Blanket Purchase Agreement for Hill's Science Diet Dog Food
Added: Mar 17, 2011 9:17 am
This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation ; proposals are being required and a written solicitation will be issued. Solicitation number HSSS01-11-Q-0003 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Government intends to award a competitive commercial fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the US Secret Service. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-48. The NAICS code is 31111 -dog and cat food manufacturers. The requirement is to provide various types of Hill's Science Diet dog food. Award will be made on a lowest price techincally acceptable basis and the period of performance will be one year from award, plus four (4) one year option periods.Potential offerors are hereby notified that solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will be available by downloading the documents at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. This office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a proposal, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither the requester nor the principle corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred or otherwise ineligible to receive any contract from any Federal Agency.Questions shall be provided in writing via email to contract specialist Neil Clark Lanzendorf at Neil.Lanzendorf@associates.usss.dhs.gov NO LATER THAN MARCH 24, 2011 at 5:00 PM (EST). All offerors shall view the attached solicitation for instructions on submitting a proposal. The deadline for receipt of proposals is THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 by 5:00 PM (EST) and sent via email to Neil.Lanzendorf@associates.usss.dhs.gov. Hard Copy or faxed proposals shall not be accepted. Inquiries shall be emailed to Neil Clark Lanzendorf at Neil.Lanzendorf@associates.usss.dhs.govPlease see attachments for more details concerning this requirement.
HSSS01-11-Q-0003 Department of Homeland Security US Secret Service
3/17/11, 9:17 AM Use of Sugar in Manufacturing
Added: Mar 13, 2014 1:22 pm
The United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking information from biofuel and other nonfood producers to determine industry interest and capability in utilizing sugar in their manufacturing processes and also seeks information from sugar processors and other interested participants.This RFI serves only as the market research tool to survey and obtain information from sugar processors, biofuel producers, other nonfood producers, and any other interested participants. All information gathered in this response will be used solely for planning purposes.Please provide responses to the following questions (categorized by general contact information, sugar processors, buyers of sugar, storage and miscellaneous) that pertain to you. These responses are requested by April 4, 2014, by regular mail, express mail, facsimile or email:General Contact Information:1. Company name and address2. Point of contact (name, title, telephone and email)3. Participant type: sugar processor, biofuel producer, other nonfood use producer, or other interested participantSugar Processors:4. What challenges or issues, if any, have you encountered in coordinating with buyers loading out of your facility?5. What challenges, if any, are you encountering or will you encounter in terms of Crop Year 2013 sugar?Buyers of Sugar (Biofuel or other Nonfood Use Producers):6. Where are your operations located (city/state)?7. Is your plant (buyers of sugar) equipped to utilize sugar in your manufacturing process?8. How common is the capability of biofuel producers to provide their own means of transportation? If they have the capability, do they typically receive sugar in bulk by truck and/or rail at their facility? How many trucks and/or rail cars can you handle per day?9. Which type of sugar (sugar beet, sugar cane, in-process) would your operation be able to utilize?10. If sugar is sold for yeast production, do you consider the yeast a non-food product? Please explain.11. What other type of end products should be considered "restricted use" (not for human consumption) for sugar sales?12. How much sugar (in pounds) can you utilize in a day/week in your operations?13. How would you utilize sugar for non-human consumption, specifically, what type of finished material or product would you produce?14. What is your normal conversion ratio (how many pounds sugar utilized to produce a pound of nonfood product, including biofuel)?Storage:15. Please explain the challenges with buying product "instore", specifically, any storage, loadout, or transportation issues you have encountered? Would you prefer that parties strictly agree to the terms of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Sugar Storage Agreement (SSA) and that the sugar processor and buyer be protected by the SSA, Form CCC-28, Part 2.D.(1) and (2) (please see http://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/efcommon/eFileServices/eForms/CCC28.PDF), or do you prefer that the USDA/FSA not intervene and allow parties to resolve issues between themselves after CCC has transferred title?16. Do you have any storage capability/capacity for sugar at your biofuel/nonfood operations?17. If you do not have sugar storage capability at your operations, then how would you plan to receive sugar at your facility?Miscellaneous:18. How should CCC value sugar for the following actions:a. Procuring sugar under the Cost Reduction Option (CRO) or Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP)?b. Selling sugar from CCC inventory?19. How could our invitations be structured to encourage more interest, i.e., size of lots offered, etc.?20. Do you have any other recommendations in terms of pertinent information that should be included in our solicitations to help you formulate your offers?Please submit responses to the following:By Regular Mail:USDA-FSA-DACO-KCCOBeacon Facility - Mailstop 8698PO Box 419205Kansas City, MO 64141-6205By Express Mail:Hand delivered: Kansas City Commodity OfficeUSDA-CCC-FSA - Mailstop 86986501 Beacon DriveKansas City, MO 64133-4676By Facsimile:816-926-6795By Email:anne.pryor@wdc.usda.govThis is not a formal solicitation, but rather a request for interested parties to provide information and provides no guarantee of any future offer by the CCC to sell sugar. Please see the following link to access recent sugar sales activity under the FFP:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-saAn additional point of contact for this activity is:Martha MitchellCCC Contracting OfficerEmail: martha.mitchell@kcc.usda.govTelephone: 816-926-3816FSA appreciates your interest in providing information that will allow us to proceed with any future sales activity in the most efficient manner. Thank you in advance for your efforts.
AG-KCCO-RFI-14-0001c Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
3/13/14, 1:22 PM Blanket Purchase Agreement for Hills Science Diet Dog Food
Added: Feb 02, 2016 3:10 pm
This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being required and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number HSSS01-16-R-0013 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The United States Secret Service (USSS) intends to issue a commercial Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), as a result of this RFP. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-48. The NAICS code is 311111 - dog and cat food manufacturers. The requirement is to provide various types of Hill's Science Diet dog food, as described in the attachments provided as part of this solicitation. This is a brand name only requirement for Hill's Pet Nutrition brand dog food, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Only proposals providing Hill's Pet Nutrition brand dog food will be considered. Award will be made on a lowest-price technically acceptable basis. This requirement is set aside for small businesses only. The period of performance will be from the date of award through the Government fiscal year (FY) 16, as well as four (4) one year option periods thereafter.Offerors are hereby notified that this solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will be available by downloading the documents at the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. This office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a proposal, the offeror will be self-certifying that neither the requester, nor the principle corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred or otherwise ineligible to receive any contract from any Federal agency.Questions shall be provided via email to contract specialist Steven Schumacher at Steven.Schumacher@usss.dhs.gov NO LATER THAN February 9, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET.Any questions received in response to this RFP by the deadline stated above will be answered by the USSS and provided via a modification to the solicitation and posted on www.fbo.gov.All proposals must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist via email at Steven.Schumacher@usss.dhs.gov NO LATER THAN February 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET. Hard copy or faxed proposals will not be accepted.ATTACHMENTS:Attachment 1 - Instructions to OfferorsAttachment 2 - Dog Food Price ListAttachment 3 - ClausesAttachment 4 - Brand Name JustificationAttachment 5 - Past Performance Questionnaire
HSSS01-16-R-0013 Department of Homeland Security US Secret Service
2/2/16, 3:10 PM