Sources Sought Notice to Flour Millers

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice for market research purposes only. An estimated 2,000+ MT of all purpose wheat flour in 25-kilogram multiwall bags may be added to invitation for bids 12-1NMP-19-B-0021 or a solicitation in the near future. The Government will not pay for any information in response to this Sources Sought, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Vendor participation is not a promise of future business with the Government.

The purpose of this Source Sought is to create a Vendors List that may be used by the agency to support foreign food assistance programs. Vendors shall be registered in SAM.gov. The placement of any orders IS NOT GUARANTEED.

BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking all interested sources capable of supplying all purpose wheat flour in 25-kilogram multiwall bags for distribution to various foreign food assistance programs. Purchases for the Public Law 480 Title II program are authorized by the Agricultural Act (a.k.a. the Farm Bill) and the Food for Peace Act, with the purpose to combat hunger and malnutrition in vulnerable populations. The USDA has procured wheat flour in 50-kilogram woven polypropylene bags and needs to identify sources and the industry capability to acquire the product in 25-kilogram multiwall bags.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Product Specifications -
Commodity specifications are listed in Part 1 of the USDA Commodity Requirements Document (CRD) for All Purpose Wheat Flour/Bread Flour (WFBF7) for use in International Food Assistance Programs
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/Comm-Operations/pdf/wfbf7.pdf

Packaging and Marking Specifications -
Packaging and Marking Specifications are attached and supersede the requirements listed in WFBF7.

The appropriate NAICS code for this procurement is 311211 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

INTERESTED PARTIES SUBMIT:
All interested parties are invited to complete the qualification process to become an approved supplier for submitting a bid. **To be qualified, the vendor must be the manufacture of the end item.**

Qualified business(es) must be able to accept and process orders from USDA's food ordering system, the Web Based Supply Chain Management system (WBSCM).

Please submit vendor qualification packages to Jessica.Howlett@ams.usda.gov.

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