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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 06, 2014 FBO #4457
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89 -- Sources Sought Notice for Kosher Peanut Products - KCCO's Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements - KCCO vendor qualification requirements - Commodity Requirements Documents

Notice Date

2/4/2014
 

Notice Type

Commodity Requirements Documents
 

NAICS

311911 — Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office, P.O. Box 419205, Mail Stop 8698, Kansas City, Missouri, 64141-6205, United States
 

ZIP Code

64141-6205
 

Solicitation Number

AG-DPRO-S-14-0001
 

Archive Date

3/22/2014
 

Point of Contact

Cheryl A Davis, Phone: (816) 926-3377, Roy R Boyd, Phone: (816) 926-2612
 

E-Mail Address

cheryl.davis@kcc.usda.gov, roy.boyd@kcc.usda.gov
(cheryl.davis@kcc.usda.gov, roy.boyd@kcc.usda.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Peanut Products Domestic Programs SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The Farm Service Agency is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for kosher peanut products. "Kosher Only" products will be identified in the solicitation. Kosher only products shall comply with applicable dietary (kosher) laws as established by the "613 Council of Kashruth." Manufacturing plants shall be certified for compliance with the aforementioned requirement by contacting the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York (BJENY) at 646-472-5366. A rabbinic supervisor will be sent to certify compliance of the manufacturing plant with the dietary (kosher) laws. We anticipate purchasing 1 - 2 truckloads yearly. Offeror shall certify that their manufacturing plant is capable of meeting applicable dietary (kosher) laws as established by the "613 Council of Kashruth" and certification by BJENY. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 311911. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. [Note: In accordance with FAR 10.001(b), agencies should not request potential sources to submit more than the minimum information necessary.] The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by March 7, 2014. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Cheryl.davis@kcc.usda.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Cheryl.davis@kcc.usda.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSA/KCCO/AG-DPRO-S-14-0001/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Commodity Requirements Documents
 

File Name: (http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/master_solicitation.pdf)

Link: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/master_solicitation.pdf

 

File Name: To be eligible to be considered for award potential contractors must meet KCCO's vendor qualification requirements. The complete requirement is available at this link. KCCO's main contact for vendor qualification requirements is Betty Kunkel. She can be reached by phone at 816-926-3295 or email at Betty.Kunkel@kcc.usda.gov. (http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr)

Link: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr

 

File Name: Commodity specifications and packaging requirements are within the commodity requirements document applicable for the commodity(ies) being procured. (http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/pp12.pdf)

Link: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/pp12.pdf

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Record

SN03280966-W 20140206/140204235528-df3078483a76c43866410c61de8e4093 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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