5400026348 Intent.docx

This is an Intent to Award document issued by the South Carolina Department of Corrections for a poultry feed procurement processed under Procurement Exemption #7. The solicitation (5400026348) was issued on December 27, 2023, with an opening date of January 2, 2024, and has been awarded to ISE Newberry dba/Newberry Feed located in Newberry, South Carolina. The procurement covers the supply of custom poultry feed formulations for the period January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024. Three line items comprise the order: 200 tons of Custom Prelay Feed at $375.09 per ton, 2,200 tons of Custom Phase 1 through 2 Feed at $400.22 per ton, and 1 ton of Custom Molt Feed at $327.70 per ton (listed as a potential use item in the event poultry nutritional needs change). No bidder's conference or site visits were documented in this posting.

The total potential contract amount is $955,829.70. The Custom Prelay Feed contains a production formula with ground corn (57.86%), soybean meal (23.75%), and distiller's grains with solubles (10%) as primary ingredients, yielding 18.022% protein and 1,338.99 kcal poultry ME. The Custom Phase 1 through 2 Feed formulations provide 18.826% and 18.469% protein respectively with varying fat and nutrient compositions to support different growth stages. All formulas include vitamin and mineral supplementation including calcium, phosphorus, amino acids (lysine, methionine), and poultry fat. The procurement is not protestable under the exemption category utilized.