AG-INAE-S-12-0037 1 .pdf

Information Description: AG-INAE-S-12-0037 Bid invitation number: 2000000990 Purchasing Group: FSA-Intl Bulk

United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Beacon Facility # Mailstop 8738

P.O. Box 419205

Kansas City, MO 64141-6205

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International Commodity Invitation

Bid invitation Overview Bid Timezone: Central Time Start Date: 04/20/2012 13:30:00 Offer Due Date : 04/23/2012 12:00:00

Opening date: 04/23/2012 12:00:00

Invitation Type : Definite Delivery

Additional requested information:

Tendering text :

Acquisition Method: Sealed Bids (IFB) Award Notification Date: April 24, 2012, Midnight Public Release of Award Date: April 25, 2012, 4:00 p.m.

1. Solicitation Information Contact:

Name: Julie Stephen Telephone Number: 816-926-6524 Email: julie.stephen@kcc.usda.gov

2. Internet Address: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas

3. This Acquisition is:

/ / Unrestricted /x/ Set Aside / / Small Business /X/ HUBZone Small Business /X/ 8(a) /X/ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-50, dated March 16, 2011, this acquisitionis restricted for competition between those specific socioeconomic categories indicated above.

In the event that the Government is unsuccessful in contracting with eligible small businesses in the categories indicated above for the entire quantity or at fair and reasonable prices, the remaining quantity will be resolicited under total small business set-aside procedures.

4. NAICS Codes/Size Standards:

See the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements (MSCP), attached, for information on the products to be acquired under this solicitation.

5. Delivery Type:

/ / F.o.b. vessel /X/ F.a.s vessel

Delivery Type for Needles:

/ / F.o.b. destination:

International Procurement Division USDA-Farm Service Agency Beacon Facility - Mail Stop 8738 P.O. Box 419205

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Kansas City, MO 64141-6205

6. Submission of offers:

Offers must be submitted electronically via the Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system.

Submission of offers by any other means will result in the offer deemed as nonresponsive.

The WBSCM system can be accessed through the following website:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=wbs For WBSCM system questions or concerns, including information regarding logon IDs and passwords, contact the WBSCM Help Desk at (877) 927-2648 or WBSCMhelp@ams.usda.gov.

7. Programs:

The commodities procured under this solicitation are for the following programs(s):

/x/ P.L. 480 Title II (Procured by FSA on behalf of CCC) / / P.L. 480 Title III (Procured by FSA on behalf of CCC) / / Food For Progress (Procured by FSA on behalf of CCC) / / McGovern-Dole Food For Education / / Section 416(b) (Procured by FSA on behalf of CCC) / / Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (Procured by FSA on behalf of CCC)

8. Invoicing:

For purchase orders (awards) issued through WBSCM, the contractor shall use the invoicing function in WBSCM.

More information can be found in the MSCP, document attached.

9. Shipment/Delivery Schedule:

DELIVERY PERIOD:

May 4 - May 8, 2012 - DELIVERY PORTLAND, OR AREA

10. Other Requirements:

Bids may be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The quantity awarded may be less than the quantity advertised due to program changes. Commodity requirements are available at:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-bc

11. Contractor Past Performance:

The Government will prepare a past performance evaluation at the time the work under the contract is completed.

Evaluation will rate performance areas such as, quality of product or service, cost control, timeliness of performance, business relations, and when applicable, performance against, and efforts to achieve the goals identified in the small business subcontracting plan. The evaluation will be entered into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Contractor will have an opportunity to comment on the Governments evaluation. Details on access and use of CPARS will be provided to the Contractor at a future date.

The past performance evaluation may be used by the Government to support future award decisions.

12. FAR and Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Provisions and Clauses:

A. This solicitation shall be subject to the terms and conditions of KCCO's Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements (MSCP) in effect as of the date of this solicitation. The FAR and AGAR provisions and clauses applicable to this solicitation are containedin the MSCP, attached.

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B. The alteration to FAR provision 52.214-22, Evaluation of Bids for Multiple Awards, found in FAR provision 52.252-3 in the MSCP is deleted for this solicitation. FAR provision 52.214-22 is incorporated into the contract without alteration.

C. / / Applicable if checked. FAR Clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the contracting officer for this contract and until the contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the contracting officer.

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Certification Questions :

Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8(b): The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified under Attributes. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, complete, as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA. (OFFEROR TO INSERT

CHANGES, IDENTIFYING CHANGE BY CLAUSE NUMBER, TITLE, AND DATE IN THE

ORCA_AMENDMENT_TO_DATE ATTRIBUTE LOCATED UNDER THE ATTRIBUTE TAB. ENTER N/A IF

THERE ARE NO CHANGES.)

See attached documents:

1 . Master Solicitation 4-1-2011

Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Quantity

10 BAGS-EMPTY

20 100752 BAGS, WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE- 50 KG 301 BAL

Tendering text : SMR #1 Wheat bags. 31,000 bags for Bangladesh/ACDI, 155,000 bags for Bangladesh/CARE and 115,000 bags for Bangladesh/SC. DELIVERYPORTLAND, OR

AREA

Total Quantity for BAGS-EMPTY 301 BAL

Total Quantity for Invitation 301 BAL