshon Flour for Use in USDA’s Domestic Programs
- Notice Date
- 1/11/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311211
— Flour Milling
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office, P.O. Box 419205, Mail Stop 8698, Kansas City, Missouri, 64141-6205
- ZIP Code
- 64141-6205
- Solicitation Number
- KCCO-DPD-10-0001
- Point of Contact
- Jenny Barreto, Phone: 816-823-1145, Roy R Boyd, Phone: (816) 926-2612
- E-Mail Address
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jenny.barreto@kcc.usda.gov, roy.boyd@kcc.usda.gov
(jenny.barreto@kcc.usda.gov, roy.boyd@kcc.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), Domestic Procurement Division, 6501 Beacon Drive, Stop 8718, Kansas City, MO 64133, is seeking qualified companies to produce and/or provide Yoshon Flour packaged in 50lb. and/or 100lb. bags and/or bulk. Refer to the specifications indicated below: The “Kosher” requirement for the Yoshon flour specifications are as follows: offerors shall certify that their manufacturing plant is capable of meeting applicable dietary (Kosher) laws as established by the “613 Council of Kashruth” and certification by BJENY. Manufacturing plants shall be certified for compliance with the aforementioned requirement by contacting the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York (BJENY) at 646-472-5365. A rabbinic supervisor will be sent to certify compliance of the manufacturing plant with the dietary (kosher) laws. Yoshon Flour Specification Ingredient Listing: Bleached Wheat Flour, Enzyme, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid Microingredient Requirement: Microingredients must meet the Yoshon and Kosher requirements as established by the “613 Council of Rabbis”. Product Description: Prepared in the grinding and bolting of cleaned hard wheat. The product is produced in accordance with good manufacturing practices and all applicable FDA regulations as amended Shelf Life: 90 days at recommended storage conditions and good sanitary practices. Storage conditions: 70 degrees F, 70% Relative Humidity Kosher Certification: Approval of 613 Council of Rabbis. Moisture 14.3% Maximum Ash 0.55% +/- 0.03% Protein 12.3% +/- 0.30% Falling Number 260 +/- 30 sec *Moisture Basis/Nitrogen Factor: 14.0% MB/n x 5.7 Indicated Ash content is based on average year environmental conditions and straight grade extraction levels. The actual ash content may vary from year to year based on the mineral content of the endosperm. Targeted functionality will remain the same from crop year to crop year. Yoshon Certificate Requirement: Offerors shall certify that their manufacturing plant is capable of meeting applicable dietary (kosher) laws” and provide a Yoshon Certificate for bulk flour which has been certified as “Yoshon” by a rabbinic certifying agency which meets the guidelines of the “613 Council of Rabbis”. Truck Certification Requirement: All bulk flour which has been certified as “yoshon” by a rabbinic certifying agency which meets the guidelines of the “613 Council of Rabbis,” must be transported under the following conditions: The bulk transporting containers as well as the mills outbound flour conveyance system must be kosherized in the presence of a supervising Rabbi who is acceptable to the “613 Council of Rabbis.” Once the containers are filled with the flour, they must be sealed with the imprimatur of the supervising rabbi and remain intact until it reaches the respective baker. Definition of Yoshon – winter crop “In order to determine if a grain is yoshon or chodosh, it is necessary to know when the plants have taken root. If it took root before the 16th of the Hebrew month of Nissan, it is from the old crop and it is yoshon. If it took root on or after the 16th of the Hebrew month of Nissan, it is from the new crop and it is chodosh. Other crops are planted in the fall, lie dormant during the winter, finish growing in the spring and summer, and are harvested in the summer. These are known as winter crops. Since they are planted in the fall, they take root well before the 16th of Nissan and all winter crop is always yoshon by the time it is harvested. In the United States, spring crops are usually planted so late that the development of the plant roots does not take place until after the 16th of the Hebrew month of Nissan. Therefore, spring crops are almost always chodosh at the time of the summer harvest and are not permissible for consumption until after the following Passover (15th of the month of Nissan). Therefore, the only way to provide for strict adherence to the Biblical precept of yoshon, it is necessary to either use winter wheat or store spring wheat until after the following Passover.” – Joel S. Beritz, Vice President, Gruss Life Monument Funds This notice will serve as market research to obtain information about this commercial item. This notice is not a formal solicitation but a request for interested parties to provide product information. Specific information from interested suppliers is required for KCCO to initiate this procurement. Please provide the following information: 1) product brand name; 2) your interest in this procurement; 3) capacity capabilities; 4) pack size(s); 5) ingredients composition; 6) nutritional information; 7) cost/price; 8) shelf life; and 9) any other issues or concerns. Written responses and questions shall be emailed to the attention of Jenny Barreto at jenny.barreto@kcc.usda.gov. These responses must be received no later than 10 days after publication of this notice.
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