T2909 - Dairy Cow Feed for NJDOC Agri-Industries

This opportunity is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury's Division of Purchase and Property, on behalf of the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) Agri-Industries, Farm Operations. The purpose is to obtain quotes for the provision of custom blended dairy cow feed to be delivered to three DOC facilities - Mountainview Farm Correction Facility, Jones Farm Correctional Facility, and Bayside State Prison. The contract will be awarded for a 3-year term with the possibility of up to 3 one-year extensions. Respondents must provide firm, fixed pricing per ton for 27% minimum protein dairy grain feed and 17% minimum protein dairy grain feed, and hold prices firm through contract award. Proposals are due by June 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, and will be evaluated based on the group price, vendor experience, and past performance under similar contracts.

This is an unrestricted solicitation, and there are no set-asides or preferences for disadvantaged enterprises. The current dairy cow feed contract recently expired, and this is a reprocurement of those services, but no details are provided on the incumbent contractor or current contract value. Pricing will be subject to adjustment based on the Producer Price Index for dairy cattle feed, and the State reserves the right to separately procure individual requirements during the contract term if deemed in the State's best interest.