SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Sunflower Seed Butter
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311222
— Soybean Processing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, A - Kansas City Commodity Office, P.O. Box 419205 Mail Stop 8768, Kansas City, MO, 64141-6205
- ZIP Code
- 64141-6205
- Solicitation Number
- KCCO-DDOD-05-0027
- Description
- The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture is a buyer of truck lots of food commodities for various domestic feeding programs. Additional information about the programs and/or submitting offers on commodities is available at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/default.htm. All contractors interested in offering commodities shall comply with KCCO?s 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/daco/VendorQualifications/QualificationRequirements.htm. Following commodities, which are classified under NAICS code 311223, are purchased by KCCO. Purchases for Domestic Feeding Programs For Grain and Miscellaneous Processed Food Products: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/Announcement/Domestic/domesticannon.htm Sunflower Seed Butter (SSB): Sunflower seeds used in the manufacture of sunflower seed butter shall be: 1) tested for aflatoxin and certified to be negative; 2) human food quality confectionery kernels and within the requirements of U.S. Grade No. 1 or U.S. Grade No. 2; 3) free of mildew stains, filth, or other extraneous material, and free from bitter, musty, sour, rancid, sprouty, or other objectionable tastes and odors; 4) from current crop-year stocks or as specified in the invitation; and 5) for oil roasted sunflower seeds, the roasting oil shall be thoroughly refined, deodorized, and free from rancidity and objectionable flavor after heating to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and must have a free-fatty acid content of not more than .08 percent (as oleic acid) prior to its first use. The roasting oil shall be stabilized using additives of a kind and at levels permitted in edible oil products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Peanut oil is not allowable. Stabilizers shall be derived solely from vegetable sources to prevent oil separation. Vegetable oils shall be produced from non-tropical sources; i.e., coconut, palm, and palm kernel. U.S. origin certification is not required for sweeteners and stabilizers used in the manufacture of the finished product. The sunflower seed butter shall be finely ground and have a smooth texture. The consistency of the finished product shall be such that it spreads uniformly without tearing or breaking fresh white bread, and shall be free of any gelatin-like condition. The product shall be crisp, palatable, and free from bitter, musty, sour, rancid, sprouty, or other objectionable tastes and odors. It shall be brown in the color hue. There is zero tolerance for peanut residue of any type in the finished product. No peanut products shall be near or around sunflower seeds used in the manufacture of this product. Machinery used for the manufacture of peanut butter shall not be used to produce sunflower seed butter. Container and packaging requirements are those used in the current commercial shipping practices. Pack Size is 6/5 pound. Technical contact is Cheryl Davis at 816-926-3377.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Address: Invitations will specify type of commodity, date of delivery, and places of performance., Email betty.kunkel@kccu.usda.gov.,
- Record
- SN00787956-W 20050416/050414211715 (fbodaily.com)
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