99 -- Canned Dried Beans

Canned Dried Beans, Announcement FV-304, Invitation 035 The Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell canned dried beans as indicated below and per the Announcement for use in Needy Family and other domestic food assistance programs. Offers are due by 1 p.m., Central Time, Friday, November 2, 2007. Acceptances will be announced by midnight, November 9, 2007. Deliveries are to be made from December 1, 2007 ? December 15, 2007. Offers are invited from the trade for: Vegetarian Bean 24/#300 can 4,590 cases All prime vendors are reminded that they are prohibited from subcontracting with companies or individuals that have been suspended or debarred. No offer will be made to 8(a) vendors on this invitation. All invitations with orders for the state of New York must have the pack date stamped on the outside of each carton. The pack date should be annotated as per the following example: (05/01/2003). Orders for the state of New York requiring this special marking will be indicated by (**). This applies to New York orders ?Only,? if and when they appear on an invitation. Bids must be submitted electronically via the Domestic Electronic Bid Entry System (DEBES) on the Internet. Offerors who submit bids using other than DEBES, will be deemed non-responsive. Offeror must be assigned a Logon ID by USDA to access the site. The Internet address is: http://pcsd.usda.gov/debes which translates into a connection of https://pcsd.usda.gov:3077/mdbc1000.exe? Once connected, follow the online procedures. A ?HELP? button provides detailed instructions for using the system or call 202-720-4517 for assistance. Bidders are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonably expect to produce and deliver in accordance with the contract. Inquiries about Announcement FV-304, Appendix-1, the Commodity Specification for Canned Dried Beans, or this Invitation should be directed to the Contracting Officer, USDA/AMS/Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Commodity Procurement Branch STOP 0239, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, telephone (202) 720-4517. An electronic version of complete invitation with shipment locations can be obtained through the World Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at http://www.ams.usda.gov/cp. Purchases will be made on a delivered basis, subject to Announcement FV-304, to the listed locations. Delivery by trucks or railcars is optional to the contractor, except for those destination(s) which specify delivery by truck only or rail only.