FBO Notice Attachment-Draft RFP for EFP

SPECIAL NOTICE

December 9, 2010

USDA, Farm Service Agency, Commodity Operations, Kansas City Commodity Office is issuing this draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the future procurement of noncommercial Emergency Food Products for use in various international food assistance programs. The noncommercial Emergency Food Products include Ready-To-Eat (Meal Replacement) Paste (A- 20), Rice Bar (A28), and Wheat Bar (A-29). Information provided in response to this draft solicitation will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for determining how to proceed in the acquisition process.

The draft solicitation has been prepared utilizing the policies and procedures governing competitive, negotiated acquisitions prescribed in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Respondents should carefully review the contents of the draft in its entirety, observing changes in solicitation terms, including requirements for contents of proposals and methods of proposal evaluation, and contract terms, including commodity specifications and incidental deliverables.

The draft RFP is attached to this special notice. Vendors are requested to provide any questions, comments, and recommendations on this draft solicitation to the contact persons identified below via email only. Please include the Federal Business Opportunities Special Notice number in the subject line of the email: “AG-INTP-S-11-9984-DRAFT”. Responses will be accepted through Thursday, January 13, 2011.

Responses to this draft solicitation are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This draft solicitation is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a valid solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this draft solicitation. There is no commitment by the Government to subsequently issue a solicitation. All information received in response to this draft solicitation that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the draft solicitation will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this draft solicitation.

All future information on the procurement of noncommercial Emergency Food Products for use in international food aid programs will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities website located at http://www.fbo.gov.

Primary Point of Contact:

Robert Buxton Contracting Officer robert.buxton@kcc.usda.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Debbie Martinek Contracting Officer deborah.martinek@kcc.usda.gov http://www.fbo.gov/� mailto:robert.buxton@kcc.usda.gov� mailto:deborah.martinek@kcc.usda.gov�