SAM #12-1NFP-26-B-0012

USDA AMS Solicitation for Packaged Food Commodities for International Food Assistance

This opportunity involves the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program's solicitation for packaged food commodities to support international food assistance programs. - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) - Office: USDA AMS 3J14, Washington, DC - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments. - Products/Services Requested: - Corn-Soy Blend Plus, 25 KG bags (520 MT) - Part Number: 110200 - Packaging must include supplier name, lot number, contract number, and PO line-item number - Certificates required: Donation, Fumigation, Best Used by Date Letter, Inspection, USDA Export - Vegetable Oil Products (160 MT total): - Oil, Vegetable Can-6/4 L (120 MT), Part Number: 100566 - Oil, Vegetable Bottle, PLS-6/4 L (720-799) (20 MT), Part Number: 110131 - Oil, Vegetable Bottle, PLS-6/4 L (800-899) (20 MT), Part Number: 110122 - Oil, Vegetable Bottle, PLS-6/4 L (670-719) (20 MT), Part Number: 110130 - All oils require palletization, stretch wrapping, and certificates of analysis (testing for lead, arsenic, acid value, salmonella); GMP certificate or equivalent required - Fortified Milled Rice, 50 KG bags (600 MT) - Part Number: 110493 - Packaging must include supplier name, crop year, production and best used by dates - Fumigation required after milling and within 10 days prior to packaging - GMP certificate or equivalent required; Certificate of Analysis validity no more than 6 months - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Multiple small business set-asides, including AbilityOne participation - Strict packaging, labeling, and certification requirements for all commodities - Specific contaminant testing for oils and fortified rice - Shipping periods and instructions are commodity- and location-specific, with government-issued instructions at least seven days prior to shipping - Place of Performance/Delivery: - USDA AMS offices in Washington, DC - Delivery and shipping locations will be specified per commodity and shipping instructions

Description

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of various packaged commodities for International food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations outside the United States with various delivery bases (see solicitation). The solicitation may include multiple small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.

The solicitation is expected to be available on or after today and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and through a link to the aforementioned website in the documents attached to the solicitation notice and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and Contract Opportunities website. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.

The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Invitation for Bids for Commodity Procurements – International Programs (MIFB-I) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP-I_generic.pdf. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online as follows:

For packaged commodities:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/packaged-commodities

For bulk commodities:

 https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/bulk-commodities

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