Shipping Instructions.docx
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- Food Items for CDC Warehouse
- Solicitation number
- 005-RFB-1907-2025
- Issued by
- Warren County, Iowa
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This is a Shipping Instructions document for the State of Iowa's Warren County Request for Bids (RFB 005-RFB-1907-2025) for food items to be delivered to the CDC Warehouse in Woodward, Iowa. The procurement includes a single shipment of various food products: 20,000 pounds of ground beef with no additives, fully cooked whole white chicken meat, diced chicken, canned vegetarian beans, and frozen vegetables including corn, broccoli, carrots, french fries, hash browns, and frozen strawberries, with quantities ranging from 200 bags of powdered sugar to the larger ground beef volume. The bid period runs from June 24, 2025, to July 7, 2025, with warehouse receiving hours from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on a first-come, first-served basis. The delivery location is the Woodward Distribution Center, which does not accept appointments. Products must meet US Grade A specifications for frozen vegetables and other specified quality requirements. Award will follow a 5-day appeal period after the Notice of Intent to Award is issued.
All freight charges and fuel costs must be included in the bid price, with delivery to the warehouse on an FOB Destination, Freight Prepaid basis. Products must be shipped on pallets and shrink wrapped in insulated, clean trailers, and any freight not meeting Agency specifications or containing damaged products will be refused. Bidders are responsible for ensuring USDA standards are met for both product and container, and must provide proof of pack date and pack origin if requested. Products must be received within 30 days of purchase order receipt or will be considered late, with award reverting to the next lowest bidder or placed back out to bid. The State of Iowa allows 60 days for invoice payment under Iowa Code 8A.514, and all transactions will be conducted in US Dollars. Consideration will be given to products packed in the USA, and bidders must be prepared to submit samples for testing and pick up and replace any non-compliant product at their own expense.
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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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