MODIFICATION
89 -- FCI Safford Q4 Subsistence- Fresh Vegetables
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 1529 west hwy 366, safford, AZ 85546
- ZIP Code
- 85546
- Solicitation Number
- RFQP0700AMS1400001-09
- Response Due
- 6/24/2014
- Archive Date
- 12/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is RFQP0700AMS1400001-09 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-74. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 424480 with a small business size standard of 0.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-06-24 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be safford, AZ 85546 The DOJ BOP Field Offices- FCI SAFFORD requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Cabbage fresh, US No 1, green, green cabbage shall be whitish green or green in color, heads of cabbage are firm, and well-trimmed and free from soft rot, seed stems, and from damage caused by bursting, discoloration, freezing, disease, birds, insects, mechanical or other means. Weight of head shall not be less than 3 pounds. 50 pound bag. 67 BAGS., 1, LOT; LI 002: Carrots fresh, US No 1style I (whole) topped, Form 2 ( un-peeled), Size A 7/8" to 1 ? ? diameter, 6" to 8" length, CID A-A-2019C, carrots shall be well formed and well-trimmed in accordance with U.S. Standards for grades for topped carrots shall possess good exterior bright orange-yellow color and be free from green or orange-brown units, carrots shall be crisp and firm. 50 pound bag. 50 BAGS., 1, LOT; LI 003: Celery fresh, US No 1, U.S. No. 1, stalks of celery shall be green to light green in color and well developed, well formed, clean, well-trimmed and free from blackheart, brown stem, soft rot, and free from damage caused by freezing, growth cracks, pith branches, seed stem, wilting, blight, other disease, insects, mechanical or other means. The average midrib length outer whorl of branches shall not be less than 7 inches. Stalks shall be such length as to extend from one side, end or bottom of the container to within 1-1/2 inches of the opposite side, end or top of container. 35- Pound case. 352 CASES., 1, LOT; LI 004: Cucumber fresh, US No 1, large, cucumbers shall be well colored green, fairly well formed not overgrown and fresh, firm, and free from decay, sun scald and from damage caused by scars, yellowing, sunburns, dirt or other foreign materials, freezing, or other disease. Insect, cuts, bruises, mechanical or other means. The diameter of the cucumber shall not be less than 2-1/4 inches and not less than 6 inches in length. 45 pound case. 13 CASES., 1, LOT; LI 005: Lettuce Iceberg fresh, US No 1, CID A-A-20173B, Type I, Iceberg, Style A, whole head trimmed. Iceberg lettuce shall have a light green color and be fresh and crisp. Lettuce shall not be bitter in flavor and be free from odors such as chlorine. ammonia, musty/moldy, sour, and fermented smells and other odors not typical of fresh lettuce. 24 Heads to a case, 30-40 pound case. 224 CASES., 1, LOT; LI 006: Onions Fresh, US No 1,, CID A-A-2019B, Style A, whole, Type II,Spanish, Color A, Yellow. Minimum diameter 3 inches. Onions shall possess good exterior characteristic yellow color and be crisp, well-shaped, free form splits and be fairly firm, but not tough, fibrous, or mushy. The onions shall be free from green, white, and brown spots and other foreign material that affect the appearance of the product. 50 pound mesh bag. 139 BAGS., 1, LOT; LI 007: Pepper Sweet fresh, US No 1, green in color. Peppers which are firm, fairly well shaped. The diameter of each pepper shall not be less than 2-1/2 and the length of shall not be less than 2-1/2 inches. Pepper shall be free from sun scald and decay and damage caused by freezing injury, hail scars, sun burn, disease, insect, mechanical or other means. 20 pound case. 73 CASES, 1, LOT; LI 008: Potato, Baking, Fresh, Medium Size/8 oz average, U.S. Commercial, 50 pound bag or case, round, moderately skinned, potatoes shall be firm, fairly clean, well-shaped and free from freezing, black heart, late blight, southern bacterial wilt and ring rot, soft rot and wet breakdown and free from damage caused by any other causes. 3954 LBS., 1, LOT; LI 009: Potatoes Utility, White fresh, US No 1, round, moderately skinned, potatoes shall be firm, fairly clean, well-shaped and free from freezing, black heart, late blight, southern bacterial wilt and ring rot, soft rot and wet breakdown and free from damage caused by any other causes. 50 pound bag or case. 381 CASES., 1, LOT; LI 010: Tomato fresh, US No 1, Light Red, Well formed, Tomatoes shall not be less than 2-1/2 inches in diameter and no more than 3 inches in diameter, Tomatoes will be clean, mature, not over ripe or soft and free from decay caused by freezing, sun scald or damaged by any other cause. 25 pound case. 76 CASES., 1, LOT; LI 011: Lettuce salad mix fresh, US No 1, CID A-A-20316, Type II lettuce, Style B chopped iceberg lettuce, shredded red cabbage and shredded carrots. (Shredded red cabbage and shredded carrots must be in separate bags from lettuce), lettuce shall have bright green color and shall be free from odors such as chlorine. ammonia, musty/moldy, sour, and fermented smells and other odors not typical of fresh lettuce. The lettuce and cabbage shall be crisp, firm, not wilted, flabby, or tough. The carrots shall be crisp, not tough, fibrous, or mushy. 20 pound bags per case. 51 CASES, 1, LOT; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOJ BOP Field Offices- FCI SAFFORD intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOJ BOP Field Offices- FCI SAFFORD is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms ?offer? and ?offeror? refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms ?bid? and ?bidder? refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term ?proposal? refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms ?quotation,? ?quote,? and ?quoter? refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer. Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the ?Included in another line item? function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid ?Submit a Question? feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid/Offer MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy, unless otherwise indicated. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). The Contracting Officer will indicate elsewhere in this Buy as to whether responses will be evaluated for award based either upon (a) price and pricing factors only (Bids/Quotes) or (b) price and other factors (Proposals/Quotes). All Bids/Proposals/Quotations must conform to the listed specifications or the Statement of Work. If award criteria are based upon (b) price and other factors, the Contracting Officer shall clearly indicate the criteria to be applied elsewhere in this Buy. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Bidder/Offeror/Quoter must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this Buy. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com. For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The Bidder/Offeror/Quoter may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the BOP Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this Buy. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this Buy will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the contractor's expense. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may result in non-consideration of the Bid/Proposal/Quotation. This information is REQUIRED in order for a seller?s Bid/Proposal/Quotation to be evaluated for award. FAR 52.211-6.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: safford, AZ 85546
- Zip Code: 85546
- Zip Code: 85546
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