Shipping Instructions.docx
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- Food Items for CDC Warehouse
- Solicitation number
- 005-RFB-2455-2026
- Issued by
- Winnebago County, Iowa
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This Shipping Instructions document establishes mandatory delivery and product handling requirements for bidders responding to the State of Iowa's Request for Bids 005-RFB-2455-2026 for food items to be delivered to the CDC Warehouse in Woodward, Iowa. The solicitation covers five product line items: 14,000 pounds of frozen ground turkey (85% lean, 10-pound tubes), 224 cases of canned black beans (Grade A, 6 #10 cans per case), 12,000 pounds of frozen diced carrots (US Grade A, 3/8" cubed, 30-pound packages), 10,000 pounds of frozen cauliflower clusters (Grade A, 20-pound bulk packs), and 400 cases of margarine/vegetable spread readies (90 count per 12-pound case). All items must meet USDA grade standards and specified packaging requirements, with bids due by February 9, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST. The contract will commence following a five-day appeal period after the Notice of Intent to Award.
Successful bidders must comply with specific shipping and delivery requirements to be deemed responsible. All freight charges and fuel costs must be included in the bid price, with delivery on FOB Destination, Freight Prepaid terms to the Woodward Distribution Center. Products must be palletized and shrink-wrapped in insulated, clean trailers, with canned products prohibited from arriving frozen and all shipments considered late if received more than 30 days after purchase order issuance. Bidders are responsible for ensuring USDA standards compliance for both products and containers, providing proof of pack dates and origins upon request, and maintaining all required product labeling. The Agency reserves the right to refuse freight that does not meet specifications, is damaged, or fails to match submitted bid items, with bidders responsible for pickup and replacement costs. Products packed in the USA will receive preferential consideration. The State of Iowa allows sixty days for payment of invoices, and the resulting contract may be extended at the agency's sole discretion.
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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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