87--COTTON BALE BAGS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO POST THE SOLICITATION AND TO EXTEND THE RESPONSE DATE TO COB JUNE 14, 2006. The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Cotton Program Grading Branch, intends to procure approximately 24,450 cotton bale bags. The dimensions of the gusset bags need to be 70” by 100”. The bags must meet the national cotton council of America standards and must be one of the following: spriral sewn burlap bags; cotton bagging; or polypropylene bagging. The USDA intends to award a commercial firm-fixed price contract for this effort. This will b a one-year contract for a definite amount of bags with an option for increased quantities of approximately 25%. This will be a low price technically acceptable procurement. It is anticipated that the formal solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP) AG-6395-S-06-0008, will be released on or about May 30, 2006 and posted on this FEDBIZOPPS website. Please download the RFP from this website. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside, therefore all responsible small businesses may submit an offer. The NAICS code is 314911 with a size standard of 500 employees. After release, one may download a copy of the solicitation at this site. NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT TO OFFERER’S REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION NOR ANY OF ITS AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE OFFERER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS WEB SITE. Any questions or inquiries must be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the Contracting Office, to the attention of the point of contact listed in this notice. Point of contact: Larry Nelson, Contracting Officer, (612) 336-3225, FAX: (612) 370-2106, E-mail: [email protected]