Shipping Instructions.docx
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- Food Items for CDC Warehouse
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- 005-RFB-2353-2026
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- Story County, Iowa
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This Shipping Instructions document outlines the delivery and product requirements for the State of Iowa's Request for Bids (RFB Number 005-RFB-2353-2026) for food items to be delivered to the Central Distribution Center (CDC) Warehouse in Woodward, Iowa. Bidders must meet all specified shipping and delivery requirements to be deemed responsible. Products include thirteen line items of frozen and canned goods with a single shipment delivery required during warehouse hours (7:00 AM to 3:00 PM) on a first-come, first-served basis. The bid closes on December 22, 2025, at 1:00 PM CST, with the contract term beginning after a five-day appeal period following the Notice of Intent to Award.
All freight charges and fuel costs must be included in the bid price, with pricing on an FOB Destination basis with freight prepaid and a sixty-day payment period per Iowa Code 8A.514. Products must be delivered on pallets and shrink-wrapped in clean, insulated trailers; any damaged packages or freight not meeting Agency specifications will be refused, and the bidder is responsible for pickup and replacement at their expense. Canned products cannot be received frozen, and all deliveries must arrive within thirty days of purchase order receipt or be considered late and subject to award to the next lowest bidder. Bidders must provide proof of pack date, pack origin, and pack date code keys upon request, ensure USDA grade standards compliance for all products and containers, and label all items. Products must originate from USA packing sources when possible. Samples may be requested for testing, and bidders are responsible for ensuring all product specifications and delivery requirements are met.
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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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