Recovery: Cheese for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation DPD-ARRA-09-0001 for procurement of Mozzarella, Cheddar, and Process Cheese for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation may include various small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides.



The solicitation is expected to be available on or after April 29, 2009, 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 May 13, 2009. The contract type will be firm-fixed price.



KCCO vendor qualification requirements (attached) do not apply to this solicitation.



All bidders shall contact the solicitation information contact person at least 48 hours prior to offer due date and time to ensure the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) ID and password are set-up.



Once access to the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) has been 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 requirementsfor commodity procurements and USDA's commodity requirements documents are available through the attached document packages. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.

USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation DPD-ARRA-09-0001 for procurement of Mozzarella, Cheddar, and Process Cheese for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation may include various small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides.



The solicitation is expected to be available on or after April 29, 2009, 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 May 13, 2009. The contract type will be firm-fixed price.



All bidders shall contact the solicitation information contact person at least 48 hours prior to offer due date and time to ensure the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) ID and password are set-up.



Once access to the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) has been 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 requirementsfor commodity procurements and USDA's commodity requirements documents are available through the attached document packages. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.

USDA's Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) intends to issue solicitation DPD-ARRA-09-0001 for procurement of Mozzarella, Cheddar, and Process Cheese for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation may include various small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides





The solicitation is expected to be available on or after April 29, 2009, 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 May 13, 2009. 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 requirementsfor commodity procurements and USDA's commodity requirements documents are available through the attached document packages. KCCO's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.