COW & heifer (JAN-june 2024)

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is procuring a specialized livestock feed contract for Wateree River Farm, soliciting three custom feed formulations for dairy cattle through Request for Quote (RFQ) 5400026347. The procurement covers 900 US tons of Custom Dairy Lactation Meal, 200 US tons of Custom Close Up Dry Meal, and 200 US tons of Custom Heifer Pellets, totaling 1,300 US tons of feed for the period of January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024. Delivery requirements specify FOB Destination to 8200 State Farm Road, Rembert, South Carolina, with bi-monthly deliveries scheduled Monday through Friday. The solicitation was issued on December 15, 2023, with offers due by January 2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., and award notification planned for January 3, 2024. Evaluation criteria focus on the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with strict adherence to specified feed formulations required; no alternate or modified feed compositions will be accepted. The procurement is processed under Procurement Exemption #7 for Livestock Feed and is not protestable.

The contract allows for usage fluctuations of plus or minus 25 percent and has a total potential value of $596,136.00, with unit pricing of $457.28 per ton for Lactation Meal, $538.55 per ton for Close Up Dry Meal, and $384.37 per ton for Heifer Pellets. The awarded vendor is ISE Newberry dba Newberry Feed, located in Newberry, South Carolina, with vendor number 7000256253. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types were mentioned in the documentation. Vendors must register with the State of South Carolina and obtain a vendor number prior to submission. Offers can be submitted via sealed physical packages to the SC Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch or electronically via email to bidsubmissions@doc.sc.gov, with "COW/HEIFER FEED RFQ" required in the email subject line. The contract represents a will-call arrangement with multiple deliveries, and the State reserves the right to reject any or all offers or cancel the solicitation in whole or part.