Sources Sought Notice to Determine the Availability of 18-oz containers of Smooth Peanut Butter

The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), Procurement Division, 6501 Beacon Drive, Stop 8718, Kansas City, MO 64133, is seeking qualified companies to provide smooth peanut butter in 18-oz containers. This notice will serve as market research to obtain the availability of these products. This notice is not a formal solicitation, but a request for interested parties to provide product information. Interested suppliers should submit the following information: Name, address, contact person, title, telephone and fax numbers, email address, and available website. Each supplier must provide unit size, quantity and weight per case, pallets per truckload, truckload weight (gross and net), level of interest smooth peanut butter in 18-oz containers to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), capacity capabilities, business size standard, specifications on product stacking, transportation modes and manufacturing locations. In addition, each supplier must provide product brand name, ingredients composition, nutrition facts, servings per container and shelf life. Supplier shall also comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, and distribution of the product within the commercial marketplace. The delivered product shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and regulations promulgated there under. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 311911 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Future solicitations will specify the various types of commodities to be procured, specify the office to which offers are to be submitted, the closing date and time for receipt of offers, and all other applicable provisions. Interested suppliers must respond no later than 10 business days after publication. For interest in providing smooth peanut butter please respond to: Contracting Office Address: USDA/Farm Service Agency PO Box 419205 Mail Stop 8718 Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205 Primary Point of Contact: Cheryl Davis , Marketing Specialist [email protected] Phone: 816-926-3377 Fax: 816-823-4195 Secondary Point of Contact: Roy Boyd, Contracting Officer [email protected] Phone: 816-926-2612 Fax: 816-823-4195