This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 15B50823Q00000021-2 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311999 with a small business size standard of 700.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com, will end on: 2023-08-23 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time . This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Forrest City, AR 72335 The DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCC FORREST CITY requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Meats, Chicken, Boneless, Skinless, Raw, White Meat (Tender orBreast Meat), Frozen, A or B quality per the USDA, United StatesClasses, Standards, and Grades for Poultry Agricultural MarketingService (AMS) 70.200 et seq. Boneless, skinless breasts must be free of cartilage and fat. Boneless breasts (excluding the attachedtenderloin) must be free of tendons. Tendons normally associatedwith tenderloins are permitted. Tenderloins or boneless, skinlessparts must be free of blood clots, bruises, cuts, tears, and holesin the muscle tissue. Slight discolorations and separation of themuscle tissue is permitted on boneless, skinless parts, provided itdoes not detract from the appearance of the product. Boneless,skinless parts may be diced. The dicing process must resultin size-reduced portions of meat that are intact, not mutilated,and with surfaces relatively smooth in appearance. Individualsize-reduced portions of meat must be relatively uniform in sizeand shape, and consistent with the size reduction process.Unbreaded. Packed in poly bag boxes. Polyethylene-film Bags Shall have a wall thickness of not less than 2 mil; and shallprotect the commodity from dehydration, freezer burn, or qualitydeterioration during the conditions of use. All packaging andpacking materials must be clean and in new condition. Productsproduced or labeled with any phrase under religious exemptionwill be refused.PSC: 8905, 40000, LB; LI 002: Meats, Chicken, Leg Quarter, Raw, Whole, Ready to Cook,Frozen, Frozen, U.S. Grade A. Broiler Leg, United States Classes,Standards and Grades for Poultry Agricultural Marketing Service(AMS) 70.200 et seq, Unbreaded. "Whole Leg quarter" consistsof a poultry thigh and drumstick (attached), with a portion of theback attached. Delivered amounts of Leg Quarter portions canbe random sizing, with the portion size not to be smaller than 10ounce and not to exceed 20 ounces Packed in poly bag boxes.Polyethylene-film Bags Shall have a wall thickness of not lessthan 2 mil; and shall protect the commodity from dehydration,freezer burn, or quality deterioration during the conditions of use.All packaging and packing materials must be clean and in newcondition. Products produced or labeled with any phrase underreligious exemption will be refused.PSC: 8905, 40000, LB; LI 003: Meats, Chicken, Filet, 4-5 oz, Whole Muscle, No mechanicallyseparated chicken (comminuted), previously cooked chicken meat,or MSG may be used in product, 100% white meat, Breaded.(CID A-A-20276A, Type VI, Style A, Meat Type (b), Form 1, Shape(b). Individually Quick Frozen. Vegetable oil shall be used as thefrying medium. Combined batter and breading shall not exceed30% by weight and will be evenly coated. All ingredients in theproduct must be listed in the ingredients statement in order ofpredominance, from highest to lowest amounts in accordance withthe USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Food Standardsand Labeling Policy. Manufacturers letters will NOT be acceptedin lieu of labeling. Size of patty to be determined locally and sizenoted on bid.PSC: 8905, 15600, LB; LI 004: Meats, Chicken Breast, Boneless, Skinless, Raw, White Meat(Breast Meat), Frozen, A quality per the USDA, United StatesClasses, Standards, and Grades for Poultry Agricultural MarketingService (AMS) 7 CFR § 70 and 70.200 et seq., §70.220, §70.232,§70.233, §70.234 A Quality. All processing activities shall complywith all applicable FSIS regulations and requirements, including9 CFR § 381, and shall be done under FSIS inspection. Thecommodity shall not be processed or packaged more than 60 daysprior to the first date of the delivery period for each sales order.Frozen commodity when specified in the Solicitation, shall beprocessed, packaged and packed, and placed in a freezer within 7calendar days after the date of harvest. Product must be producedunder FSIS pathogen reduction standards, as specified in 9 CFR§ 381. Boneless, skinless breasts must be free of cartilage, fat,holes, tendons, bone pieces, blood clots, bruises, cuts, tears, andmuscle mutilations. Slight discolorations is permitted, provided itdoes not detract from the appearance of the product. Unbreaded. All packaging materials shall comply with FSIS regulations (9CFR § 381.144 Packaging Materials). All packaging and packingmaterials must be clean and in new condition, shall not impart objectionable odors or flavors to the commodity, shall be safe foruse in contact with food products (cannot adulterate product or beinjurious to health). Packed in poly bag boxes. Polyethylene-filmBags PSC: 8905, 10000, LB; LI 005: Chicken, Cornish Game Hen, Ready to Cook, Frozen, U. S. GradeA, U. S. Standards, and Grades for Poultry, 1.5 to 2.3 lb Roaster.PSC: 8905, 2600, LB; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Sellers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCC FORREST CITY intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison Marketplace. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCC FORREST CITY is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com should proceed to https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at
[email protected]. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process. Should Sellers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or
[email protected]. Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms offer and offeror refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms bid and bidder refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term proposal refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms quotation, quote, and quoter refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer. Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the Included in another line item function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid Submit a Question feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid/Offer MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy, unless otherwise indicated. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). The Contracting Officer will indicate elsewhere in this Buy as to whether responses will be evaluated for award based either upon (a) price and pricing factors only (Bids/Quotes) or (b) price and other factors (Proposals/Quotes). All Bids/Proposals/Quotations must conform to the listed specifications or the Statement of Work. If award criteria are based upon (b) price and other factors, the Contracting Officer shall clearly indicate the criteria to be applied elsewhere in this Buy. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Bidder/Offeror/Quoter must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this Buy. Submissions can be sent to
[email protected]. For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The Bidder/Offeror/Quoter may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the BOP Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this Buy. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this Buy will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the contractor's expense. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may result in non-consideration of the Bid/Proposal/Quotation. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers Bid/Proposal/Quotation to be evaluated for award. FAR 52.211-6. Delivery will be Between October 01, 2023, through October 15th, 2023.