SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Sources Sought for Small Business Manufacturers of Fresh and Processed Fruits and Vegetables
- Notice Date
- 11/3/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311421
— Fruit and Vegetable Canning
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Stop 0239, Washington, DC, 20250-0239
- ZIP Code
- 20250-0239
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FV-CP-120200002
- Response Due
- 12/3/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/18/2005
- Description
- PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL CLASSCOD: 89?Subsistence (Food)?Potential Sources Sought OFFADD: Commodity Procurement Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Room 2546-S, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0239 SUBJECT: 89?PROCESSED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS POC: Felicitas C. Lofton, Contract Specialist, 202-720-6392 DESC: Sources sought are small businesses (under 500 employees) that are also manufacturers of processed fruit and vegetable products. Small manufacturers are sought to produce canned, frozen, dried and fresh fruits and vegetables for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal feeding programs. Sources are sought for the following canned fruit products: fruit cocktail, mixed fruit, sliced and diced clingstone peaches, chunk and crushed pineapple, sliced and tidbit pineapple, and cranberry sauce. These products will be purchased in #2, #2.5, #10, #300 and #303 cans. Sources are sought for the following dried fruit products: dry pitted prunes in 1 and 25 lb containers, prune puree in 1 and 2 gal pails. Sources are being sought for the following fresh fruit products: grapefruit in 34-39 lb cartons. Sources are being sought for the following canned vegetable products: carrots, whole corn, mixed vegetables and vegetable soup. These products will be purchased in #1, #10 and #300 cans. Sources are being sought for the following vacuum packed vegetables: whole corn in 75 oz packs. Sources are being sought for the following frozen vegetable products: green peas in 30 lb containers, and frozen potato rounds, 6/5 lb pkgs. This request is for information only; proposals are not being requested nor will they be accepted in response to this synopsis. No contracts will be awarded solely on the basis of the responses to this synopsis. All processed fruit and vegetable products purchased by USDA must be of 100% domestic origin. Solicitation information may be viewed at our web site or by contacting the Contracting Officer. LINKURL: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cp LINKDESC: Fruit and Vegetable Programs Purchasing Information EMAILADD: Felicitas.Lofton@usda.gov EMAILDESC: Felicitas C. Lofton, Pont of Contact, Fruit and Vegetable Program
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00925639-W 20051105/051103211703 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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