Q and A for Sol 12505B24Q0153.pdf
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- 12505B24Q0153
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This document contains a set of Questions and Answers related to Solicitation #12505B24Q0153 for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Grass-Alfalfa and Timothy Hay Cubes. The solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with a maximum contract value of $124,290. The incumbent contractor is Bisonte Industrial USA, LLC. The previous contract had a maximum of 90 tons of Grass-Alfalfa Hay Cubes at $671/ton and 75 tons of Timothy Hay Cubes at $852/ton. The new solicitation requires a combination of both Grass-Alfalfa and Timothy Hay Cubes, with minimums of 5 tons and 0 tons respectively, and maximums of 100 tons and 75 tons. The agency is the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Quotes are due by June 3, 2024.
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Questions and Answers for Solicitation # 12505B24Q0153
Q: Who is the current incumbent?
A: Bisonte Industrial USA, LLC, Q: Could you please furnish the award amount and contract number for the prior contract?
A: The awarded IDIQ’s maximum value is $124,290.00 and the IDIQ# is 12505B23D0010.
Q: What is the incumbent’s full contract price?
A: The maximum value of the prior IDIQ contract is $124,290.00 (i.e. max 90 tons of Grass- Alfalfa Hay Cubes @ $671.00/ton and max 75 tons Timothy Hay Cubes @ $852.00/ton).
Q: Were there requests for additional feed options in the previous contract?
A: There were no additional feed options with the previous contract. The requirements of the prior contract were the same except for an increase in the maximum for the Grass-Alfalfa Hay Cubes (increased from max of 90 tons to a max of 100 tons).
Q: Are you wanting a combination of both Timothy hay and alfalfa or can it be only alfalfa?
A: As stated in the SOW included in the attachments to the solicitation the products and quantities required under the resulting IDIQ will be:
• Minimum 5 ton and not to exceed 100 ton of Grass-Alfalfa Hay Cubes
• Minimum 0 ton and not to exceed 75 ton of Timothy Hay Cubes.
What is required is a combination of both and it cannot only be Grass-Alfalfa Hay Cubes that is quoted. Vendors who respond to this solicitation must be able to provide and submit a quote for both products. A quote that is submitted for only Grass-Alfalfa Hay Cubes or Timothy Hay Cubes will not be put into consideration for award.
Q: Could you provide more details on the specific anticipated quantities for the Timothy Hay Cubes? In the SOW, it says 0 tons but to not exceed 75 tons.
A: There are no specific anticipated quantities for either product. The quantities ordered under the resulting contract will fall somewhere between the stated minimums and maximums during the term of the contract with the number of orders and quantities of each product ordered being based on need.
*Note: The award will be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with orders issued against it at the contracted prices on an as needed basis over the term of the contract with the total quantities ordered for the two products falling between the stated minimums and maximums (i.e. total Grass-Alfalfa Hay Cubes ordered between 5 - 100 tons and total Timothy Hay Cubes ordered between 0 – 75 tons).
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