Beef Trim & Beef Fat

The purpose of this solicitation is to procure Beef Fat & Beef Trim for Georgia Correctional Industries in accordance with listed specifications. INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO SUBMIT YOUR BID RESPONSE, ALL ATTACHED DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED/RETURNED WITH BID IN A PDF FORMAT.This government entity will only accept electronic bid responses for this solicitation. For technical questions, assistance with bid submissions, or if you have trouble accessing documents please contact:State Purchasing Customer Service @ 404 657-6000, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM excluding State Holidays.Suppliers can also email questions to: ProcurementHelp@doas.ga.gov.  - NOTE TO BIDDERS All question, request for clarification, and inquires must be submitted electronically through the GA@Work portal by the Questions deadline under Tools - Q&A Board. Vendors shall not submit questions or requests for clarification through any other communication method unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Solicitation. Questions submitted outside of the Q&A Board may not receive a response. All official responses to vendor-submitted questions, including any clarification or additional information issued will be posted through the Q&A Board in the GA@Work portal.  Vendors are solely responsible for monitoring the Q&A Board for questions, answers, clarifications, and amendments throughout the procurement process. DO NOT USE "COMPLY", "YES", "OK", "SAME", an "X", a "V", CHECKMARK or a (") DITTO MARK in your response on the attached Specification Sheet.  Doing so will result in your bid not being considered for award. Delivery must be included in bid pricing.  Pricing should be all inclusive.  GCI will not pay for freight, tariffs, or any other fees as separate line items. RESTRICTION ON COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF:   From the issue date of the Event document and until a Supplier is selected and the selection is made public, vendors are not allowed to communicate for any reason with any State staff except through the Issuing Officer's named in the Event document, or as provided for in existing contracts. For violation of this provision, the State may rejec