2 year BPA to supply Cleansed Soft White Wheat - up to 100,000 lbs/year
06/11/2018
The formal solicitation is now open for the above requirement on Fedbizopps at www.fbo.gov and closes on 07/09/2018 Solicitation# 12639518Q0129 Interested vendors please submit Quotes to the Contracting Officer's Email, Fax or Address below by 07/09/2018 by 4:00pm Mountain Time.
**Please use solicitation number on subject line when responding**
If an interested party’s quote package has not completed all of the items listed on the first page of Attachment_1_Solicitation 12639518Q0129 - Instructions, the quote may be considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given, thereby making quote ineligible for award.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services Facility in Pocatello, ID intends to issue a formal request for quotes for a new two year Blanket Purchase Agreement to supply Cleansed Soft White Wheat - up to 100,000 lbs/year
Vendor must accept government credit card for payment on shipments
The solicitation and evaluation procedures will be prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13 using the format found at FAR Subpart 12.3 and supplemented with additional information included the solicitation package.
This requirement will be issued as a Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-6. (Nov 2011) In accordance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation ( AGAR )452.219-70 (NOV 1996) Size Standard and NAICS Code Information :
The North American Industrial Classification System Code(s) and business size standard(s) describing the products and/or services to be acquired under this solicitation is listed below:
NAICS Code 311211 Flour Milling
Size Standard 1,000 Employees
Product Specifications:
Quality Cleaned Food Grade Wheat
Moisture 13.25 - 14.00%
Protein 9.5 -10.5%
Fat 1.0 - 1.7%
Total Dietary Fiber 9.0 -13.0%
Bushel Test Weight 58 lbs/bu*
*post cleaning
Total Defects Not to exceed 2.3 gm/lb.
Defects Include
• Dockage
• Non-wheat grains {such as barley, rye, corn, seeds, etc)
• Damaged wheat {insect bored, weather, ground heat, mold, frost damaged, etc)
• Shrunken and broken kernels which pass a 0.634 3/8 oblong hole sieve according to
FGIS procedure.
• Insect bored kernels limited to 3/16
• Foreign material - all non-wheat material which remains on the screen in the dockage
machine.
• Zero tolerance for injurious materials such as metal, glass, rodent pellets, etc.
• Zero tolerance for garlic.
The solicitation# 12639518Q0129 and all other documents related to this procurement will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities website (fbo.gov) on or around June 11, 2018
It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for the solicitation and amendments, if any. Questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Carol Dingess, contract specialist, by email at carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must first obtain a Dunn and Bradstreet number. If your company does not have a DUNS number, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one by calling 1- 866-705-5711or via the following website:
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform
Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must also be registered in the Federal Government ‘s System for Award Management (SAM) and also complete a Representations and Certifications electronically at http://sam.gov. ***REGISTRATION IS FREE***
For registration assistance please contact http://www.aptac-us.org/new/ or call 1866-606-8220
Carol R. Dingess, Contracting Officer, Phone 970-494-7360, Fax 970-472-1897, Email carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
