The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase a variety of protein items to support activities to feed kids and families. Potential materials may include dairy, meat, and poultry items. The funds, provided through USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation, (CCC) will support nearly $1 billion to purchase food for emergency food providers like food banks.
Solicitations will be issued soon and will be available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available. Public WBSCM information is available without an account on the WBSCM Public Procurement Page. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM, and on the Agricultural Marketing Service's website at www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.
Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type is anticipated to be firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/definite quantity. Deliveries are expected to be to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis.
Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. 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.
Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program, including the latest—
- AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements (MSCP), March 1, 2022;
- Applicable commodity specification(s) identified in the subsequent solicitation(s); and
- Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA, March 1, 2017.
- Full text of the solicitation document
These documents are available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website.
To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements. The AMS point of contacts for new vendors are Andrea Lang who can be reached by phone at (202) 720-4237 and Diana Dau (202) 378-1075 or by email to NewVendor@usda.gov. Details of these requirements are available online. Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined non-responsive.
To receive e-mail notification of the issuance of AMS solicitations, contract awards, and other information, subscribe online at “Sign Up for Updates” available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website.
Inquiries may be directed to the Contracting Officer, Hilary Cole, hilary.cole@usda.gov
The acquisition model being utilized will be discussed via a pre-bid webinar. Registration is required and there is limited capacity to attend live. A recording of the pre-bid webinar presentation will be made available publicly:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Nov 14, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Acquisition Webinar / Pre-Bid Conference - TEFAP CCC Funding
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN__juK6_W_RHqQ2tLvrx5P4g
Or an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Meeting ID: 160 743 5740
SIP: 1607435740@sip.zoomgov.com
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