Feed for the BARC Livestock Population

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) AGRICULTURE RESEARCH SERVICES (ARS) Solicitation Number: AG-3K06-S-11-SJ01 Title: Feed for the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) Livestock Population This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation (number AG-3K06-S-11-SJ01) is hereby issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-52. This solicitation is being issued as a total small business set-aside. The applicable NAICS code and size standard for this application is 311119 and not greater than 500 employees. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. OBJECTIVES The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service located in Beltsville, Maryland, requires feed ingredients to be mixed in the rations identified in Attachment 1 for the BARC Livestock population. REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall provide the feed order listed in Attachment 1. This requirement is for a one-year base period. Materials shall be delivered October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012 on a bi-weekly basis to 13000 Baltimore Ave., BARC Building 182, Beltsville, MD 20705. Orders are placed four (4) days prior to the expected delivery. All deliveries shall be made Monday through Friday between 7 AM and 2:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time. All material shall meet or exceed specifications as shown in Attachment 1. Areas specifying a trade name may be substituted only if they meet or exceed all specifications. Note: The ingredient amounts are estimates and subject to changes based on changing research requirements. PROVISIONS FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The contractor shall either complete the on-line Offeror Representations and Certifications or return a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications with their quotation. The Online Reps and Certs Application Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) can be found at http://www.bpn.gov, or a hard copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following FAR provisions are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to offerors -- Commercial Items and 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses identified in FAR 52.212-5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition; 52.219-27 Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (May 1999); 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies; 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (CCR), 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies-Fixed-Price. *Extended Response Time - Offers must be received by August 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM EST at the Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, ATTN: Sheronda Jones, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Room 4-2770 C, Beltsville, MD 20506. E-mailed offers are acceptable; however, it is the responsibility of the offeror to verify receipt of e-mailed documents. E-mail to Sheronda.Jones@ars.usda.gov. For more information regarding this solicitation, please contact Sheronda Jones, (301) 504-1089. ATTACHMENT 1 FEED SPECIFICATIONS NAME QUANTITY BAGGED INGREDIENTS AMOUNT UNIT PRICE Availa 4 250 lb. Bagged $ Minimum Zinc 51,500 ppm Minimum Manganese 28,600 ppm Minimum Copper 18,000 ppm Minimum Cobalt 1,800 ppm Calcium Carbonate 12 Tons Bagged Feed Grade $ Minimum Dry Weight Analysis Elemental Calcium 38.6% Elemental Magnesium 0.9% Calcium Oxide 54.0% Magnesium Oxide 1.5% Calcium Carbonate 96.5% Magnesium Carbonate 3.1% U.S. Standard Mesh Passing 60 100.0% 100 98.0% 200 81.0% Calf Grower 20% Medicated 20 Tons Bagged Active Drug Ingredient Monensin 40 g/ton $ Must be Textured Minimum Crude Protein 20.00% Minimum Crude Fat 3.50% Maximum Crude Fiber 5.50% Maximum Acid Detergent Fiber 6.75% Minimum Calcium 1.05% Maximum Calcium 1.55% Minimum Phosphorus 0.49% Minimum Selenium 0.65 ppm Vitamin A 12,500 IU/lb Calf Starter - Non Medicated 11 Ton Bagged $ Must be Textured Minimum Crude Protein 22.00% Minimum Crude Fat 4.00% Maximum Crude Fiber 5.50% Monocalcium Phosphate (Biofos) 8 Tons Bagged Feed Grade $ Calcium Not less than 15% Calcium Not more than 18% Phosphorus Not less than 21% Fluorine Not more than .21% Heifer Mineral Mix - Medicated 3 Tons Bagged Active Drug Lasalocid 1,020 mg/lb $ NPN = 5% DM Basis Minimum Calcium 16.35% Maximum Calcium 19.60% Minimum Phosphorus 3.00% Minimum Salt 26.85% Maximum Salt 32.20% Minimum Magnesium 1.91% Minimum Potassium 1.40% Minimum Copper 1,350 ppm Minimum Zinc 5,200 ppm Minimum Vitamin A 310,000 IU/lb Lamb Starter - Grower 12 Tons Bagged Active Drug Ingredient Medicated Lasalocid 30 grams/ton $ Pellets Minimum Crude Protein 16.00% Minimum Crude Fat 3.00% Maximum Crude Fiber 9.50% Minimum Calcium 0.90% Maximum Calcium 1.40% Minimum Phosphorus 0.30% Minimum Salt (NaCL) 0.70% Maximum Salt (NaCL) 1.20% Minimum Selenium .45 ppm Vitamin A 4,800 IU/lb Magnesium Oxide 1.5 Tons Bagged $ Minimum Magnesium 56.0% Milk Replacer - Medicated 1.5 Tons Bagged Active Drug Ingredient - Decoquinate 36.3 grams/ton $ Minimum Crude Protein 20.00% Minimum Crude Fat 20.00% Maximum Crude Fiber 0.15% Minimum Calcium 0.75% Maximum Calcium 1.25% Minimum Phosphorus 0.70% Minimum Vitamin A 20,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin D3 5,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin E 100 IU/lb Milk Replacer - Non Medicated 3 Ton Bagged $ Minimum Crude Protein 22.00% Minimum Crude Fat 20.00% Maximum Crude Fiber 0.15% Minimum Calcium 0.75% Maximum Calcium 1.25% Minimum Phosphorus 0.70% Minimum Vitamin A 30,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin D3 5,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin E 100 IU/lb Mineral Mix - Sheep 1.5 Ton Bagged Sheep 2-1 $ Minimum Calcium 19.00% Maximum Calcium 23.00% Minimum Phosphorus 3.00% Minimum Salt (NaCL) 15.00% Maximum Salt (NaCL) 17.00% Minimum Sulfur 3.00% Minimum Magnesium 2.50% Minimum Potassium 2.40% Zinc 2,700 ppm Manganese 2,400 ppm Iron 2,400 ppm Iodine 40 ppm Cobalt 30 ppm Selenium 24 ppm Minimum Vitamin A 300,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin D3 60,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin E 800 IU/lb Choline Chloride 2,000 mg/lb Mineral Mix #4 2 Ton Bagged Dairy Cattle $ Minimum Zinc 9.00% Minimum Manganese 6.00% Minimum Iron 1.00% Minimum Copper 1.00% Minimum Iodine 0.050% Minimum Selenium 0.030% Minimum Cobalt 0.008% Minimum Vitamin A 2,400,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin D3 600,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin E 2,000 IU/lb Molasses Tub 16/16 DS Heifer (200) #6 30 Units 200 lb. Tub 16/16 Tub - Free Choice Supplement $ Minimum Crude Protein 16.00% Minimum Crude Fat 16.00% Maximum Crude Fiber 10.00% Maximum Acid Detergent Fiber 13.00% Minimum Calcium 1.40% Maximum Calcium 1.90% Minimum Phosphorus 0.75% Minimum Salt (NaCL) 5.50% Maximum Salt (NaCL) 6.60% Minimum Sodium 2.50% Maximum Sodium 3.50% Minimum Selenium 3.0 ppm Minimum Vitamin A 33,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin D3 10,000 IU/lb Minimum Vitamin E 365 IU/lb Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate 2.25 Ton Bagged Feed Grade $ Minimum Sulfur (s) 22.0% Minimum Potassium (k) 18.0% Minimum Magnesium (mg) 11.0% Protein Concentrate 20 Ton Bagged Pro-lak (Trade Name) $ Minimum Protein 68.0% Minimum Fat 5.0% Maximum Fiber 2.0% Essential AA Average as Fed ARG 4.16% ILE 2.11% LEU 6.50% LYS 4.51% MET 1.23% THR 3.04% VAL 4.75% HIS 2.38% PHE 3.64% Non-Essential AA ARG 4.86% ASP 6.36% CYS 1.54% GLU 7.75% GLY 5.65% PRO 4.71% SER 4.53% Rumen Bypass DL - Methionine Supplement 28 Bags Bagged Mepron (Trade Name) $ (55# bags) Minimum DL Methionine 85.0% Minimum Crude Protein 50.0% Minimum Crude Fat 1.0% Maximum Crude Fiber 3.0% Maximum Ash 1.5% Rumen Stable Encapsulated Choline 1.25 Ton Bagged Reashure (Trade Name) $ Minimum Choline 113,636 mg/lb Rumensin 90 200 lb. Bagged Active Drug Ingredient $ Monensin, USP, Granulated 90.7 Grams per lb Salt (White) 6 Ton Bagged 80 lb. Bag $ Maximum Salt (NaCl) 99.0% Minimum Salt (NaCL) 96.0% Maximum Sodium (Na) 38.9% Minimum Sodium (Na) 37.8% Sodium Bicarbonate 8.5 Ton Bagged Feed Grade # Minimum Sodium 22.1% Vitamin E (20) Premix .75 Ton Bagged $ Minimum Vitamin E 20,000 IU/lb TOTAL PRICE $