12-3J14-23-B-0609.pdf
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This document is a solicitation from the United States Department of Agriculture seeking offers for 10,000 pounds of traditionally harvested wild rice to be delivered to Kansas City, Missouri by October 15, 2023. Offerors must submit bids by September 27, 2023 with acceptances to be announced by September 27 or September 28, 2023. The wild rice must be from the 2022 harvest year, packaged in 25-pound bags, and mechanically parched using only wood in accordance with the Wild Rice Commercial Item Description and Commodity Requirements Document. Offerors must answer the attached bid certification questions and meet the requirements outlined in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements-Domestic Programs. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses under the Small Business Act and is eligible for the Indian Incentive Program.
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Information Description: 12-3J14-23-B-0609 Bid invitation number: 2000009601 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: 09/20/2023 13:00:00 Offer Due Date : 09/27/2023 13:00:00
Opening date: 09/27/2023 13:00:00
Invitation Type : Definite Delivery
Additional requested information:
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WILD RICE, SOLICITATION 12-3J14-23-B-0609, WBSCM NO: 2000009601
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to WILD RICE, Traditionally-harvested (WRTH) for USDA/Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations. AMS is seeking a total quantity of 10,000 pounds.
WRTH procured under this Solicitation will be delivered to NW PARIS BROTHERS-MO 2200. The WRTH supplied under this Solicitation must be mechanically parched using only wood. The WRTH shall be in 25/1-pound packages. The WILD Rice shall be from Harvest year 2022. Bids are due by 1pm CT on September 27, 2023. Acceptances will be announced by 5pm CT on September 27, 2023 or NLT 5pm CT on September 28, 2023. Delivery period is for October 15, 2023.
NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE
If specified in the solicitation, certain quantities are set aside exclusively for small business firms under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). Bids received for these set-aside quantities from firms who are not small business concerns will not be considered.
NOTICE OF INDIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 26.102 Policy (Policy) the Indian Incentive Program will apply. The Policy states:
#Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in performing contracts awarded by Federal agencies. In fulfilling this requirement, the Indian Incentive Program allows an incentive payment equal to 5 percent of the amount paid to a subcontractor in performing the contract, if the contract so authorizes and the subcontractor is an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise.# NAICS Codes/Size Standards:
See Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements-Domestic Programs(MSCP-D) at https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP.pdf Commodity Requirements:
In accordance with WILD Rice Commercial Item Description A-A-20378 and the Wild Rice Commodity Requirements Document (WR2) the Wild Rice procured under this Solicitation shall be:
Type I or II: Wild rice (Zizania palustris L. or Zizania aquatica) Growing condition 1: Lake and/or river grown Harvesting a: Hand harvested
Bid invitation number: 2000009601
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Processing 2): Mechanically parched Note: WILD Rice that is mechanically parched shall be parched using only wood.
The Wild Rice Commercial Item Description is available at:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CID%20Wild%20Rice.pdf
The Wild Rice Commodity Requirements Document is available at:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/WildRiceCommodityRequirementsDocument%28WR2% 29%20effective%2007-28-2016.pdf
Bid invitation number: 2000009601
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Certification Questions :
Please answer all Bid Certification Questions. Please utilize the attached Bid Certification Questions document when answering.
See attached documents:
1 . Master Solicitation 4/5/23
2 . Bid Certification Questions
3 . CID Wild Rice
4 . CRD Wild Rice
Attributes :
1. System for Award Management (SAM).
2. System for Award Management (SAM) - changes to this Solicitation.
3. Amendment to Solicitation.
4. All USDA contracts with the Offeror that have a Not-Later-Than date prior to the solicitation opening:
Permitted values: - HAVE BEEN DELIVERED
- HAVE NOT BEEN DELIVERED
- NO PREVIOUS CONTRACTS
5. Brand name and pack size
6. Supplier Agreements:
Permitted values: - YES
- NO
- N/A
6a. Supplier Agreement-Capability Requirements
Permitted values: - YES
- NO
- NOT APPLICABLE
7. Commodity Specifications
8. Offeror Contact information
8a. Emergency Point of Contact
Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity
Bid invitation number: 2000009601
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Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity
10 RICE, WILD
20 RICE WILD PKG-25/1 LB
30 KANSAS CITY MO
40 110830 RICE WILD PKG-25/1 LB 10/01/2023-10/15/2023 64161
10,000.000
LB
Total Quantity for RICE WILD PKG-25/1 LB 10,000.000
LB
Total Quantity for Invitation 10,000.000
LB
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