The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Cotton and Tobacco Program has a requirement for a conveyor system as described in the attached Request for Proposal (RFP). 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, the RFP is attached. This is a total small business set-aside. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this combined synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. A trade-off process will be used to evaluate offers. To be awarded this contract, the offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). Registration in SAM is free. A site visit is scheduled for February 14, 2017 @ 10:00 am central time. Please contact Mr. Danny Martinez at 806-472-7620 to confirm you will be at the site visit. A pre-proposal conference will be held on February 21, 2017 @ 10:00 am central time. Please contact Mr. Steve Grantham at 901-384-3041 if you plan to attend the pre-proposal conference. Proposals are due on March 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm EST. Proposals may be submitted via email to BeverlyS.Brown@ams.usda.gov. Proposals may be mailed to Beverly Brown, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406. Any questions regarding the RFP must be submitted in writing at BeverlyS.Brown@ams.usda.gov.
Beverly S. Brown, Phone 540-361-1126, Fax 540-361-1181, Email BeverlyS.Brown@ams.usda.gov