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. The solicitation number is 15B40321Q00000027 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021- 05. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 424430 with a small business size standard of 200.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2021-06-28 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time . This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Littleton, CO 80123 The DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCI ENGLEWOOD requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: CHEDDAR CHEESE, SHREDDED, 40LB CASE CHEESE, CHEDDAR, SHREDDED, U.S. GRADE AA OR A. “CHEDDAR CHEESE” IS CHEESE MADE BY THE CHEDDARING PROCESS OR BY ANOTHER PROCEDURE WHICH PRODUCES A FINISHED CHEESE HAVING THE SAME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AS THE CHEESE PRODUCED BY THE CHEDDAR PROCESS AND IS MADE FROM COW'S MILK WITH OR WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF COLORING MATTER AND WITH COMMON SALT, CONTAINS NOT MORE THAN 39 PERCENT OF MOISTURE, AND IN THE WATER-FREE SUBSTANCE, CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF MILK FAT AND CONFORMS TO THE PROVISIONS OF §19.500, “DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY FOR CHEESE AND CHEESE PRODUCTS.” FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (21 CFR 19.500). MANUFACTURER’S LETTERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF LABELING (BIDDER NEEDS TO INDICATE THAT CHEESE IS SHREDDED COARSE). PACKAGING: 5 LB TO 40 LB SEALED BAGS OR CONTAINERS., 138, LB; LI 002: MARGARINE, 5 GRAM, EACH, 12LB PER CASE MARGARINE, REDDIES, ALL VEGETABLE. 90 PATTIES PER LB ON PAPER CHIPS, 12 LBS PER CASE. MARGARINE SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL REGULATIONS INCLUDING THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FOOD AND DRUG STANDARD OF IDENTITY FOR MARGARINE (21 CFR PART 166) AND MUST CONFORM TO USDA SPECIFICATIONS FOR VEGETABLE OIL MARGARINE. MARGARINE SHALL BE MADE FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING VEGETABLE OILS: CANOLA, SAFFLOWER, SUNFLOWER, CORN, SOYBEAN, OR PEANUT OIL. MARGARINE CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 80% FAT., 123, LB; LI 003: MOZZARELLA CHEESE, 40 POUND PER CASE CHEESE, SHREDDED, MOZZARELLA, LOW-MOISTURE MOZZARELLA, PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA, LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA, AND LITE MOZZARELLA. AS SPECIFIED IN THE USDA QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR MOZZARELLA CHEESES. THE CHEESES MUST BE SHREDDED. MILK FAT RANGING FROM NOT LESS THAN 45% ON DRY BASIS TO 10.8% DEPENDING ON TYPE. MOISTURE CONTENT RANGING FROM MORE THAN 45% TO NOT MORE THAN 60% DEPENDING ON TYPE. EACH OF THE INGREDIENTS USED IN THE FOOD SHALL BE DECLARED ON THE LABEL. MANUFACTURER’S LETTERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF LABELING. PACKAGING: 5 LB TO 40 LB SEALED BAGS OR CONTAINERS., 15, CS; LI 004: PARMESAN CHEESE, 12-1 POUND COUNT PER CASE CHEESE, PARMESAN OR PARMESAN AND ROMANO MIXED, GRATED, ITALIAN STYLE, 12-1 LB CONTAINERS PER CASE, 8, CS; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCI ENGLEWOOD intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCI ENGLEWOOD is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at
[email protected]. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or
[email protected] of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms “offer” and “offeror” refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms “bid” and “bidder” refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term “proposal” refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms “quotation,” “quote,” and “quoter” refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer. The Contracting Officer will indicate elsewhere in this Buy as to whether responses will be evaluated for award based either upon (a) price and pricing factors only (Bids/Quotes) or (b) price and other factors (Proposals/Quotes). All Bids/Proposals/Quotations must conform to the listed specifications or the Statement of Work. If award criteria are based upon (b) price and other factors, the Contracting Officer shall clearly indicate the criteria to be applied elsewhere in this Buy. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the Included in another line item function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid Submit a Question feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable. If supplying a different case size, ensure the minimum quantity required is met and specify your specific case size. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. All deliveries shall be to The Federal Bureau of Prisons Warehouse at FCI Englewood is open Monday thru Thursday from 7:30am-2:30pm. All deliveries are scheduled by appointment only. The vendor will contact the FCI Food Service Department for all deliveries. The point of contact is listed in the Buy Attachment Document labeled " Notice to Offerors" Bid/Offer MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy, unless otherwise indicated. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Delivery will be required 21 days after award. All deliveries shall be to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Food Service Warehouse. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. This order is a fill-or-kill requirement. Any items not received after 21 days from award are subject to termination. All deliveries shall be to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Food Service Warehouse. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is incorporated by reference Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price and Past Performance. Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Aug 2020) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -Commercial Items (OCT 2018) is hereby incorporated by reference Variation in Quantity (Apr 1984) (a) A variation in the quantity of any item called for by this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. (b) The permissible variation shall be limited to: 10 Percent increase 5 Percent decrease This increase or decrease shall apply to all line items. Delivery of Excess Quantities (Sept 1989) The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of each item quantity within allowable variations, if any. If the Contractor delivers and the Government receives quantities of any item in excess of the quantity called for (after considering any allowable variation in quantity), such excess quantities will be treated as being delivered for the convenience of the Contractor. The Government may retain such excess quantities up to $250 in value without compensating the Contractor therefor, and the Contractor waives all right, title, or interests therein. Quantities in excess of $250 will, at the option of the Government, either be returned at the Contractor’s expense or retained and paid for by the Government at the contract unit price. Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.