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Dairy Emergency Surplus Purchase - Cheddar Cheese

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123J14-Notice-17-002Federal

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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Commodity Procurement Staff plans to issue a solicitation for the emergency surplus procurement of Natural American Cheddar Cheese under Section 32 of the Agricultural Act of 1935. Deliveries are anticipated to start in March 2017 and will be made to various locations across the United States on a FOB destination basis. The solicitation is expected to be released electronically via the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system around November or December 2016, with no hard copies available. All updates, amendments, and award notices will be disseminated through WBSCM, the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Agricultural Marketing Service's online platform, requiring interested parties to actively monitor these sources for the latest information. The contract will be firm-fixed price, with all cheddar cheese required to be a U.S. product, meaning it must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively within the United States. Packaging components will be subject to certain international trade agreements. Detailed commodity and packaging requirements will be outlined in the USDA’s commodity requirements document included with the solicitation package. The solicitation will specify pack sizes, quantities, and delivery schedules. For inquiries, first-time offerors may contact designated USDA personnel. The contract involves the NAICS code 311513 and is managed by points of contact Shirley Clayton (Contract Specialist) and Jeffrey Jackson (Contracting Officer).

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USDA seeks emergency procurement of U.S. cheddar cheese, fixed price, deliveries from March 2017.

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311513 - Cheese Manufacturing

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Shirley ClaytonContract Specialist
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USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - Commodity Procurement Staff - Dairy, Grain & Multifood Branch, intends to a issue solicitation for the emergency surplus procurement of Natural American Cheddar Cheese under Section 32 of the Agricultural Act of 1935. Deliveries are estimated to begin in March 2017 to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis. The solicitation is expected to be available in November or December 2016, and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and also through a link to the aforementioned website in the document package attached to the solicitation notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM, on the Federal Business Opportunities website (http://www.fbo.gov), and on the Agricultural Marketing Service's website at www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type will be firm-fixed price. All cheddar cheese acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States, and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, as addressed by FAR clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available in USDA's commodity requirements document available through the attached document package. AMS's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules. Questions from first time offerors may contact Andrea Lang at (202) 720-4237 or by email to Andra.Lang@ams.usda.gov. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.

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