Description
This request is for information only. No contracts will be awarded solely on the bases of the responses to this synopsis. All commodities must be 100% domestic origin. The USDA, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) procures domestic origin food commodities for use in various foreign food assistance programs administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Kansas City Commodity Office – International Procurement Division intends to issue solicitations for procurement under sealed bid contracts. The solicitations are intended to be issued based on the Fiscal Year 2008 Procurement Schedule located at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-si The solicitations will be distributed solely through the FSA Home/Commodity Operations/Procurement and Sales/Export Operations website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex All future information concerning these acquisitions, including solicitation amendments and commodity requirements will be distributed and accessed solely through the aforementioned website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about these acquisitions. The solicitations may have a partial set-aside for small business concerns, 8(a) concerns, SDVO, and/or SDB concerns. Small businesses are encouraged to participate. Additionally, interested parties may subscribe to the Commodity Operations Newsletter to receive Solicitations, Amendments to Solicitations, Contract Award Notices, Purchase and Sales Reports by going to the following link: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/subscriptions?area=newsroom&subject=landing&topic=subscriptions All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov. In addition, all bidders must comply with KCCO vendor qualification requirements, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.202(f). The qualification requirements are available at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr The following commodities are classified under the NAICS code referenced above and are purchased by the International Procurement Division, KCCO. Commodity Requirement Descriptions for each are located at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-cr. Technical staff contact information for each product can be found at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/eodstaff.pdf SOURCES ARE SOUGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING: ALL PURPOSE WHEAT FLOUR/BREAD FLOUR (WFBF): Bread flour shall be milled from classes of hard red spring, hard red winter, or hard white wheat as defined in the Official United States Standards for Wheat. All purpose flour shall be milled from wheat of the classes hard red spring, hard red winter, or soft red winter or hard white or soft white wheat, or any combination thereof, as defined in the Official United States Standards for Wheat. Commodity shall be packaged in 50-kilogram woven polypropylene fabric and circular-woven style bags. CORNMEAL (CM)/SOY FORTIFIED CORNMEAL (SFCM): The degermed cornmeal will be Type III, Class B, Granulation c, Color 2 and shall meet the requirements of the latest revisions and amendments for Commercial Item Description A-A-20066A (August 14, 2002). In addition to the enrichment ingredients contained in the Commercial Item Description, calcium and Vitamin A Palmitate must be added. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. CORN SOY BLEND (CSB): The product shall be of small particle size suitable for use as a dietary supplement for infants and children serving as porridge, gruel, or an extender to other foods. This is a vitamin and mineral fortified product. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. BULGUR WHEAT/SOY FORTIFIED BULGUR (BWSF): Bulgur will be milled from wheat of any of the classes defined in the Official Grain Standards of the United States, for wheat except mixtures of wheat of contrasting classes. The product must be blended thoroughly and homogeneously when mixed with calcium and other enrichment ingredients. Commodity shall be packaged in 50-kilogram woven polypropylene fabric and circular-woven style bags. WHEAT SOY BLEND (WSB): The product shall be of small particle size suitable for use as a dietary supplement for children in such forms as a beverage or gruel. This is a vitamin and mineral fortified product. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. HULLED CUT BARLEY (BAR): The hulled cut barley shall be milled from U.S. No. 1 food grade supplies. The barley shall be hulled and cut in accordance with good manufacturing practices. The bran layer shall remain intact for nutritional content. 25 kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTS (BWP): Buckwheat Groats will be prepared from the buckwheat fruit by separating buckwheat kernels from shells. Buckwheat Grits will be prepared from the buckwheat groats first by separating buckwheat kernels from shells, then by grinding to the desired texture. Buckwheat flour shall be produced from the buckwheat fruit, in which, a certain percent of the hull is retained. The flour shall be white to gray color with black speckles of a medium fine grind texture free flowing and free of caked lumps. Commodity shall be packaged in 50-kilogram woven polypropylene fabric and circular-woven style bags. SOY-FORTIFIED SORGHUM GRITS (SFSG): The soy fortified sorghum grits when cooked will be distinctly particulate (individual particles which adhere together to some extent after cooking but shall not disintegrate or otherwise lose their identity) but be tender and palatable. The product shall have a good characteristic taste and odor free from rancid, bitter, musty, sour, and other undesirable or foreign tastes and odors. The product must be blended thoroughly and homogeneously when mixed with calcium and other enrichment ingredients. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. WHEAT SOY MILK (WSM): The wheat-soy milk product shall be of small particle size suitable for use as a dietary supplement for children in such forms as a beverage or gruel. When made with bulgur flour, it shall be identical to or lighter in grayish yellow beige color. When made with straight grade flour, it will be identical to or lighter in pale yellow beige color. This is a vitamin and mineral fortified product. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. CORN SOY MILK (CSM)/INSTANT CORN SOY MILK (ICSM): The commodity delivered shall meet the requirements as specified in the Commercial Item Description for salad oils (vegetable), A-A-20091D (May 7, 2002). The product shall be of small particle size suitable for use as a dietary supplement for infants and children for serving as porridge, gruel, or an extender to other foods. This is a vitamin and mineral fortified product. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags. INSTANT CORN-SOYA MASA FLOUR (MF): The product is designed for use in the preparation of tortillas and similar products to be consumed by both children and adults. 25-kilograms of product shall be packed in multi-wall paper bags.