National Institutes of Health; Office of Purchasing and Contracts, OPM/OD; 6006 Executive Blvd., Suite 311, Rockville, MD 20892-7058

S -- 89-SUBSISTENCE (FOOD) SOL 263-97-Q-LE-0172 DUE 082097 POC Contact Person: Purchasing Agent, Patricia Lacey @ (301)496-3704. The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Nutrition Department intends to issue a requirement to procure the following: Cottage Cheese: Low-Fat (.5 to 2.0% Milk fat) -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-20154, dated March 24, 1987. Shall be Group A-1, Type 11, Class 1, Style a (small curd); Buttermilk, Low-fat Cultured -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-20113B, dated December 12, 1986. Shall be Group A, Type XI, Class 2. Shall be packaged in one-half (1/2) pint (0.24L) disposable containers; Milk, Chocolate Flavored Pasteurized -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-2011-B dated December 12, 1986. Shall be in Group A, Type VI, Class 1 or 2. Shall be packaged 48-50 one-half (1/2) pint (0.24L) disposable containers/case. Low-fat shall be Vitamin A & D fortified; if made from whole milk be Vitamin D fortified. Chocolate milk shall have minimum, of 2% milk fat; Milk, Skimmed, Fresh, Homogenized, Pasteurized -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-20113-B dated December 12, 1986. Shall be Group A, Type IV. Shall be packaged in 48-50 one-half (1/2) pint (0.24L) disposable containers/case. Shall be Vitamin A & D fortified. Milk fat in skim milk shall be a maximum of .5%; Milk, 2% Low Fat, Fresh, Homogenized, Pasteurized -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-20113-B, dated December 12, 1986. Shall be packaged 48-50 one-half (1/2) pint (0.24L) disposable containers/case. Shall be Group A, Type II. Shall be Vitamin A & D fortified; Milk, Whole, Fresh, Homogenized, Pasteurized -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-10113B, dated December 12, 1986. Shall be Group A, Type I. Shall be packaged 48-50 one-half (1/2) pint (0.24L) disposable containers/case. Shall be Vitamin D fortified; Milk, Whole, Fresh, Homogenized, Pasteurized -- Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description #A-A-20113-B, dated December 12, 1986. Shall be Group A, Type 1. Shall be packaged in one (1) quart (0.95L) disposable containers. Whole milk shall have a minimum of 3.25% milk fat; Lactaid-Lactose Reduced Low Fat Milk -- Shall have no more than one percent milk fat. Shall have the lactose reduced by 100%. Shall be packaged in one (1) quart (0.95L) disposable containers. Shall be Vitamin A & D fortified. Shall be homogenized and ultra pasteurized; Yogurt Plain -- Shall be prepared from Grade A Pasteurized milk and necessary cultures (lactid acid bacteria). Shall be a milk fat content of no more than 1.5 percent. The coliform count shall not exceed 10 per gram. Shall be packaged in one-half (1/2) pint (0.24L) disposable containers; Yogurt, Fruited -- Shall be the same as #9 above except shall contain fruit and fat content of 1.5% or less. The flavors shall include blueberry and strawberry; Yogurt, Vanilla and Lemon Flavored -- Shall be the same as #10 except shall be flavored and shall contain no fruit. Bidders shall furnish Manufacturer's Name and Fat Content of the products they propose to furnish. Any deviation from this request shall terminate contract. All of the above products shall be packaged within radius of 100 miles of consignee's address. Any contractor wishing to submit an offer should contact Purchasing Agent, Patricia Lacey, by fax ONLY on (301) 496-3707. All bids must be received in this office by close of business 20 August 1997; 5pm EST. (0219)

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