89--FCI Englewood 4th QTR Subsistence - Sugar/Spices/Baking

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is RFQP04031500076 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-82. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311942 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-05-29 15:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Special Shipping Instructions. The DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCI ENGLEWOOD requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Butter, Bulk (Made exclusively from milk or cream or both, with or without common salt, and with or without additional coloring matter, and containing not less than 80 percent by weight of milkfat). U.S. Grade AA, A, or B. As defined in 7 CFR 58.2621-2627. QTY: 20 CS (36 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 002: Baking Soda, Food Grade Sodium Bicarbonate. Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed containers or boxes. QTY: 500 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 003: Spices, Basil, Sweet, Leaf. Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed plastic containers or boxes. QTY: 1 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 004: Brownie Mix. QTY: 50 BG (50 LB/BG), 1, LOT; LI 005: Corn meal, Degermed (lower fat), Enriched, White or Yellow, Course Granulation (CID A-A-20066B, Type III, Class B, Color 1 or 2, Granulation a). QTY: 15 BG (50 LB/BG), 1, LOT; LI 006: Cornstarch. QTY: 10 BG (50 LB/BG), 1, LOT; LI 007: Spices, Cumin, Ground. (CID A-A-20001B, Type I, Class L, Form 1). Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed plastic containers or boxes. QTY: 55 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 008: Flour, General, All Purpose, or Whole Wheat Flour, Unbleached (CID A-A-20126F, Type II or VI, Style A). QTY: 100 BG (50 LB/BG), 1, LOT; LI 009: Nonfat Dry Milk, Fortified with Vitamins A and D (CID A-A-20085D, Type II). QTY: 10 BG (50 LB/BG), 1, LOT; LI 010: Spices, Oregano, Ground or Crushed. (CID A-A-20001B, Type I, Class U, Form 1 or 3). Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed plastic containers or boxes. QTY: 8 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 011: Spices, Oregano, Leaf. Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed plastic containers or boxes. QTY: 4 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 012: Spices, Paprika, Ground. (CID A-A-20001B, Type I, Class V, Form 1). Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed plastic containers or boxes. QTY: 25 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; LI 013: Sugar, White (Refined), Powdered or Confectioners (CID A-A-20135D, Type I, Style C). QTY: 1,000 LBS, 1, LOT; LI 014: Sugar, White (Refined), Granulated (fine, extra fine, or superfine) (CID A-A-20135D, Type I, Style A or B). QTY: 1,000 LBS, 1, LOT; LI 015: Spices, Thyme, Ground. (CID A-A-20001B, Type I, Class GG, Form 1). Packaging must indicate actual delivered weight of product. Pure, no additives, extenders, foreign matter, or flow agents. 1/2 oz to 50 lb sealed plastic containers or boxes. QTY: 9 CS (1 LB/CS), 1, LOT; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCI ENGLEWOOD intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOJ BOP Field Offices - FCI ENGLEWOOD is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or via email at contact@example.gov. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (+1 (555) 000-0000) or contact@example.gov of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms ?offer? and ?offeror? refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms ?bid? and ?bidder? refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term ?proposal? refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms ?quotation,? ?quote,? and ?quoter? refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer. Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the ?Included in another line item? function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid ?Submit a Question? feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable. The Contracting Officer will indicate elsewhere in this Buy as to whether responses will be evaluated for award based either upon (a) price and pricing factors only (Bids/Quotes) or (b) price and other factors (Proposals/Quotes). All Bids/Proposals/Quotations must conform to the listed specifications or the Statement of Work. If award criteria are based upon (b) price and other factors, the Contracting Officer shall clearly indicate the criteria to be applied elsewhere in this Buy. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may result in non-consideration of the Bid/Proposal/Quotation. This information is REQUIRED in order for a seller?s Bid/Proposal/Quotation to be evaluated for award. FAR 52.211-6. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Warehouse at FCI Englewood is open Monday thru Thursday from 7:30AM - 2:30PM. Friday deliveries are by scheduled appointment only. It's recommended that the vendor contact the FCI Food Service Department to notify of all deliveries. The point of contact is listed in the Buy Attachment Document labeled "Notice To Offerors". The line items are bid as a "LOT" price not individual cases. Any bid that is received as a unit price bid will not be accepted and the vendor will not be eligible for award. Per FAR 52.27-103-71 Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations (Aug 2005), Faith-based and Community-based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. [End Provision] For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The vendor may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this RFQ. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendor's expense. Representation Regarding Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law or Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability (Deviation 2014-01) (November 2013) (a) In accordance with sections 536 and 537 ofthe Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Title II, Division B, Pub. L. 113-76), none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with a orporation - (I) convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or (2) that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer- (1) the offeror is []is not []a corporation convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months; and, (2) the offeror is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal or State tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (End of Provision) ***By accepting acknowledgement of this provision you certify that you are not delinquent under paragraph b(1) and b(2).*** FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. If supplying a different case size, ensure the minimum quantity required is met and specify your specific case size.