(SUGAR, BULK, BY THE POUND)
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 15B61722Q00000005_31 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-04. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311314 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com, will end on: 2022-03-08 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Lompoc , CA 93436The DOJ BOP Field Offices- FCC LOMPOC requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: (SUGAR, BULK, BY THE POUND) Sugar, White (Refined), Granulated (fine, extra fine, or superfine) (CID A-A-20135D, Type I, Style A or B), 600, LB;Solicitation and Buy Attachments***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***For this solicitation, DOJ BOP Field Offices- FCC LOMPOC intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison Marketplace. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOJ BOP Field Offices- FCC LOMPOC is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com should proceed to https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction tough Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms "offer" and "offeror" refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms "bid" and "bidder" refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term "proposal" refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms "quotation," "quote," and "quoter" refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer.Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the Included in another line item function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer tough the FedBid Submit a Question feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable.New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.Bid/Offer MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy, unless otherwise indicated.Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable).Award will be based on a best value determination as stated in the attached cover letter.In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Bidder/Offeror/Quoter must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this Buy. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com.For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The Bidder/Offeror/Quoter may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the BOP Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this Buy. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this Buy will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the contractor's expense.For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may result in non-consideration of the Bid/Proposal/Quotation. This information is REQUIRED in order for a seller's Bid/Proposal/Quotation to be evaluated for award. FAR 52.211-6.Deliveries for items awarded from this solicitation must be delivered between April 1, 2022 and April 15, 2022. Deliveries will be accepted Monday- Friday, excluding Federal holidays, between the hours of 8:00am and 1:00pm. 15B61722Q00000005_31 Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc
2/18/22, 11:02 AM FSA/FAS Conference Call Invitation - USDA Additional Actions to Manage the Domestic Sugar Surplus
Added: Jun 18, 2013 2:39 pm You are invited to call in on Thursday, June 20, at 2:00pm ET for questions and answers about USDA's recently announced Additional Actions to Manage the Domestic Sugar Surplus.The Conference Call number is 1-888-858-2144Pass Code: 9832481That announcement can be found at:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/newsReleases?area=newsroom&subject=landing&topic=ner&newstype=newsrel&type=detail&item=nr_20130617_rel_0105.htmlThe actual announcement KCPBS2 Purchase of Bulk Sugar can be found at:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/kcpbs2_announcement.pdfInvitation No. 1 can be found at:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/kcpbs2_invitation_1.pdf KCPBS2-001-CALL Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
6/18/13, 2:39 PM Food Service 3rd quarter quotes FY22
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 15B10722Q00000013 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-05. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311314 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com, will end on: 2022-03-25 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Cumberland, MD 21502The FCI CUMBERLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: Sugar, White (Refined), Granulated (fine, extra fine, or super fine) (CID A-A-20135D, Type I, Style A or B)., 5000, LB;Solicitation and Buy Attachments***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***For this solicitation, FCI CUMBERLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison Marketplace. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. FCI CUMBERLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com should proceed to https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction tough Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms "offer" and "offeror" refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms "bid" and "bidder" refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term "proposal" refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms "quotation," "quote," and "quoter" refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer.Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the Included in another line item function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer tough the FedBid Submit a Question feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable.Bid/Offer MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy, unless otherwise indicated.The Contracting Officer will indicate elsewhere in this Buy as to whether responses will be evaluated for award based either upon (a) price and pricing factors only (Bids/Quotes) or (b) price and other factors (Proposals/Quotes). All Bids/Proposals/Quotations must conform to the listed specifications or the Statement of Work. If award criteria are based upon (b) price and other factors, the Contracting Officer shall clearly indicate the criteria to be applied elsewhere in this Buy.In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Bidder/Offeror/Quoter must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this Buy. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com.For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The Bidder/Offeror/Quoter may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the BOP Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this Buy. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this Buy will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the contractor's expense.For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may result in non-consideration of the Bid/Proposal/Quotation. This information is REQUIRED in order for a seller's Bid/Proposal/Quotation to be evaluated for award. FAR 52.211-6.New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty.Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award.Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). 15B10722Q00000013 Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons
3/14/22, 12:57 PM Use of Sugar in Manufacturing
Added: Mar 13, 2014 1:29 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-14-0001f Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
3/13/14, 1:29 PM Sugar
Added: Jan 09, 2018 11:45 am (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. Simplified acquisition procedures will be followed. (ii) This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (iii) This combined synopsis/solicitation will result in the issuance of an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity firm fixed price economic price adjustment commercial supply contract. See Attachment One for information on the economic price adjustment that applies to this contract. The period of performance is from date of award tough completion or tough January 31, 2023. The estimated effective date of the contract is February 1, 2018. (iv) This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a full and open competition. The NAICS Code is 311314 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. (v) This requirement is for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS), International Services (IS) fruit fly rearing program in Guatemala. (vi) The objective of this procurement is to award a contract for the purchase of sugar as a diet product for the fruit fly rearing program in Guatemala. The selected contractor must be able to provide the entire quantity of sugar indicated in the attached Specifications, Attachment One. (vii) REQUIREMENT: The product must meet all Guatemalan laws and regulations. If a contractor proposing for this effort is located outside Guatemala they must provide proof they can import the product into Guatemala in accordance with Guatemalan laws and regulations. The selected contractor must be able to provide the entire quantity of sugar. (viii) Line Items - 001 - 005. There are five (5) ordering periods, and each ordering period is twelve (12) months in duration. The estimated amount of sugar to be ordered during each ordering period is 975,000 kilograms. The contractor shall provide a firm fixed price per kilogram for the delivered product. The contractor can provide a unit price in another form of measurement as necessary for their finished product, however, it must be similar to the amounts listed in the delivery schedule. The contractor's price shall include a price with value added tax (IVA) and without IVA. (ix) Shipping and delivery is FOB destination; therefore, delivery of the item must be included in the price for the line item as well as all overhead and material costs to deliver the items to the various locations in Guatemala identified in Attachment One. Multiple deliveries will be required in order to complete the work. (ix) It is the Contractor's responsibility to work with the facility personnel to coordinate delivery of the product in accordance with the delivery schedule. (x) SPECIFICATIONS & STATEMENT OF WORK: See Attachment One for the Specifications and Statement of Work. (xi) See Attachment One for the Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses applicable to this solicitation and ensuing contract. (xii) EVALUATION OF QUOTES: The Government will award a contract in accordance with FAR part 13.106-1 and 13.106-2 resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The government will evaluate technical capability of the item offered to meet the agency need and how well the proposed products meet the Government's requirement, as well as price and past performance. (xiii) Quotations are due to the Minneapolis Contracting Office by 9:00 AM Central Time on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Please reference the solicitation number on your documents. Quotes shall be submitted via email to the assigned Contracting Officer Corinne Nygren at Corinne.m.nygren@aphis.usda.gov Ms. Nygren can be reached by phone at (612) 336-3235. (xiv) QUOTES: Quotes should be of sufficient detail to determine their adequacy. If a contractor's quote does not contain all of the items listed below, the quote may be considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given to the contractor's quote, thereby making the contractor ineligible for award. As a minimum, contractors must submit the following to the Contracting Officer to be considered and have a complete quote: 1) Price Quote - a price for line items 001 - 005. This page should also include the vendor's full name, address and DUNS#. 2) The required documentation requested above in section (xii) entitled EVALUATION OF QUOTES, which includes information that addresses the past performance AND technical capability to verify your company's ability to provide the product and services described in the Specifications and Statement of Work in Attachment One. 3) If a contractor from outside the country of Guatemala is proposing on this requirement they must show proof of approval from the Guatemala government they can import sugar to the country. 4) Paragraph (b) of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items if you have completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If you have not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, please complete only paragraphs (c) tough (r) of this provision. The Online Reps and Certs Representations and Certifications can be completed at www.SAM.gov, or you may use the provision in Attachment One. 12639518Q0023 Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Headquarters
1/9/18, 11:45 AM