Soybean for Fish Hatcheries

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2200000404 on January 24, 2022, seeking soybean meal for fish hatcheries. The procurement solicits one ton of soybean meal with 44-48% protein content, to be delivered in 50-pound paper bags on wooden pallets to two locations: Minor Clark Fish Hatchery in Morehead, Kentucky and Peter W. Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Deliveries are required from March through September, with vendors required to complete deliveries within 14 working days after order receipt during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET, excluding state holidays). The bid closing date is February 7, 2022 at 1:30 PM ET, with written questions due by January 31, 2022 at 10:00 AM ET. The contract will be awarded as a Master Agreement for an initial one-year period beginning April 12, 2022, with four optional one-year renewal periods subject to written approval and potential renegotiation. Awards will be made on a best value basis with 90 points allocated to price and 10 points allocated to delivery performance, with the lowest-priced conforming bid receiving the maximum score. Vendors must submit electronic bids through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system and be pre-registered in the Vendor Self Service (VSS) portal, and all bid responses must remain valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days after the bid due date.

Kentucky resident bidders and qualified bidders, including Kentucky Correctional Industries and Kentucky Industries for the Blind, are eligible for reciprocal and preferential scoring adjustments. All bidders must be registered in the VSS system and provide required documentation including a revenue tax registration form, certificates of authority for foreign entities where applicable, required affidavits, and EEO forms if applicable prior to contract award. Pricing must be quoted as F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed, excluding federal excise tax and Kentucky sales or use tax, with price increases prohibited during the first 12 months of the contract and thereafter requiring written justification based on industry-wide price changes submitted at least 30 days in advance. Vendors are responsible for all unloading and delivery to storage facilities equipped with appropriate equipment such as floor jacks, automatic loaders, and forklifts, and must provide damaged or spoiled product replacement within four business days of discovery. The contract is subject to Kentucky law and oversight by the Office of Procurement Services, with Commonwealth Buyer Keith Srutowski serving as the sole point of contact for all communications throughout the procurement process. No specific budget value or incumbent vendor information is identified in the solicitation documents.