Poultry feed (3 MOS will call)

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is procuring a poultry feed contract for McDougall Farm in Ridgeville, South Carolina, through a sealed bid solicitation (5400023036). The procurement involves two custom poultry feed formulations: Custom Phase 1 Feed and Custom Phase 2 Feed, with quantities increased from 200 tons to 550 tons for each type. The feeds have specific ingredient requirements including corn, soybean meal, distillers grains, and vitamin/mineral supplements, with precise nutrient compositions for each phase. Deliveries will be made Monday through Friday in 3-ton increments, with full truck loads of approximately 24 tons per delivery. The contract period is scheduled from March 30, 2022, through June 29, 2022, with bids originally due on March 24, 2021, and subsequently extended to March 29, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Award notification was scheduled for April 1, 2022, with bids to be submitted in sealed packages to the SC Department of Corrections Purchasing Branch in Columbia.

The solicitation is issued under Procurement Exemption #7 for livestock feed, making it non-protestable. Vendors must maintain current South Carolina vendor registration and comply with state certifications including independent price determination, debarment status, and drug-free workplace requirements. Preference provisions are available for South Carolina end-products, United States end-products, and resident vendors who meet specific criteria. The contract was ultimately awarded to Newberry Feed, located in Newberry, South Carolina, with a total contract value of $495,940.50. Pricing is structured at $456.99 per ton for Phase 1 Feed (totaling $251,344.50) and $444.72 per ton for Phase 2 Feed (totaling $244,596.00). Post-award substitutions of feed formulations are prohibited, and vendors must supply the exact formulations specified in the original solicitation. Bids were evaluated based on unit pricing, with the award going to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.