COW & heifer feed (3 months will call)

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) issued Solicitation 5400022471 for a three-month procurement of custom cow and heifer feed for Wateree River Farm located in Rembert, South Carolina. The procurement seeks three specific feed products: Custom Dairy Lactation Meal (500 tons), Custom Close Up Dry Meal (50 tons), and Custom Heifer Pellets (150 tons), totaling 700 tons to be delivered between December 1, 2021, and March 1, 2022. Deliveries will be made in 3-ton increments, scheduled Monday through Friday, with coordination managed by the farm manager. Bids were due on December 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., with award notification scheduled for December 17, 2021. The SCDC mandated strict adherence to specified feed formulations, prohibiting any alternate or modified feed compositions. Vendors were required to provide unit prices per ton, inclusive of all delivery costs, with pricing to be delivered FOB Destination. The solicitation was issued under Procurement Exemption #7 for livestock feed, rendering it non-protestable under South Carolina procurement regulations.

Newberry Feed, located at 2431 Vincent Street in Newberry, South Carolina, was awarded the contract at a total evaluated amount of $226,377.50. The contract pricing included $309.26 per ton for Dairy Lactation Meal, $423.17 per ton for Close Up Dry Meal, and $337.26 per ton for Heifer Pellets, with all prices including delivery. Vendors were required to be registered in the South Carolina vendor registration system and comply with drug-free workplace requirements, debarment status, and ethics provisions. The solicitation allowed for South Carolina resident vendor preferences and US/SC end-product preferences. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned. The procurement did not include renewal options, and the state reserved the right to cancel the solicitation or reject any offers. Vendors were required to submit signed Cover Pages and Page Two documentation, with payment to be made via electronic funds transfer following invoice submission.