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Bulk Crude Corn Oil

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KCCO-IPD-08-311221Federal

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The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) International Procurement Division under the USDA Farm Service Agency is seeking sources for the procurement of bulk crude corn oil, intended for use in foreign food assistance programs administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service and USAID. This request is strictly for information purposes, with no contracts to be awarded solely based on responses. The corn oil must be 100% domestically produced and meet quality specifications outlined by the National Institute of Oilseed Products Trading Rules. The commodity will be purchased in bulk, delivered f.o.b. vessel, with the contractor responsible for continuous pumping of the product at a minimum rate of 150 tons per running hour, inclusive of all days. Solicitations will be issued as sealed bids following a fiscal year procurement schedule and will be accessible exclusively through the FSA’s Commodity Operations website. Interested parties, including small and disadvantaged businesses, are encouraged to monitor this site for updates and subscribe to the Commodity Operations Newsletter to receive contract opportunities and amendments. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database and meet vendor qualification requirements as per Federal Acquisition Regulation guidelines. The point of contact for small business inquiries is the Small Business Specialist, Betty A. Kunkel, based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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USDA seeks domestically produced bulk crude corn oil for foreign food aid, sealed bids required.

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NAICS

311221 - Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing

Place of Performance

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office, P.O. Box 419205, Mail Stop 8738, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64141, USA

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PostedApr 22

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Betty A. KunkelSmall Business Specialist

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Full Description

This request is for information only. No contracts will be awarded solely on the bases of the responses to this synopsis. All commodities must be 100% domestic origin. The USDA, Farm Service Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) procures domestic origin food commodities for use in various foreign food assistance programs administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Kansas City Commodity Office - International Procurement Division intends to issue solicitations for procurement under sealed bid contracts. The solicitations are intended to be issued based on the Fiscal Year 2008 Procurement Schedule located at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-si The solicitations will be distributed solely through the FSA Home/Commodity Operations/Procurement and Sales/Export Operations website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-si All future information concerning these acquisitions, including solicitation amendments and commodity requirements will be distributed and accessed solely through the aforementioned website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about these acquisitions. The solicitations may have a partial set-aside for small business concerns, 8(a) concerns, SDVO, and/or SDB concerns. Small businesses are encouraged to participate. Additionally, interested parties may subscribe to the Commodity Operations Newsletter to receive Solicitations, Amendments to Solicitations, Contract Award Notices, Purchase and Sales Reports by going to the following link: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/subscriptions?area=newsroom&subject=landing&topic=subscriptions All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is www.ccr.gov. In addition, all bidders must comply with KCCO vendor qualification requirements, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.202(f). The qualification requirements are available at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-vr . The following commodities are classified under the NAICS code referenced above and are purchased by the International Procurement Division, KCCO. Technical staff contact information for each product can be found at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/eodstaff.pdf Sources are sought for the following: BULK CRUDE CORN OIL (BOT): The quality of the oil shall meet the specifications as described in Rule 6.14 of the National Institute of Oilseed Products Trading Rules. It shall be pure and produced only from corn of fair average quality. The commodity will be purchased in bulk f.o.b. vessel. The contractor shall be responsible for providing continuous pumping of the bulk tallow at a rate not less than 150 tons per running hour, per weather working day, Sundays and holidays included.