12-3J14-24-B-0244.pdf

Information Description: 12-3J14-24-B-0244 Bid invitation number: 2000009895 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

Master/Shortfall Invitation

Bid invitation Overview Bid Timezone: Central Time Start Date: 02/09/2024 14:50:00 Offer Due Date : 02/23/2024 13:00:00

Opening date: 02/23/2024 13:00:00

Invitation Type : Master

Additional requested information:

Tendering text - Header :

CCC Frozen Fruit, Solicitation NO: 2000009895

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell Frozen Fruit pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs.

Important Dates

Bids are due on the #Offer Due Date, which is also referred to as the #Opening Date#. Late bids will not be considered.

Acceptances will be announced by midnight, March 1, 2024. Successful vendors will be notified via

WBSCM.

Unsuccessful vendors will not be notified directly. A GovDelivery notice with the award announcement information will be sent on or around the award date.

Deliveries are to be made between July 1, 2024 and November 30, 2024.

The USDA intends to purchase a minimum of 200 trucks with a maximum of 240 trucks.

Strawberries used for this purchase must be from the 2023 or newer crop year.

Point of Contact The Specialist for this solicitation is Kimberly Mason, kimberly.mason2@usda.gov and the Contracting Officer is Samantha Klagenberg, samantha.klagenberg@usda.gov. Any questions or concern regarding this solicitation should be addressed to the specialist first. Do not discuss your bid prices with the specialist or contracting officer before award.

Reminder of Certain Requirements

A) Bidder should:

1) Be in active status in SAM.gov 2 Be active in WBSCM with the required bidder roles

3) Be a qualified bidder with the Agricultural Marketing Service

4) List at least one compliant shipping point AND plant with their bid in WBSCM

The incorporated terms of any subsequent contract and obligations for both the awardee and Government can be found in:

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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 Specifications (attached to this solicitation in WBSCM)

4) Fruit Invitation for Bids (IFB) IDIQ.docx (attached)

SOLICITATION-SPECIFIC DETAILS

All offerors should reference the Fruit Invitation for Bids (IFB) IDIQ 2000009895 document attached to the solicitation for more information.

CONSTRAINTS

If applicable, constraints must be entered in truckloads NOT cases, pounds, etc. Constraints may overlap by product and delivery window. If an offeror has no constraints for a given product, they are not required to enter constraints.

ATTRIBUTE QUESTIONS

Questions must be answered accurately, in full, and with the most up-to-date information.

ADDITIONAL NOTICES

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

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

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 bids.

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. A "HELP" button provides detailed instructions or call (202) 720-4517 for assistance.

Inquiries about the attached Master Solicitation and Commodity Specification, or this solicitation should be directed to the Contract Specialist and/or 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. Inquiries about the Master Solicitation dated November 7, 2023 the Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit dated February 2022 for this Solicitation should be directed to the

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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 . MCSP NOV 2023

2 . Exhibit 2-Estimates Based on Current Orders

3 . Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit February 2022

4 . PART B - Schedule July 1, 2024-November 30, 2024

5 . CCC Frozen Fruit Invitation for Bids (IFB) 1449

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

- 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

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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?

Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Quantity

10 FRUIT, FROZEN

20 111120 STRAWBERRY WHOLE UNSWT IQF

CTN-12/2.5 LB 316,800.000

CS

Total Quantity for STRAWBERRY WHOLE UNSWT IQF

CTN-12/2.5 LB 316,800.000

CS

Total Quantity for Invitation 316,800.000

CS