Processed Cereal for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

Added: Oct 22, 2008 1:51 pm USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation DPD-PC10-108 for procurement of Processed Cereal Products for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis.



The solicitation is expected to be available on or after October 22, 2008, and will be available electronically on USDA's website (http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas) and also through a link to the aforementioned USDA website in the document package attached to the solicitation notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published both on USDA's website and announced (linked) through the Federal Business Opportunities website (http://www.fbo.gov). Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers will be on or near October 28, 2008. The contract type will be firm-fixed price.



To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet KCCO's vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. KCCO's main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Betty Kunkel who can be reached by phone at 816-926-3295 or by email at Betty.Kunkel@kcc.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr.



Once qualification requirements have been met, access to the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system located at: https://pcsd.usda.gov:3077/MDBC1000.EXE?.

Submission of the above by any means other than DEBES will be determined nonresponsive.



Complete details of the contract requirements and terms are available in KCCO's master solicitation for commodity procurements and USDA's commodity requirements documents available through the attached document packages. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.