MODIFICATION
89 -- Wheat Products for Use in International Food Aid Programs - Corrected Presolicitation Notice for Wheat Products for Use in International Food Aid Programs
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 311211
— Flour Milling
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office, P.O. Box 419205, Mail Stop 8698, Kansas City, Missouri, 64141-6205
- ZIP Code
- 64141-6205
- Solicitation Number
- AG-INTP-S-10-9983
- Point of Contact
- Dan Webber, Phone: 816-926-2847, Robert Buxton, Phone: 816-926-6774
- E-Mail Address
-
dan.webber@kcc.usda.gov, robert.buxton@kcc.usda.gov
(dan.webber@kcc.usda.gov, robert.buxton@kcc.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Corrected presolicitation notice with metric tonnages. 3-2-2010 USDA, Farm Service Agency, Commodity Operations, Kansas City Commodity Office, International Procurement Division intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the procurement of noncommercial wheat products for use in various international food assistance programs. The products include bulgur, soy fortified bulgur, flour (all purpose and bread), wheat soy blend, and wheat soy milk. The RFP will be issued approximately fifteen days from the date of this presolicitation notice. The RFP will be available online through the Governmentwide point of entry for Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps), www.fbo.gov. The RFP will seek responsible offers to supply and deliver large quantities of wheat products to various locations in the continental United States. As delivery schedules and exact quantities are not yet known, award will be made on and indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity basis. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(a), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States. A product shall not be considered to be a product of the United States if it contains any ingredient that is not produced in the United States if that ingredient is (1) produced in the United States; and (2) commercially available in the United States at fair and reasonable prices. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, as addressed by FAR clause 52.225-5. Agricultural commodities and their products are exempt from 52.225-5. For informational purposes, during fiscal year (FY) 2009* approximately 293,660 metric tons of wheat products were purchased. The metric tons procured for each type of wheat product is included in the attached document package. (These tonnages were updated in a new document package dated 3-2-2010.) The amount and frequency of commodity procured is dependent upon the needs of the program administering agencies, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The solicitation will comply with the policies and procedures governing competitive negotiated acquisitions prescribed in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Responsible offerors are required to submit proposals that adequately address all technical and price evaluation factors contained in RFP. Award will be made to contractors demonstrating the best value to the Government based on the evaluation factors stated in the solicitation. The Government intends to award multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts. The contract period will consist of a base period of twelve months, and the potential for four, one-year option periods, if exercised at the Government’s discretion. Wheat products fortified/enriched to meet statutory requirements for international food aid programs are classified as noncommercial items. Detailed commodity and packaging requirements for bulgur, soy fortified bulgur, flour (all purpose and bread), wheat soy blend, and wheat soy milk will be published with the solicitation. The solicitation may include partial small business set-asides by product pursuant to FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs. Based on current market research, it is anticipated the following set-asides will apply: Partial small business set-aside: Flour (all purpose and bread) None (Full and open competition): Bulgur, Soy fortified bulgur, Wheat soy blend, Wheat soy milk Offerors should not respond to this presolicitation notice. This is not a request for submission of proposals. *The wheat soy blend metric ton total covers FY2005 through FY2007. The product has not been purchased since. Wheat soy milk has not been purchased in the last five fiscal years. Note that the metric tonnages (both the total listed above, and the breakdown by commodity in the attached document package) were corrected 3-2-2010.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSA/KCCO/AG-INTP-S-10-9983/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02080014-W 20100304/100302234504-8ba833955f743e4dd34dac77a3df3815 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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