SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- Trinity and Nimbus Hatcheries Fish Food
- Notice Date
- 2/15/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Reclamation - Mid-Pacific Regional Office 2800 Cottage Way, Rm. E-1815 Sacramento CA 95825
- ZIP Code
- 95825
- Solicitation Number
- 08SI200078
- Response Due
- 2/25/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Brenda Davis Contract Specialist 9169785143 bdavis@mp.usbr.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a Request for Quote for a firm fixed-price contract with option years for commercial dry and semi-moist fish food for the Trinity River and Nimbus Fish Hatcheries. Award will be made on a Low Price, Technically Acceptable basis. The solicitation will be issued under full and open competition and FAR Clause 52.219-4, "Notice of Price Evaluation preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns" will be included in the solicitation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 311119, Other Animal Food Manufacturing and the related small business standard is 500 employees. It is anticipated that the Request for Quote (RFQ) will be ready for release on or about February 29, 2008. To obtain a coy of the RFQ and associated documents, please visit our website at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Annual Representations and Certifications, as required by FAR 4.1102, apply to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration can be obtained via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Information on Annual Representations and Certifications can be obtained at http://orca.bpn.gov. The Trinity River hatchery is located in Trinity County, northeast of Weaverville, immediately downstream from Lewiston Lake on the Trinity River. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery is located in Sacramento County, near Rancho Cordova, immediately downstream of Nimbus Dam, below Folsom Dam, on the American River. The following are the salient characteristics for the fish feed and delivery instructions: All Formulas/Products shall be: Closed formula extruded salmon and steelhead (not trout) diet Air cooled feed Moisture content: Dry feed - less than 11%; Semi-moist feed - less than 21% Complete formula; no supplementation required No soybean and/or cottonseed meal products Remilled feed shall not exceed 10% Palatable and readily acceptable Fish oils stabilized with antioxidants (ethoxyquin shall not exceed 150 ppm; BHA/BHT shall not excced 200 ppm) Pellet length shall be between 100% and 150% of the pellet diameter Total feed shall be at least 85% correctly sized particles Dust content shall not exceed 3% (Dust defined as particles passing through #30 U.S. Standard Sieve) Sealed, properly stored containers shall have a shelf life of at least 90 days from date of manufacture and at least 60 days after receipt by the government Medicated Formulas shall be in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) regulation for implementation of the medicated feed mill licensing requirements of the Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 (ADDA), Title 21, Part 515 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Semi-Moist Feed Specifications Crude Protein 42 percent minimum Crude Fat 13 percent minimum Ash 12 percent maximum Moisture 21 percent maximum Fiber 5.0 percent maximum Phosphorous 0.60 percent minimum Dry Feed Specifications Crude Protein 50 percent minimum Crude Fat 13 percent minimum Ash 11 percent maximum Moisture 11 percent maximum Fiber 5.0 percent maximum Phosphorous 0.60 percent minimum Packaging and Shipment: Feed is to be bagged/boxed in new multi wall or plastic containers not to exceed 50 U.S. pounds. Feed containers damaged or broken prior to delivery to the hatchery personnel shall be returned to the supplier or disposed of and require replacement or full refund at the supplier's cost. Feed that is shipped on pallets shall not exceed 2,500 U.S. pounds in weight o be stacked higher than 6 feed (1.83 meters). Each delivered feed container shall have a label attached that meets industry standards for labeling. This includes but is not limited to: brand of feed, milling/manufacturing date of the feed, expiration date, size of feed, batch number, storage requirements and conditions, and a listing of all major raw materials used. The contractor is encouraged to offer product packaging with recycled content and that is recyclable after use. Please direct all questions pertaining to this announcement to Brenda Davis via email at bdavis@mp.usbr.gov.
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- Record
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