12-3J14-23-B-0085.pdf

Information Description: 12-3J14-23-B-0085 Bid invitation number: 2000008932 Purchasing Group: AMS-Livestock

United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. - Room 3522

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 3522-S, STOP 0239

Washington, DC 20036

SOLICITATION

Domestic Commodity Invitation

Bid invitation Overview Bid Timezone: Central Time Start Date: 11/17/2022 13:00:00 Offer Due Date : 11/25/2022 13:00:00

Opening date: 11/25/2022 13:00:00

Invitation Type : Definite Delivery

Additional requested information:

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CATFISH PRODUCTS, SOLICITATION 12-3J14-22-B-0085 WBSCM NO: 2000008932

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell Catfish Products pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for use in the domestic food distribution programs. Bids are due by 1pm CT on November 25, 2022. Acceptances will be announced by 5pm CT on December 1, 2022. Deliveries are to be made between January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2023.

This solicitation is a one hundred percent (100%) Small Business Set Aside for Material 100201 Catfish Strips and Material 110390 Catfish Flts - See FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Small Business Set-Aside.

NAICS Code 311611 Business size 1000 employees or less apply to this requirement.

This solicitation may show multiple stops on some line items; however, the number of stops will be limited to a maximum of three. To determine the number of destinations, review the "Tendering Text" for the lot, which will indicate the city and state for each stop. Bidders may submit different prices for each stop. However, a price is required on all line items within the lot. For offshore destinations (Puerto Rico, Hawaii, etc.), offerors have the option to choose to enter their bids direct to the offshore destination or to the port. Purchases will be made on an f.o.b. destination basis to cities on this solicitation. Destination quantities listed are estimates and subject to adjustment based on offerings, changes in recipient needs, market conditions, and program operations.

All prime vendors are reminded that they are prohibited from subcontracting with companies or individuals that have been suspended or debarred.

Offers must be submitted electronically via the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM). Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be deemed nonresponsive. Offerors must be active in WBSCM and have the required bidder roles in order to submit offers under this solicitation. Once connected, follow the online procedures.

Offerors are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonably expect to produce and deliver.

Inquiries about the Master Solicitation dated March 1, 2022, the Commodity Requirements Document for Catfish Products Supplement 511 to AMS Master Solicitation dated July 2022; or this Solicitation should be directed to the Contracting Officer; USDA, AMS, Commodity Procurement Program, Proteins, Grains, and Oilseeds Procurement Division; 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. S-0239; Washington, D.C. 20250-0239. Telephone: (202) 720-4517.

"The USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) To file a complaint of

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Page 2 / 4 discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users)."

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or

(800) 845-6136 (in Spanish).

Persons with disabilities who wish to file a program complaint, please see information above on how to contact us by mail directly or by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)please contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

See attached documents:

1 . AMS Master Solicitation Dated March 2022

2 . Supplement 511 Catfish Products July 2022

3 . GS1 certification question

Attributes :

OFFEROR CERTIFIES THAT THE OFFER IS MADE SUBJECT TO THE MASTER SOLICITATION;

COMMODITY SUPPLEMENT AND/OR SPECIFICATION(S); THIS SOLICITATION; THE AGRICULTURE

ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (AGAR) AND THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (FAR).

Timely performance: Offeror and any subcontractor have completed required performance of any USDA contract prior to this bid opening.

Permitted values: - Have been delivered

- Have not been delivered

- Have not been delivered, but the Offeror has notified the Contracting Officer

- There are no existing contracts/purchase orders

OFFEROR REQUESTS HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE. APPLIES

ONLY TO FIRMS CERTIFIED IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION#S HUBZONE PROGRAM

(FAR SUBPART 19.13).MUST BE THE MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER OF THE PRODUCT TO RECEIVE

A PRICE PREFERENCE

Furnish name, title, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address of person submitting this bid (must be an officer of the company or a person authorized to execute contracts/purchase orders on behalf of the bidder).

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IS THE OFFEROR AN ENTITY THAT HAS FILED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IN ONE OF THE

FIFTY STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OR THE VARIOUS TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED

STATES? YOU MUST ANSWER THE NEXT 3 QUESTIONS IF THE ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION IS

YES.

HAS THE OFFEROR BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY CRIMINAL VIOLATION UNDER FEDERAL OR

STATE LAW IN THE 24 MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF OFFER?

HAS THE OFFEROR HAD ANY OFFICER OR AGENT OF OFFEROR CONVICTED OF A FELONY

CRIMINAL VIOLATION FOR ACTIONS TAKEN ON BEHALF OF OFFEROR UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE

LAW IN THE 24 MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF OFFER?

DOES THE OFFEROR HAVE ANY UNPAID FEDERAL TAX LIABILITY ASSESSED, WHICH ALL

JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED/LAPSED, THAT IS NOT

BEING PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE AUTHORITY

RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING IT?

Offeror acknowledges receipt of the amendment(s) to the solicitation. Select N/A if no amendment was issued to the solicitation.

Permitted values: - Yes

- No

- N/A

Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

10 FISH, FROZEN

20 CATFISH FLTS UNBRD RAW PKG-20/2 LB

30 BALTIMORE MD

40 110390 CATFISH FLTS UNBRD RAW PKG-20/2 LB 02/01/2023-02/15/2023 21227

38,000.000

LB

50 KANSAS CITY MO

60 110390 CATFISH FLTS UNBRD RAW PKG-20/2 LB 03/16/2023-03/31/2023 64161

38,000.000

LB

70 110390 CATFISH FLTS UNBRD RAW PKG-20/2 LB 05/01/2023-05/15/2023 64161

38,000.000

LB

Total Quantity for CATFISH FLTS UNBRD RAW PKG-20/2 LB 114,000.000

LB

80 CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10 LB

90 LOT: 2300000880 DENTON TX / HOUSTON T...

100 100201 CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10

LB

01/16/2023-01/31/2023 76207

10,760.000

LB

110 100201 CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10

LB

01/16/2023-01/31/2023 77095

12,360.000

LB

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Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

120 100201 CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10

LB

01/16/2023-01/31/2023 79404

16,880.000

LB

Total Quantity for CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10

LB 40,000.000

LB

Total Quantity for Invitation 154,000.000

LB