Contact and place of performance
Jeanine Goral
Edinburg, Texas 78541
UNITED STATES
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to issue a Request for Quotation for supply of Yellow Corn Masa Flour to be used in support of the agency's Mexican Fruit Fly Rearing Facility located in Edinburg, Texas. USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program intends to award a 5 Year fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity...
View moreThe contractor shall identify the product to be supplied under this contract as well as provide a sample for testing at the time of quoting. If awarded, the contractor shall only supply that same identified and tested product during the life of the contract and shall make no substitutions. The product supplied shall be fresh and shall be delivered within· 6 months of milling date. Product will be used within 3 months of delivery.
Quantities in the schedule are estimates only and are not guaranteed. The minimum guarantee under this contract is 50 bags. Pricing includes all costs necessary to supply and deliver the product FOB destination to the Edinburg, TX, delivery location.
This solicitation will be issued as a total small business set-aside. The Government anticipates awarding a fixed-price IDIQ type contract. The appropriate NAICS code for this procurement is 311211 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program issued solicitation 12639523Q0005 for the supply of yellow corn masa flour. This combined synopsis/solicitation seeks to establish a five-year fixed-price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the Mexican Fruit Fly Rearing Facility in Edinburg, Texas. The procured flour, specifically food-grade Taco Shell 6 Yellow or Chip Delight 6 Yellow varieties, serves as a primary component for larval diets used to rear sterile Mexican Fruit Fly pupae for release over commercial citrus groves.
The requirement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 311211 Flour Milling and PSC 8945 FOOD, OILS AND FATS. The agency estimates a monthly demand of approximately 200 bags weighing 50 pounds each, though quantities may vary based on production needs. Contractors are required to provide a product sample for testing during the quotation process, and the awarded vendor must supply the same tested product without substitution for the duration of the contract. All flour must be delivered fresh within six months of its milling date to the Edinburg, Texas, location.
The response deadline for this solicitation is December 15, 2022, with Jeanine Goral serving as the point of contact. The minimum contract guarantee is 50 bags, and all pricing must be FOB destination. The solicitation includes three attachments: a questions and answers document posted on November 23, 2022, the primary solicitation Word document, and a PDF version of form SF1449.
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