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Fresh Vegetables for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.

ID: 12-3J14-25-B-0011 • Type: Solicitation

Description

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attached solicitation for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis (see solicitation). The solicitation may include various 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 on Contract Opportunities website. 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 (https://sam.gov). Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers is listed above under General Information. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.

Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 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 (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.

To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. The AMS main contacts for vendor qualification requirements are Andrea Lang, who can be reached at (202) 720-4237 and Diana Dau David who can be reached at (202)-378-1075, or by email at newvendor@usda.gov . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.

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 nonresponsive.

The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.

Background
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is issuing a solicitation for the procurement of fresh vegetables intended for domestic food assistance programs. The goal of this contract is to provide essential food products to various locations across the United States. The AMS aims to support small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned firms through potential set-asides as per the Small Business Act.

Work Details
The solicitation includes the procurement of mixed fresh produce, specifically identified by the bid invitation number 2000010381. The total quantity required is 52,525 EA, with specific delivery schedules outlined for various locations. Key details include:

- Mixed Fresh Produce (Item Material Description: 111427)

- Delivery quantities and timelines:
- Anchorage, AK: 500 EA (01/01/2025-01/15/2025), 500 EA (02/01/2025-02/15/2025), 500 EA (03/01/2025-03/15/2025)
- Fairbanks, AK: 300 EA (01/01/2025-01/15/2025), 300 EA (02/01/2025-02/15/2025), 300 EA (03/01/2025-03/15/2025)
- Soldotna, AK: 200 EA for each delivery period
- Various other locations including Fort Smith, AR; Jacksonville, FL; and Lorton, VA with specified quantities and delivery dates from January to March 2025.

Period of Performance
Deliveries are scheduled between January 1, 2025, and March 31, 2025.

Place of Performance
Deliveries will be made to various locations across the United States including but not limited to Anchorage, Fairbanks, Soldotna in Alaska; Fort Smith in Arkansas; Jacksonville in Florida; and Lorton in Virginia.

Overview

Response Deadline
Nov. 4, 2024, 2:00 p.m. EST Due in 0 Days
Posted
Oct. 30, 2024, 10:15 a.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Not Provided
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
700 Employees
Pricing
Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
High
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 5 days, below average for the Agricultural Marketing Service.
On 10/30/24 Agricultural Marketing Service issued Solicitation 12-3J14-25-B-0011 for Fresh Vegetables for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. due 11/4/24. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 311991 and PSC 8915.
Primary Contact
Name
Kelli Dawkins   Profile
Phone
(816) 926-2112

Secondary Contact

Name
Valerie Dinkel   Profile
Phone
None

Additional Contacts in Documents

Title Name Email Phone
None Christopher Edwards Profile christopher.edwards3@usda.gov None

Documents

Posted documents for Solicitation 12-3J14-25-B-0011

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF > AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE > USDA AMS 3J14
FPDS Organization Code
12K2-3J14
Source Organization Code
100162236
Last Updated
Oct. 30, 2024
Last Updated By
steven.bishop@usda.gov
Archive Date
Nov. 19, 2024