SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Sources Sought Notice is Issued to Determine Availability, Compatibility, and Cost of Yoshon Flour for Use in USDA’s Domestic Programs
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 311211
— Flour Milling
- Contracting Office
- P.O. Box 419205 Mail Stop 8698 Kansas City MO 64141-6205
- ZIP Code
- 64141-6205
- Solicitation Number
- KCCO-DPD-09-0005
- Response Due
- 5/22/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jenny Barreto, Contract Specialist, Phone 816-823-1145, Fax 816-448-5753, - Roy R Boyd, Contract Specialist, Phone (816) 926-2612, Fax (816) 823-4195
- E-Mail Address
-
jenny.barreto@kcc.usda.gov, roy.boyd@kcc.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO), Domestic Procurement Division, 6501 Beacon Drive, Stop 8718, Kansas City, MO 64133, is seeking qualified companies to produce and/or provide Yoshon Flour packaged in 100 pound bags and bulk. Refer to the specifications indicated below: Enriched, Cleaned High Gluten Flour- A.) Chemical: 1.) Moisture Content (%): 14.0 +/- 0.3% 2.) Ash (%): 0.55 +/- 0.02% 3.) Protein (%): 13.6 +/- 0.2% 4.) Starch Damage (%): 9.0 +/- 2.0% B.) Physical: 1.) Farinograph – Absorption (%): 64.5 +/- 3.0 % 2.) Development Time (min): 5.5 +/- 3.0% 3.) Stability (min): 12.0 +/- 3.0% 4.) Time to Breakdown (min): 10.0 +/- 3.0% 5.) Falling Number: 260 +/- 30 6.) Farinograph - MTI (FU's): 30.0 +/- 20.0 Definition of Yoshon – winter crop reads as follow: “In order to determine if a grain is yoshon or chodosh, it is necessary to know when the plants have taken root. If it took root before the 16th of the Hebrew month of Nissan, it is from the old crop and it is yoshon. If it took root on or after the 16th of the Hebrew month of Nissan, it is from the new crop and it is chodosh. Other crops are planted in the fall, lie dormant during the winter, finish growing in the spring and summer, and are harvested in the summer. These are known as winter crops. Since they are planted in the fall, they take root well before the 16th of Nissan and all winter crop is always yoshon by the time it is harvested. In the United States, spring crops are usually planted so late that the development of the plant roots does not take place until after the 16th of the Hebrew month of Nissan. Therefore, spring crops are almost always chodosh at the time of the summer harvest and are not permissible for consumption until after the following Passover (15th of the month of Nissan). Therefore, the only way to provide for strict adherence to the Biblical precept of yoshon, it is necessary to either use winter wheat or store spring wheat until after the following Passover.” – Joel S. Beritz, Vice President, Gruss Life Monument Funds This notice will serve as market research to obtain information about this commercial item. This notice is not a formal solicitation but a request for interested parties to provide product information. Specific information from interested suppliers is required for KCCO to initiate this procurement. Please provide the following information: 1) product brand name; 2) your interest in this procurement; 3) capacity capabilities; 4) pack size(s); 5) ingredients composition; 6) nutritional information; 7) cost/price; 8) shelf life; and 9) any other issues or concerns. Written responses and questions shall be emailed to the attention of Jenny Barreto at jenny.barreto@kcc.usda.gov. These responses must be received no later than 15 days after publication of this notice. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-MAY-2009); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FSA/KCCO/KCCO-DPD-09-0005/listing.html)
- Record
- SN01811507-F 20090509/090508101057 (fbodaily.com)
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