SOLICITATION NOTICE
89 -- Request for Proposals-Corn Soy Blend and Corn Soy Blend Plus
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- AG-INTP-S-11-9980
- Point of Contact
- Robert Buxton, Phone: 926-6774, Dan Webber, Phone: 816-926-2847
- E-Mail Address
-
robert.buxton@kcc.usda.gov, dan.webber@kcc.usda.gov
(robert.buxton@kcc.usda.gov, dan.webber@kcc.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- USDA, Farm Service Agency, Commodity Operations, Kansas City Commodity Office, International Procurement Division intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the procurement of noncommercial corn products for use in various international food assistance programs. The products include corn Soy Blend and Corn Soy Blend Plus. The RFP will be available online through the Governmentwide point of entry for Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps), www.fbo.gov. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities website (http://www.fbo.gov). Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers will be on or near May 2, 2011. The RFP will seek responsible offers to supply and deliver large quantities of corn products to various locations in the continental United States. As delivery schedules and exact quantities are not yet known, award will be made on and indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity basis. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(a), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States. A product shall not be considered to be a product of the United States if it contains any ingredient that is not produced in the United States if that ingredient is (1) produced in the United States; and (2) commercially available in the United States at fair and reasonable prices. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, as addressed by FAR clause 52.225-5. Agricultural commodities and their products are exempt from 52.225-5. The amount and frequency of commodity procured is dependent upon the needs of the program administering agencies, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The solicitation will comply with the policies and procedures governing competitive negotiated acquisitions prescribed in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Responsible offerors are required to submit proposals that adequately address all technical and price evaluation factors contained in RFP. Award will be made to contractors demonstrating the best value to the Government based on the evaluation factors stated in the solicitation. The Government intends to award multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts. The contract period will consist of a base period of twelve months, and the potential for four, one-year option periods, if exercised at the Government's discretion. Corn products fortified/enriched to meet statutory requirements for international food aid programs are classified as noncommercial items. Detailed commodity and packaging requirements for Corn soy Blend and Corn Soy Blend Plus will be published with the solicitation.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSA/KCCO/AG-INTP-S-11-9980/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02401914-W 20110318/110316234256-7d91123576082c510e50595bd64661c5 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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