SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Frozen Sliced Strawberries
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311411
— Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
- 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
- Invitation928
- Response Due
- 7/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2006
- Description
- The Department of Agriculture invites offers to sell canned fruit as indicated below and per the Announcement for distribution to schools and other domestic food assistance programs. Offers are due by 1 p.m., Central time, Monday, July 31, 2006. Acceptances will be announced by midnight, August 14, 2006. Deliveries are to be made from November 16, 2006 through December 15, 2006. Offers are invited from the trade for: Frozen Sliced Strawberries 30 lb. 7,920 cases All prime vendors are reminded that they are prohibited from subcontracting with companies or individuals that have been suspended or debarred. All invitations with orders for the state of New York, must have the pack date stamped on the outside of each carton. The pack date should be annotated as per the following example (05/01/2003). Orders for the state of New York requiring the special marking will be indicated by (**). This applies to New York orders "Only," if and when they appear on an invitation. On "BKLYN/CEN ISLIP NY" destinations, shippers are instructed to call the contact person on the Notice to Deliver first prior to making an appointment, so that they can be directed to which warehouse they will ship the product. No offer will be made to 8(a) vendors on this invitation. Effective August 1, 2005, contractors are required to submit Annual Representations and Certifications via the Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA). Bids must be submitted electronically via the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) on the Internet. Offerors who submit bids using other than DEBES, will be deemed non-responsive. Offeror must be assigned a Logon ID by USDA to access the site. The Internet address is: http://pcsd.usda.gov/debes. Bidders are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonable expect to produce and deliver in accordance with the contract. An electronic version of this invitation can be obtained through the World Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at http://www.ams.usda.gov/cp. Purchases will be made on a delivered to destination basis, subject to Announcement FV-301, to the listed locations. Delivery by trucks or railcars is optional to the contractor, except for those destination(s) which specify delivery by truck only or rail only. For addtional information, contact DeVera Redmond, Small Business Coordinator, 202-720-7106
- Record
- SN01093590-W 20060722/060720220327 (fbodaily.com)
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