AttachmentB_EligibilityRequirements.pdf

Attachment B:Meets Eligibility Requirements/Qualifications RFP Number K5871 Page 1 of 1

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

RFP NO K5871

ATTACHMENT B: MEETS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

Yes No Eligibility Requirements (Pass/Fail)

i. State of Washington Non-profit organizations with current tax-exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and located in the state of Washington.

ii. Non-profit organization based out of the state of Washington, with current tax-exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and has physical locations in the state of Washington and does a significant amount of business in WA.

iii. Maintain active tax-exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and file timely reports as required by the IRC during the period of performance.

iv. Registered with the Washington Secretary of State as a non-profit corporation and or as a charitable organization and maintains current active filing status as required by the Washington Secretary of State.

v. Licensed to do business in the state of Washington or commit that it will become licensed in Washington within thirty (30) calendar days of being selected as the Apparent Successful Proposer.

vi. Registered as a statewide vendor for the state of Washington within thirty (30) calendar days of being selected as the Apparent Successful Proposer.

vii. Is not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded in any Federal or State Department or Agency from participating in transactions.

viii. Must obtain and maintain insurance coverage to protect the value of donated foods at its storage facilities.

Yes No Minimum Qualifications (Pass/Fail)

i. Must have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience coordinating the collection and transportation of donated agricultural products to food bank distributors, food bank distribution centers, or both, for the redistribution to local hunger relief agencies in the state of Washington.

ii. Must acquire food produced in Washington directly from food producers located in Washington.

iii. Must have an inventory and tracking system to account for the acquisition and distribution of food.

iv. Must be able to provide detailed reporting of the results of the work accomplished through this Grant to WSDA FA within the timeframes requested by WSDA FA.

Yes No Desirable Qualifications (Scored)

i. Has five (5) or more years’ experience coordinating the collection and transportation of donated agricultural products to food bank distributors, food bank distribution centers, or both, for the redistribution to local hunger relief agencies in the state of Washington.

ii. Has the experience and current capability to successfully acquisition food from food producers of varying sizes and types including minority and vulnerable farmers such as veteran, women, and/or tribal owned food businesses.

iii. Has the experience and current capability to achieve efficiencies of scale to carry out acquisitions and distributions; targeting large volume food acquisition opportunities throughout the state of Washington.

iv. Has an established statewide hunger relief network that has been in existence for five (5) or more years.

v. Has an electronic inventory management system to account for the acquisition and distribution of food.

vi. Has (5) or more years’ experience and knowledge of federal and state food inventory requirements, food safety, recall procedures, and all applicable regulations and laws.

ATTACHMENT B: MEETS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS