Shipping Instructions.docx
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- Food Items for CDC Warehouse
- Solicitation number
- 005-RFB-1046-2024
- Issued by
- Warren County, Iowa
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The document is a Shipping Instructions file for a food item solicitation by the State of Iowa for the CDC Warehouse in Woodward, Iowa. The solicitation requires bidders to adhere to specific shipping and product delivery requirements, with bids due by May 20, 2024, through the IMPACS Electronic Procurement System website. Bidders must provide food items that meet USDA grade standards, with products packed in the USA receiving preference, and must be prepared to ship palletized, shrink-wrapped items in clean, insulated trailers.
The shipping instructions outline critical vendor requirements, including embedding all freight charges and fuel costs into bid prices, ensuring delivered products meet specified conditions, and being prepared for potential sample testing. Vendors must provide proof of pack date and origin if requested, include pack date code keys when necessary, and label all products. The solicitation emphasizes strict compliance standards, with provisions for refusing shipments that are damaged, late (beyond 30 days from purchase order), or do not meet specifications. Unsuccessful or non-compliant bidders may have their contracts awarded to the next lowest bidder or re-solicited, with the bidder potentially responsible for associated warehouse costs and product replacement.
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Shipping Instructions
A successful Bidder must be able to satisfy all these shipping instruction to be deemed a Responsible Bidder.
All freight charges and fuel costs must be in the bid price. All bid prices must be a delivered to the warehouse.
Freight that doesn't meet the Agencies specifications will be refused.
Freight with damaged products will be refused. If there are damaged package is in the middle of the pallet, these package will be set aside and credit will be issued or the whole load may be refused and you will be expected to pick it up at your expense.
Product must be on pallets and shrink wrapped.
Trailers must be insulated and clean.
Bidders may be asked to submit a sample for testing.
Canned product may not be received frozen.
Product past 30 days from receipt of the PO is considered late. Product will be awarded to the next lowest bidder or placed out to bid.
Consideration will be given to product that is packed in the USA.
By referencing the USDA grade standards for products, the condition of the container is implied in the standard. It is your responsibility to ensure that the USDA standards are met for product and container. It will be the Bidders responsibility to pick up and replace product and pay to the CDC Warehouse any costs they incur.
Bidders must ship product they indicated on the submitted bid.
Bidders must be able to provide proof of pack date and pack origin if requested. Pack date codes must be accompanied with a key when requested.
All products must be labeled.
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