12-3J14-25-B-0166.pdf

Information Description: 12-3J14-25-B-0166 Bid invitation number: 2000010574 Purchasing Group: AMS-Domestic

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: 01/17/2025 13:00:00 Offer Due Date : 02/03/2025 13:00:00

Opening date: 02/03/2025 13:00:00

Invitation Type : Definite Delivery

Additional requested information:

Tendering text - Header :

WHEAT AND BAKERY FLOUR PRODUCTS, SOLICITATION 12-3J14-25-B-0166 WBSCM NO:

2000010574

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell Bulk Bakery Flour Products pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for use in the domestic food distribution programs. Bids are due by 1 pm CT on February 3, 2025. Acceptances will be announced by 5 pm CT on February 10, 2025.

Deliveries are to be made between April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025.

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.

This Acquisition is up to 10% small business set-aside for Bakery Flour Products.

Any small business concern proposing to furnish a product that it did not itself manufacture must furnish the product of a small business and, by the offer due date/local time, submit the corresponding supplier agreement to, Attention: Contracting Officer. The supplier agreement shall: be in effect between the offeror and the product manufacturer for the period of contract performance, certify compliance with the applicable solicitation requirements, be on the product manufacturer's company letterhead, and be signed by both parties.

A prospective contractor will be required to provide written evidence of a proposed subcontractor#s responsibility including Plant Sanitation and Food Defense surveys. The Contracting Officer will directly determine a prospective subcontractor#s responsibility, per FAR 9.104-4.

For a new-to-USDA contractor and existing contractors who are bidding on new products, a probationary period may be implemented in which awards are limited to 10 truckloads per product.

Contractor must demonstrate successful delivery of at least five (5) truckloads of 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. Any delivery problems directly attributable to the Government will not be held against the contractor.

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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 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 October 24, 2024, the Commodity Requirements Document for Wheat Flour and Bakery Flour Products dated September 01, 2023, Bulk Flour Supplement, 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 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)."

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Certification Questions :

Please note answering Bid Certification Questions in WBSCM is a required component of the offer.

See attached documents:

1 . Bakery Flour CRD

2 . Bid Certification Questions 2.16.24- FINAL

3 . MSCP 10.24.24

4 . Bulk Flour CRD Supplemental

Attributes :

1. The Offeror has completed registration electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.SAM.gov. The offeror verifies by submission of its offer that the SAM is accurate, complete, and current as of the bid submission date.

2. Amendments to Solicitation

3. Timely Deliveries

Permitted values: - HAVE BEEN DELIVERED

- HAVE NOT BEEN DELIVERED

- NO PREVIOUS CONTRACTS

4. Commercial Brand Name and Pack Size

5. Plant Location(s)

6. All non-manufacturers pursuant to the Supplier Agreement Requirements, must furnish at the time of offer, the name, address, telephone number, and business size (i.e., large or small) of the supplier. Manufacturers enter N/A.

Permitted values: - YES

- NO

- N/A

7. Meets Commodity Specifications

8. Point of Contact, name, email and number

Permitted values: - OFFEROR NAME AND TITLE

- OFFEROR TELEPHONE

- OFFEROR FAX

- OFFEROR EMAIL

9. Emergency Point of Contact

10. The offeror certifies that complete and accurate product information will be submitted to GS1

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Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) no later than December 31, 2021, if the awarded contract includes item(s) from the List of Required Products.

11. Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance

Permitted values: - YES

- NO

Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

10 FLOUR, BAKERY

20 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT BLCH-BULK

30 BALTIMORE MD

40 100417 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT BLCH-BULK 04/01/2025-04/15/2025 21224

45,000.000

LB

50 100417 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT BLCH-BULK 05/01/2025-05/15/2025 21224

45,000.000

LB

60 100417 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT BLCH-BULK 06/01/2025-06/15/2025 21224

45,000.000

LB

Total Quantity for FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT BLCH-BULK 135,000.000

LB

70 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK

80 FLORENCE KY

90 100418 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 04/01/2025-04/15/2025 41042

495,000.000

LB

100 100418 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 04/16/2025-04/30/2025 41042

405,000.000

LB

110 100418 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 05/01/2025-05/15/2025 41042

495,000.000

LB

120 100418 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 05/16/2025-05/31/2025 41042

270,000.000

LB

130 100418 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 06/01/2025-06/15/2025 41042

360,000.000

LB

140 WILKES-BARRE PA

150 100418 FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 04/16/2025-04/30/2025 18706

45,000.000

LB

Total Quantity for FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK 2,070,000.00

LB

160 FLOUR BREAD-BULK

170 MURFREESBORO TN

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Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

180 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 04/01/2025-04/15/2025 37127

495,000.000

LB

190 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 04/16/2025-04/30/2025 37127

45,000.000

LB

200 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 05/01/2025-05/15/2025 37127

225,000.000

LB

210 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 05/16/2025-05/31/2025 37127

45,000.000

LB

220 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 06/16/2025-06/30/2025 37127

225,000.000

LB

230 LOT: 20309 MURFREESBORO TN

240 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 05/01/2025-05/15/2025 37127

18,560.000

LB

250 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 05/01/2025-05/15/2025 37127

11,250.000

LB

260 100912 FLOUR BREAD-BULK 05/01/2025-05/15/2025 37127

15,190.000

LB

Total Quantity for FLOUR BREAD-BULK 1,080,000.00

LB

Total Quantity for Invitation 3,285,000.00

LB