Blanket Purchase Agreement for Ready To Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and Ready To Use Supplementary Food (RUSF)

The United States Agency for International Development, Office of Food For Peace is seeking to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with one or more firms that will allow USAID to contract simply and quickly with these firms for immediate delivery of Ready To Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and Ready To Use Supplementary Food (RUSF). This competition for the BPA allows offerors to submit their proposals to USAID describing how their firm is capable and qualified to provide the commodities and services outlined in this BPA. The winning firm(s) would then have a signed agreement with USAID (which includes a minimum order guarantee of zero nmt), through which future contracts and delivery orders could easily be issued. The selected BPA holders must be able to perform all activities specified in the scope of work in support of USAID programs including storage of the RUTF/RUSF units so that they will be available for immediate delivery upon issuance of a written contract or order.

RUTFs and RUSFs are high-energy fortified foods to be used by award recipients of the United States Agency for International Development for the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), respectively. 

This Blanket Purchase Agreement is issued to establish arrangements for ordering, storage, delivery, and billing to cover RUTF/RUSF during the agreement period of performance.