Sunflower Seed for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Added: Jan 21, 2010 10:42 am USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue a request for quotations, number DPD-SSB3-020 for procurement of Sunflower Seed Butter for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation is expected to be available on or after February 11, 2010. 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 tough 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 February 23, 2010. The contract type will be firm-fixed price. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States, and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. 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. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available in USDA's commodity requirements document available tough the attached document package. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet KCCO's vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. KCCO's main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Betty Kunkel who can be reached by phone at 816-926-3295 or by email at Betty.Kunkel@kcc.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr. DPD-SSB3-020 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
1/21/10, 10:42 AM Implementation of Government Sampling and Testing of Blended/Fortified Commodities Used in International Food Aid Programs
Added: Mar 04, 2011 4:41 pm Implementation of Government Sampling and Testing ofAll Blended/Fortified Commodities Used in International Food Aid ProgramsUSDA is announcing an upcoming change in how its quality assurance will be conducted for the blended/fortified products that it procures for international food aid programs administered by USAID and USDA-FAS. Quality assurance will continue to be conducted pursuant to the FAR Clause 52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies, Fixed-Price, which states the Government has the right to, ". . . test all supplies called for by the contract, to the extent practicable, at all places and times, including the period of manufacture, and in any event before acceptance." In the near future, the Government will begin sampling the blended/fortified products listed below at the contractor's place of production, and samples will be submitted for laboratory testing to ensure compliance with contract specifications.All Purpose Wheat Flour/Bread Flour (WFBF6)Bulgur / Soy-Fortified Bulgur (BWSF13)Cornmeal (CM4)Soy-Fortified Cornmeal (SFCM3)Corn Soy Milk (CSM3)Vegetable Oil Products (VO14)Corn Oil (CO6)Refined Sunflower Seed Oil (SFSO6)Soy-Fortified Sorghum Grits (SFSG13)Wheat Soy Milk (WSM10)The implementation date for this change is contingent upon the Government completing arrangements for these sampling and testing services to be performed. A subsequent FBO Special Notice will be issued to publicize the date Government sampling and testing will commence. In addition, each solicitation will specify where and by whom Government sampling and testing will be performed.Commodity contractors are cautioned that Government sampling and testing is no substitute for a contractor's own quality control. FAR clause 52.246-11, Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement, will continue to be incorporated into all contracts for the procurement of products for international food aid programs. AG-IPD-Notice-11-004 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
3/4/11, 4:41 PM Sunflower Seed for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Added: Oct 27, 2009 1:39 pm USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation DPD-SSB3-119 for procurement of Sunflower Seed Butter for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation may include various small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. Quantities reserved for 8(a) and SDVO firms where only one of those firms meets KCCO qualification requirements will be awarded on a sole source basis tough issuance of a letter RFP issued directly to those companies. The solicitation is expected to be available on or after November 5, 2009, and will be available electronically on USDA's website (http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas) and also tough a link to the aforementioned USDA website in the document package attached to the solicitation notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website. 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 both on USDA's website and announced (linked) tough 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 November 18, 2009. The contract type will be firm-fixed price. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States, and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. 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. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available in USDA's commodity requirements document available tough the attached document package. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet KCCO's vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. KCCO's main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Betty Kunkel who can be reached by phone at 816-926-3295 or by email at Betty.Kunkel@kcc.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr. Once qualification requirements have been met, access to the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system located at: https://pcsd.usda.gov:3077/MDBC1000.EXE?. Submission of the above by any means other than DEBES will be determined nonresponsive. DPD-SSB3-119 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
10/27/09, 1:39 PM Sunflower Seed for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Added: Nov 03, 2011 10:06 am Sunflower Seed Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance ProgramsSolicitation Number: Notice Type:AG-DSSB-S-12-0014 PresolicitationUSDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation AG-DSSB-S-12-0014 for procurement of Sunflower Seed Products for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation may include various small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. Quantities reserved for 8(a) and SDVO firms where only one of those firms meets KCCO qualification requirements will be awarded on a sole source basis tough issuance of a letter RFP issued directly to those companies.The solicitation is expected to be available on or after November 3, 2011, and will be available electronically tough USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and also tough a link to the aforementioned website in the document package attached to the solicitation notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website. 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 tough WBSCM and 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 Nove,ber 15, 2011. The contract type will be firm-fixed price.Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States, and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. 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. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available in USDA's commodity requirements document available tough the attached document package. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet KCCO's vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. KCCO's main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Betty Kunkel who can be reached by phone at 816-926-3295 or by email to Betty.Kunkel@kcc.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr.Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined nonresponsive AG-DSSB-S-12-0014 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
11/3/11, 10:06 AM Sunflower Seed for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Added: Mar 29, 2010 2:47 pm USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation DPD-SSB3-040 for procurement ofSunflower Seed Butter for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation may include various small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. Quantities reserved for 8(a) and SDVO firms where only one of those firms meets KCCO qualification requirements will be awarded on a sole source basis tough issuance of a letter RFP issued directly to those companies. The solicitation is expected to be available on or after April 15, 2010, and will be available electronically on USDA's website (http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas) and also tough a link to the aforementioned USDA website in the document package attached to the solicitation notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website. 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 both on USDA's website and announced (linked) tough 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 April 27, 2010. The contract type will be firm-fixed price. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States, and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. 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. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available in USDA's commodity requirements document available tough the attached document package. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet KCCO's vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. KCCO's main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Betty Kunkel who can be reached by phone at 816-926-3295 or by email at Betty.Kunkel@kcc.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr. Once qualification requirements have been met, access to the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system located at: https://pcsd.usda.gov:3077/MDBC1000.EXE?. Submission of the above by any means other than DEBES will be determined nonresponsive. DPD-SSB3-040 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
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