COW & heifer feed (july-december 2023)

The South Carolina Department of Corrections issued a solicitation for customized cow and heifer feed for Wateree River Farm, seeking a total of 1,200 US tons of specialized livestock feed products across three specific categories: Custom Dairy Lactation Meal (900 tons), Custom Close Up Dry Meal (100 tons), and Custom Heifer Pellets (200 tons). The procurement was released on June 20, 2023, with sealed offers due by June 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., and award posting scheduled for June 29, 2023. The contract period spans July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, with bi-monthly deliveries to be made on a will-call basis Monday through Friday at 8200 State Farm Road, Rembert, SC. Key requirements include strict adherence to specified feed formulations, with no alternates or modifications permitted, and delivery is FOB Destination. Evaluation criteria focused on identifying the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with potential preference given to South Carolina resident vendors and US end-product suppliers. The solicitation operates under Procurement Exemption #7 for Livestock Feed, rendering it non-protestable.

The contract was ultimately awarded to ISE Newberry dba/Newberry Feed, a South Carolina-based vendor, with a total contract value of $553,868.00. Vendor qualifications included maintaining a current South Carolina vendor number and compliance with state procurement regulations, including certifications for independent price determination, debarment status, drug-free workplace, and ethics requirements. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly noted in the documentation. The contract includes provisions for usage fluctuation of plus or minus 25% throughout the contract period, with unit pricing established at $462.33 per ton for Dairy Lactation Meal, $552.79 per ton for Close Up Dry Meal, and $412.46 per ton for Heifer Pellets. Payment will be processed through electronic funds transfer, and vendors were required to demonstrate capability to perform fully and show reliability and good faith performance. The procurement was conducted under the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code, with no sales or use taxes included in the contract price.