SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Alternative Methods for Mitigating Declines in Approved Yields Due to Successive Years of Low Yields for USDA Risk Management Agency
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Minerals Management Service GovWorks (Franchise) 381 Elden Street, MS 2510 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- 0404RP34604
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2005
- Point of Contact
- Richard P. Bolick Contract Specialist 7037871395 richard.bolick@mms.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Department of Interior, through its Franchise Fund activity GovWorks, will manage the following procurement action on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA). GovWorks intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on or about April 14, 2004 utilizing a Statement of Objectives (SOO) that will describe the basic, top-level objectives for developing new or revised methods for mitigating declines in an insured's approved yield following successive years of low yield. This approach will provide potential offerors the flexibility to develop cost effective and innovative solutions that meet RMA's goals and objectives for the program. The intent of this SOO is to obtain proposals for: (1) research and development of new and innovative approaches to mitigating declines in yield guarantees following successive years of low yield, or provide improvements to existing procedures; and/or (2) research and development of new and innovative procedures for determination of approved APH yields. In particular, RMA seeks proposals for new or modified approaches to establishing approved APH yields that are: 1) Less subject to decreases during successive years of low yields as compared to current procedures; 2) Equitable across insureds with differing average yields; 3) Broadly applicable to all crops and regions, or 4) Broadly applicable to Category B crops (Annual crops that consist of Barley, Canola (Rapeseed, Beans (Dry, including Contract Seed Beans and Processing), Corn, Cotton, ELS Cotton, Flax, Forage Production, Grain Sorghum, Millet, Oats, Onions, Peanuts, Peas (Dry and Green), Potatoes, Popcorn, Rice, Rye, Safflower, Soybeans, Sugar Beets, Sugarcane, Sunflower Seed, Processing Sweet Corn, Tobacco (Production Guarantee - types 41 and 32 PA; 51 and 61 CT; 51, 52, and 61 MA; and 32 MD), Tomatoes (Processing and Fresh Market Guaranteed Production) and Wheat), or 5) Broadly applicable to Category C crops (Perennial Crops that consist of Almonds, Apples, Arizona-California Citrus, Blueberries, Cranberries, Figs, Grapes, Macadamia Nuts, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Prunes, Stonefruit (Apricots, Nectarines and Peaches), Table Grapes, Texas Citrus Fruit and Walnuts), or 6) Address specific producers, crops and/or regions. 7) Not susceptible to moral hazard, fraud, waste and abuse; 8) Affordable to insureds; 9) Feasible and cost-effective for RMA and reinsured companies to administer; 10) Understandable to insureds, agents, and other program participants, and; 11) Actuarially sound. Multiple proposals may be submitted and evaluated, and more than one award may be made. RMA anticipates committing substantial monetary resources towards funding proposals. If required, RMA may pursue legislative changes necessary to implement particularly promising and innovative approaches. More program details and proposal requirements will be provided in the pending RFP, including details on a planned Pre-proposal Conference to be hosted by RMA in Kansas City, MO in early May.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00559249-W 20040404/040402212430 (fbodaily.com)
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