Soy Oil

Auburn University is soliciting sealed bids for a Soy Oil procurement through a Request for Bid (RFB) with the solicitation number AU-2026-0000913. The procurement involves the purchase of ten (10) 2,000-pound totes of soybean oil, specifically to be used in poultry feed at the AU Poultry and Animal Nutrition Center located at 1088 Auburn Lakes Rd, Auburn, Alabama. The bid is open from October 8, 2025, 12:00 AM CDT to October 15, 2025, 10:30 AM CDT, with an expected delivery period from October 2025 to September 2026. Each order must be fulfilled within two weeks of the order date, with deliveries occurring during business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:30pm CST). The soybean oil must be of good quality and delivered in totes equipped with a discharging valve at one end. The bid is categorized under commodity codes 10120000 (Animal feed), 10121500 (Livestock feed), and 50172000 (Fermented soybean products). Primary contact for the bid is Barbara Anne Harvill, reachable at bzb0082@auburn.edu or +1 334-844-3633, with Stephen Kirk serving as the point of contact for delivery logistics.

The university reserves the right to award the contract in whole or in part and may make the contract available to other eligible entities such as Auburn University at Montgomery and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Bidders are required to submit a completed and notarized disclosure statement with their response and must comply with Alabama state bid laws. While the bid documents do not specify specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations, they do indicate a flexible procurement approach that could accommodate various vendor types. The bid does not explicitly list incumbent vendors or provide specific award values or budget ranges. Quantities are noted as estimated and not guaranteed, suggesting potential variability in the final contract value. The procurement appears to be structured to allow for ongoing, as-needed purchases of soybean oil for poultry feed production, with the university maintaining flexibility in order quantities and timing.