Crackers for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
The Agricultural Marketing Service intends to procure approximately 158,760 pounds of unsalted cracker tops in boxes of 12 to 16 ounces for use in domestic food assistance programs. Bids are due by December 12, 2023 with acceptances to be announced by December 22, 2023. Offerors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements and submit bids through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management system. Evaluation will consider price and supplier ability to meet the specifications and delivery schedule referenced in solicitation number 12-3J14-24-B-0099.
The solicitation includes partial set-asides for small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. NAICS code 311991 and PSC code 8915 apply. Crackers must be delivered between February and March 2024 to locations in California, Idaho, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma and Puerto Rico. The Agricultural Marketing Service commodity specifications and Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements - Domestic Programs provide additional requirements.
12-3J14-24-B-0099 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service
11/30/23, 10:28 AM Corn Totes Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Added: May 21, 2014 12:21 pm USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitationAG-DCPD-S-14-0089 for procurement of Corn Totes 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 May 22, 2014, 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 June 3, 2014. 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-DCPD-S-14-0089 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
5/21/14, 12:21 PM Sources Sought for Co-Brand Agreement for Roll Mix and Sweet Roll Mix
Added: Mar 17, 2011 11:06 am On behalf of the AbilityOne Program, NISH, a designated central nonprofit agency, is pursuing potential partnerships with U.S. commercial manufacturers of Roll Mix and Sweet Roll Mix for the purpose of providing employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. If successful, the result will be a co-brand agreement between the manufacturer and the AbilityOne Program, and its registered brands. The ultimate expectation is that the co-branded product will be placed on the AbilityOne Procurement List (PL).The Roll Mix and Sweet Roll Mix must meet and/or exceed FAR and other Federal Government published standards, Executive Orders and Federal Agency requirements.At a minimum, the following criteria must be met:1. Possession of a nationally known brand name that can be demonstrated to have significant appeal tough evidence of substantial sales. 2. This project represents a potential new addition to the Procurement List (PL). This will be a Co-Branding Opportunity pending Committee approval. The Transylvania Vocational Services (TVS) located in Brevard, North Carolina, will Co-Brand with a nationally recognized supplier of Roll Mix that currently supplies Roll Mix and Sweet Roll Mix to the U.S. Military tough the DLA Prime Vendor Program. TVS will blend the mix according to the Co-Branding Partners proprietary blend or receive the blended mix in super sacks or totes from the Co-Branding Partner. Preference will be given to the Co-Branding Partner that allows TVS to blend mixes in their plant. TVS will then package the mix into 5lb Bag/Box and #10 Cans, label, mark, and unitize the finished product. The estimated annual requirement is approximately 84,000 Cases of Roll Mix and 4,600 Cases of Sweet Roll Mix in a 5lb Bag/Box and 237,000 of Roll Mix & Sweet Roll Mix in a #10 Can. TVS will be responsible for receiving orders from the DLA Prime Vendors who provide food products to the United States Military and ship worldwide. They will be required to provide a high quality product at a competitive price and to provide customer service to DLA Troop Support, the military customer, and the DLA Prime Vendors, for the life cycle of the product.3. This product must meet industry performance specifications and standards for construction, performance, sustainability and reliability.4. The chosen manufacturer must be willing to set a high priority for delivering bulk materials to the non-profit agency in order to assure the agency of on-time deliveries to the federal government customer(s).5. All products must be manufactured and lab tested, certified and customer tested to be effective according to their purpose, have current Material Safety Data sheets if necessary, and meet certifications with corresponding documentation designated by customers.6. A willingness to enter into a multi-year agreement which includes on-going technical and production assistance and the necessary factory trained technical field support while enabling the non-profit agency to meet the criteria of the AbilityOne Program to convert material, fill containers, label, assemble and package the products thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. 7. Commitment to working independently with the AbilityOne to market products to the Government customers under the AbilityOne Program. It is preferred that the chosen manufacturer has a dedicated team for Federal Government sales and marketing.8. Willingness to work with the non-profit agency, NISH) and AbilityOne to ensure that the price to the end-users is a fair and reasonable price.9. Manufacturers' submissions must demonstrate that proposed products meet the various criteria, as well as indicate what functions the nonprofit agency's employees would perform.The deadline for response is April 18, 2011.Responses should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice.Questions should be directed to Rose Tallant at rtallant@nish.org.
CP-03-17-11-01 AbilityOne
3/17/11, 11:06 AM Macaroni & Cheese Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Added: Sep 18, 2012 11:45 am USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation AG-DMCD-S-12-0157 for procurement of Macaroni & Cheese 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 September 18, 2012, 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 nearSeptember 25, 2012. 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-DMCD-S-12-0157 Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office
9/18/12, 11:45 AM Cracker Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - Commodity Procurement Staff - Dairy, Grain & Multifood Branch, intends to issue solicitation 12-3J14-19-B-0244 for procurement of Cracker 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 AMS 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 March 5, 2019, 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 March 19, 2019. 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. AMS's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. The AMS main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Andrea Lang who can be reached by phone at (202) 720-4237 or by email to Andrea.Lang@ams.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food 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. .
12-3J14-19-B-0244 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office
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