Poultry feed-april 2025- september 2025

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Agriculture Division is seeking a poultry feed contract for its McDougall Farm located in Ridgeville, SC, covering the period from April 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. The procurement involves supplying 1,100 tons of custom mixed feed with specific feed formulas: Prelay, Phase 1, and Phase 2, each having precise ingredient specifications and percentage requirements. Deliveries are to be made daily, Monday through Friday, with orders placed in 3-ton increments to ensure full loads, and all feed must be delivered FOB Destination at the farm location. The solicitation is issued under Procurement Exemption #7 for Livestock Feed, making it non-protestable, and requires bidders to be registered in the state's vendor system. Bids are due by March 31, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET, with the contract award to be posted on April 1, 2025. Pricing must remain fixed for the entire contract period, and no alternate feed formulas will be accepted.

The contract allows for potential quantity fluctuations of +/- 25% and does not appear to have specific set-aside designations or restrictions on vendor types. Bidders must submit a signed Cover Page with their offer, indicating standard participation requirements. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the total estimated procurement volume is 1,100 tons of feed over the six-month contract period. The solicitation does not mention incumbent vendors or require integration with existing infrastructure or technology. Vendors will need to provide custom feed mixes that meet the exact specifications for Prelay, Phase 1, and Phase 2 formulas, demonstrating technical capability to produce specialized poultry feed meeting the SCDC Agriculture Division's precise nutritional requirements.