Request For Information And Sources Sought Tender in USA - 8189148

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Request For Information And Sources Sought Notice For Availability For Whole White Wheat Flour

Deadline: 12 Oct 2016

Posting Date: 14 Sep 2016

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 8189148

Document Ref. No.: AG-CPSKC-Notice-16-018

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Subject: availability of whole white wheat flour.
The united states department of agriculture (usda) is interested in the potential procurement for whole white wheat flour in 8/5lb packages, 25lb bags, and 50lb bags for usda/domestic nutrition assistance programs.
The product description is as follows:
wheat flour made by using only hard white winter wheat, un-enriched.
Analytical:

moisture - not more than 14.0%

protein - not less than 11.0%
twelve month shelf life
flour conforms with us standard of identity for wheat flour.
This request for information (rfi) and sources sought notice (notice) will serve as market research to obtain information on the availability and specifications of commercial whole white wheat flour un-enriched. All information gathered in response to this rfi/notice will be used solely for planning purposes. This is not a formal solicitation, but a request for interested parties to provide information.
All information provided with regard to the commercial practices for flour should take in to account usda s 100 percent domestic origin requirement.
Usda is seeking specific information from interested suppliers regarding this product. Please provide the following information:
1) product brand name;
2) your interest in supplying this product;
3) capacity capabilities;
4) pack size(s), and commercial prevalence of each pack size;
5) shipment configuration (packages per case; cases per pallet; pallets per truckload; cases per truckload; net product weight per case (in pounds); gross case weight (in pounds); net product weight per truckload (in pounds); gross truckload weight (in pounds);
6) ingredients composition;
7) nutritional information;
8) cost/price;
9) shelf life, including recommendations for optimal storage conditions;
10) product bulletin/brochure, commercial label and commercial warranty;
11) organic or non-organic product, if both organic and non-organic all purpose flour can be provided, please indicate pertinent variances;
12) grading methodology, please indicate what grading and size standards are utilized by your organization;
13) any other relevant information, recommendations, comments, issues and/or concerns that would be beneficial to the government; and
14) name, title, contact information, and organization name, as applicable.
All vendors that are considering offering whole white wheat flour to usda must comply with all applicable federal and state mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution of the product within the commercial marketplace. The delivered product shall comply with all applicable provisions of the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, the fair packaging and labeling act, and regulations promulgated there under.
Responses and questions shall be emailed to the attention of jenny watson, contract specialist at [email protected]. These responses are requested to be received no later than october 12, please consult the list of document viewers if you cannot open a file.

Ams s vendor qualification requirements

type: other (draft rfps/rfis, responses to questions, etc..) label:

ams s vendor qualification requirements

posted date: september 13, 2016 https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/becoming-appro...

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to copy full link address, right-click and select "copy shortcut" or "copy link location."description: to be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the ams vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with far subpart 9.2. The ams main contact for vendor qualification requirements is andrea lang who can be reached by phone at (202) 720-4237 or by email to [email protected]. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food
roy boyd,

contracting officer

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phone: 816-926-2612

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ams s vendor qualification requirements

sep 13, 2016

to be eligible to su...to be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the ams vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with far subpart 9.2. The ams main contact for vendor qualification requirements is andrea lang who can be reached by phone at (202) 720-4237 or by email to [email protected]. Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food

to copy full link address, right-click and select "copy shortcut" or "copy link location."general information

notice type:

sources sought

posted date:

september 13, 2016

response date:

oct 12, 2016 9:00 am central

archiving policy:

automatic, 15 days after response date

archive date:

october 27, 2016

original set aside:

n/a

set aside:

n/a

classification code:

89 -- subsistence

naics code:

311 -- food manufacturing/311211 -- flour milling

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89 -- subsistence

naics code:

311 -- food manufacturing/311211 -- flour milling
311 -- food manufacturing/311211 -- flour milling

for help: federal service deskaccessibility

added: sep 13, 2016 9:12 am

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