The USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) requires on-site delivery of wet distillers grain to the USMARC feedlot. Contractor is to provide all transportation required for delivery. All WDGS not meeting standards defined in this solicitation will be rejected. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6 (current as of FAC 2001-24), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The NAICS is 311222. The Solicitation number AG-6538-S-17-0007 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The description of items and clauses incorporated in this synopsis/solicitation are applicable to this procurement and will be incorporated into any resultant purchase order. Product Specification: Corn Based Wet Distillers Grains with solubles without the oil removed; dry matter content will be 30% at minimum and 39% maximum. The product cannot be a "modified" or "dried" product. Scheduling Process: The WDGS order and schedule for the following week will be placed with the contractor the prior Tuesday. This order will define the number of ton needed for the upcoming week and outline the delivery schedule. A signed order will be placed with the contractor by the end of Tuesday. Evaluation Criteria: This procurement is a best value procurement. An award will be based upon the evaluation of the following criteria: 1. Past Performance 2. Product Quality 3. Price Response Date: October 28, 2016, 1:00 p.m., central time SAM: Vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management prior to the award of the contract. You may register by going to www.sam.gov. You will need to your Tax ID, Duns Number, Bradstreet number and banking information. PAYMENT: Any award made under this solicitation is subject to 31 CFR Part 208 which requires all payments made by the government to be made by electronic funds transfer. Please note on your proposal if you will accept a government purchase (VISA) card.Invoices must be submitted into the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). IPP is a government-wide secure web-based payment information service offered free of charge to government agencies and their suppliers by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS). One-time enrollment in IPP means that you will receive a series of e-mails from Treasury services. The first email will have the IPP Logon ID and link to the IPP application. A second e-mail, containing the password will be sent within 24 hours. Once you receive these emails, please login to the IPP application and complete the registration process. Benefits of registering with IPP include the ability for your company to create invoices directly from a contract award and submit them electronically, as well as: e-mail notification when invoice(s) are paid online payment history remittance download The e-mail notification of payment is sent when a payment is distributed to your bank account and will include all pertinent payment information. The IPP Customer Support Desk is available to assist users Monday through Friday (excluding bank holidays) from 8:00AM - 6:00PM ET, including answering any questions related to accessing IPP or completing the registration process. Their toll-free number is 1-866-973-3131 or they can be reached at:
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[email protected]. The successful vendor must be enrolled in IPP to submit invoices and receive payment. If the successful vendor firm is already enrolled in IPP invoices are to be submitted under the vendors existing IPP enrollment. 52.232-18 -- Availability of Funds. 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.