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This federal solicitation requests offers for canned and frozen seasonal vegetables to be supplied to various domestic food assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Offerors are invited to submit bids in the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System by July 6th, 2023 at 3:00 PM Central Time for awards to be announced by July 20th, 2023. The solicitation seeks approximately 4.4 million cases of various canned and frozen vegetable items, including mixed vegetables, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, carrots, green beans, and more. Pricing must be offered on an FOB destination basis to the listed cities and quantities provided are estimates subject to adjustment. New contractors and existing contractors bidding new products will be limited to 10 truckloads on probation until successful delivery of at least 5 truckloads.
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Information Description: 12-3J14-23-B-0475 Bid invitation number: 2000009427 Purchasing Group: AMS-Fruit and Veg
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
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Bid invitation Overview Bid Timezone: Central Time Start Date: 06/21/2023 17:00:00 Offer Due Date : 07/06/2023 15:00:00
Opening date: 07/06/2023 15:00:00
Invitation Type : Master
Additional requested information:
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CANNED AND FROZEN SEASONAL VEGETABLES, SOLICITATION NO: 2000007425
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) requests offers to sell Canned and Frozen Vegetable Products pursuant to the attached Invitation for Bids (IFB) solicitation document for use in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. Awards will be announced by Midnight, Wednesday, July 20, 2023. Deliveries are to be made between January 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
There is a probationary period for new-to-AMS contractors and existing contractors bidding on new products in which awards are limited to 10 truckloads per product. Contractor must demonstrate successful delivery of at least five (5) truckloads of [new] product in order to be removed from probationary status on future solicitations. For the purposes of this rule, successful delivery is defined as product delivered on-time and in acceptable condition according to the terms and conditions of the contract.
Suppliers of food purchase programs administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for awards made beginning July 1, 2023 will no longer be required to use high security seals on trucks, railcars, vessels and other transports when transporting food products purchased to support those programs; traceable tamper evident flat metal, wire or plastic commercial security seals will be permissible.
The incorporated terms of any subsequent contract and obligations for both the awardee and Government can be found in:
1) The tendering text of this solicitation
2) The AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement # Domestic Programs, often referred to as the #MSCP# (attached to this solicitation in WBSCM)
3) The applicable Commodity Specification Documents (attached to this solicitation in WBSCM)
4) Vegetable Invitation for Bids (IFB) IDIQ.docx (attached to this solicitation in WBSCM)
SOLICITATION-SPECIFIC DETAILS
All offerors should reference the Vegetable Invitation for Bids (IFB) IDIQ 2000009427 document attached to the solicitation for more information.
Products grown and packed in crop year 2023 onwards will be accepted for this solicitation. Canned products will be accepted for up to 18 months from date of inspection.
Bid invitation number: 2000009427
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Offerors will submit a unit price in WBSCM, for delivery to each state, inclusive of all costs associated through final delivery. A price is required for every state and all state prices must be determined fair and reasonable for a bid to be determined responsible.
POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN-24/300 is 50% Small Business Set-Aside.
2022 Pack Year is allowed for materials 100308 Carrots Can 24/300 and 100309 Carrots Can 6/10.
Packing Season: All other must be from the current crop year, 2023 and onward.
*Mixed Vegetables Container size: 24/#300 size can # Proportions: For Carrots (Diced) and Potatoes (Diced) # 40% (+/-) 10% for each vegetable # Maximum 80% combined total.
# For Lima beans, thin seeded, Peas, sweet, Beans, green (Short, cut, or mixed), Corn, yellow (Whole kernel), and Celery (Cut, ½ inch maximum in length) - Minimum 20% combined total for all five vegetable sub-types. Minimum 2% for each individual vegetable sub-type.
# Total percentages of potatoes, carrots, and the five other vegetable sub-types must equal 100%.
* * Updated Kosher Certification Requirements * * The following materials must be produced and packed in a Kosher certified facility and must contain one of the Kosher Symbols in Exhibit 8.1 of the Commodity Specification for Canned Vegetables, April 2021.
100311- CORN WHOLE KERNEL CAN- 24/300
100306- BEANS GREEN CAN- 24/300
Offerors are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonably expect to produce and deliver by the required NLT dates.
Offerors who intend to use more than one processing plant and shipping point for contracts awarded under this solicitation, other than the processing plant and shipping point entered in their bids, may submit a list of their approved processing plants and shipping points on a separate sheet of paper to be uploaded in WBSCM, and to be submitted with their proposals. 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.
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
Bid invitation number: 2000009427
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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 instructions or call (202) 720-4517 for assistance. Inquiries about the Master Solicitation dated March 2022; Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables dated April 2021; Commodity Specifications for Frozen Vegetables dates March 2022 or this Solicitation should be directed to the Contracting Officer;
USDA, AMS, Room 3522-South; 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20250-0239.
Telephone: (202) 720-4517. FAX: (202)720-2782.
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 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).
See attached documents:
1 . Commodity_Specification_for_Canned_Vegetables_January_2023
2 . Commodity_Specification_for_Frozen_Vegetables_March_2022
3 . Master Solicitation Dated April 2023
4 . PART B
5 . Updated HH & NSLP Exhibit 2 Estimate Based on Current Orders
6 . Vegetable Invitation for Bids (IFB) IDIQ
Attributes :
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
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- 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).
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?
Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Quantity
10 VEGETABLE, CANNED
20 100320 VEG MIX CAN-24/300
440,640.000
CS
Total Quantity for VEG MIX CAN-24/300 440,640.000
CS
30 100314 PEAS CAN-24/300
362,880.000
CS
Total Quantity for PEAS CAN-24/300 362,880.000
CS
40 100331 POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN-24/300
408,510.000
CS
Total Quantity for POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN-24/300 408,510.000
CS
50 100328 TOMATO DICED CAN-24/300
447,120.000
CS
Total Quantity for TOMATO DICED CAN-24/300 CS
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Item Material Description Quantity
447,120.000
60 100311 CORN WHOLE KERNEL CAN-24/300
616,590.000
CS
Total Quantity for CORN WHOLE KERNEL CAN-24/300 616,590.000
CS
70 100308 CARROTS CAN-24/300
396,900.000
CS
Total Quantity for CARROTS CAN-24/300 396,900.000
CS
80 100307 BEANS GREEN CAN-6/10
210,672.000
CS
Total Quantity for BEANS GREEN CAN-6/10 210,672.000
CS
90 100310 CORN CREAM STYLE CAN-24/300
87,480.000
CS
Total Quantity for CORN CREAM STYLE CAN-24/300 87,480.000
CS
100 100329 TOMATO DICED CAN-6/10
31,920.000
CS
Total Quantity for TOMATO DICED CAN-6/10 31,920.000
CS
110 100315 PEAS CAN-6/10
18,240.000
CS
Total Quantity for PEAS CAN-6/10 18,240.000
CS
120 100309 CARROTS CAN-6/10
27,360.000
CS
Total Quantity for CARROTS CAN-6/10 27,360.000
CS
130 100306 BEANS GREEN CAN-24/300
691,740.000
CS
Total Quantity for BEANS GREEN CAN-24/300 691,740.000
CS
140 100313 CORN WHOLE KERNEL(LIQ) CAN-6/10
162,336.000
CS
Total Quantity for CORN WHOLE KERNEL(LIQ) CAN-6/10 162,336.000
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Item Material Description Quantity
150 VEGETABLE, FROZEN
160 110763 PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB
36,960.000
CS
Total Quantity for PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB 36,960.000
CS
170 100352 CARROTS FRZ CTN-30 LB
59,400.000
CS
Total Quantity for CARROTS FRZ CTN-30 LB 59,400.000
CS
180 111052 CARROTS DICED FRZ CTN-12/2 LB
43,740.000
CS
Total Quantity for CARROTS DICED FRZ CTN-12/2 LB 43,740.000
CS
190 111053 CORN FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB
69,960.000
CS
Total Quantity for CORN FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB 69,960.000
CS
200 100351 BEANS GREEN FRZ CTN-30 LB
51,480.000
CS
Total Quantity for BEANS GREEN FRZ CTN-30 LB 51,480.000
CS
210 100348 CORN FRZ CTN-30 LB
139,920.000
CS
Total Quantity for CORN FRZ CTN-30 LB 139,920.000
CS
220 111054 BEANS GREEN FRZ CTN-12/2 LB
45,360.000
CS
Total Quantity for BEANS GREEN FRZ CTN-12/2 LB 45,360.000
CS
230 111230 MIXED VEGETABLES FRZ CTN-6/5LB
34,320.000
CS
Total Quantity for MIXED VEGETABLES FRZ CTN-6/5LB 34,320.000
CS
240 100350 PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN-30 LB
31,680.000
CS
Total Quantity for PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN-30 LB 31,680.000
250 111460 CARROTS DICED FRZ CTN-12/1 LB CS
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Item Material Description Quantity
6,600.000
Total Quantity for CARROTS DICED FRZ CTN-12/1 LB 6,600.000
CS
260 111461 PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN-12/1 LB
6,600.000
CS
Total Quantity for PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN-12/1 LB 6,600.000
CS
Total Quantity for Invitation 4,428,408.00
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