Sources Sought for Food Grade Taco Shell 6 Yellow & Chip Delight 6 Yellow Masa Flour

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for small businesses only. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine the interest and feasibility of potential small business set-asides. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for any information submitted. The information from this notice will help the USDA APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) plan their acquisition strategy for the referenced items. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

The USDA APHIS Administration and Acquisition Management Division is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses for consideration of small business set-asides for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8(a) small businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses capable of providing Food Grade Taco Shell 6 Yellow and/or Chip Delight 6 Yellow Masa Flour (or equivalent) from small business manufacturers. A prliminary Statement of Work with Item Specifications is attached.

All responding small business firms are requested to identify their firm's size, type of business by the anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code, and the product potentially offered. For this acquisition, the NAICS code is 311211 for Flour Milling, and the Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees. Both small business manufacturers and small business suppliers offering the product of small business manufacturers will be considered.

All responses to this notice must be e-mailed to the attention of the Point of Contact listed below by 1:00pm central time on Monday July 31, 2017.

Point of Contact: Contracting Officer, Michael Chiodi
Email: michael.j.chiodi@aphis.usda.gov