U -- EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FOR TRADITIONAL AND SPECIALITY CROPS

Notice Date

July 19, 2001

Contracting Office

USDA, FSA, KCMO, ASD; P. O. Box 419205, Kansas City, MO 64141-6205

ZIP Code

64141-6205

Solicitation Number

RFQ-KCAO-01-10

Response Due

July 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Patty Cochran 816-926-7828

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting officer via (pacochran@kcc.fsa.usda.gov)

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Administrative Office, intends to issue a sole source acquisition to Benson-Quinn Commodities, Inc., 4800 Main Street, Suite 300, Kansas City, Missouri, 64112, for 19 each one-day "Marketing Partners" educational seminars for traditional and specialty crop producers to gain knowledge concerning cash forward contracting, futures and options strategies, crop insurance programs and steps in developing a marketing plan. Six (6) sessions to be held in Missouri, one (1) session to be held in Colorado, six (6) sessions in Kansas and six (6) sessions in Nebraska. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement no later than 10 days from the published date of this announcement to the above address. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. No solicitation document exists and requests for such document will be considered nonresponsive.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010723/USOL013.HTM (W-200 SN50S3M2)