Sources Sought Notice for Buttery Spread

The USDA/Farm Service Agency (FSA), Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) procures domestic origin food commodities for use in Nutrition Assistance Programs administered by the USDA/Food and Nutrition Service.

Kansas City Commodity Office intends to issue solicitations for the procurement of Light Buttery Spread in 12/15oz tubs under Definite Delivery contracts. The awards will be made to the responsible bidder(s) who submit the lowest offer to the Government based on price and price related factors.
The solicitations intend to be available based on the Fiscal Year 2015 Schedule:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/fy_2015_solicitation_sched.pdf

The solicitations will be distributed solely through the USDA/FSA/Commodity Operations, Web Based Supply Chain Management system. WBSCM access is available at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=wbs

All future information concerning these acquisitions, including solicitations, amendments, and commodity requirements will be distributed and accessed solely through the aforementioned WBSCM website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the WBSCM website to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about these acquisitions. Hard copies of the solicitations will not be

available. The WBSCM website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitations. The solicitations may be a total set-aside for small business, or can have a partial set-aside for small business concerns, 8(a)
concerns, HUBZone concerns, and/or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small
Business (SDVOSB) concerns.

Interested parties may subscribe at the USDA/FSA/Commodity Operations Newsroom to receive Solicitations, Amendments to Solicitations, Contract Awards, Purchase and Sales Reports by accessing: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/subscriptions?area=newsroom&subject=landing&t opic=subscriptions.

All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. To register access www.SAM.gov. In addition, all bidders must comply with KCCO vendor qualification requirements, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.203. The qualification requirements are available at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/qualificationrequirements.pdf

All prospective bidders are encouraged to qualify before the solicitations are released.