SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- Fish Food for the Trinity and Nimbus Fish Hatcheries.
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Reclamation - Mid-Pacific Regional Office 2800 Cottage Way, Room E-1815 Sacramento CA 95825
- ZIP Code
- 95825
- Solicitation Number
- 09SQ200124
- Response Due
- 3/20/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/10/2010
- Point of Contact
- Joshua Stuart Contract Specialist 5309341336 jstuart@usbr.gov;<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a Request for Quote for a firm fixed-price contract for commercial dry and semi-moist fish food for the Trinity River and Nimbus Fish Hatcheries. Award will be made to the offeror that submits the lowest price and confirms to the solicitaitons requirements. The solicitation will be issued under full and open competition. 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 March 23, 2009. 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) dietAir cooled feedMoisture content: Dry feed - less than 11%; Semi-moist feed - less than 21%Complete formula; no supplementation requiredNo soybean and/or cottonseed meal productsRemilled feed shall not exceed 10%Palatable and readily acceptableFish 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 diameterTotal feed shall be at least 85% correctly sized particlesDust 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 SpecificationsCrude Protein42 percent minimumCrude Fat13 percent minimumAsh12 percent maximumMoisture25 percent maximumFiber5.0 percent maximumPhosphorous0.60 percent minimum Dry Feed SpecificationsCrude Protein50 percent minimumCrude Fat13 percent minimumAsh11 percent maximumMoisture11 percent maximumFiber5.0 percent maximumPhosphorous0.60 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 Joshua Stuart via email at jstuart@mp.usbr.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Sacramento, CA<br />
- Zip Code: 958251898<br />
- Zip Code: 958251898<br />
- Record
- SN01766279-W 20090312/090310220727-840708a1b30f4bf6910c1f41d9c1a78f (fbodaily.com)
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