MODIFICATION
R -- Feasibility Research Report for Insuring Corn Stover, Straw, and Other Crop Residues.
- Notice Date
- 4/11/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- NBC - Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon VA 20170
- ZIP Code
- 20170
- Solicitation Number
- D11PS18877
- Response Due
- 4/26/2011
- Archive Date
- 4/10/2012
- Point of Contact
- Roger Henriquez Contracting Officer 7039643641 roger.henriquez@aqd.nbc.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Continuation of Questions and Answers to RFQ/Solicitation # 4 D11PS18877 3. (a) Can you elaborate on your definition of "producer"? Answer: Technically this is someone or group that is growing the crop and ultimately selling it for biofuel use. Please see the definition for Producer on page 38 of the solicitation. 3. (b) Provide examples of whom the residue would be used by commercially. Answer: Anybody that is using the residue as a potential biofuel product. 3. (c) Do you have a perspective on demand of corn stover, straw and other residues? Answer: The purpose of this feasibility study is to determine the demand for corn stover, straw and other resides as a potential biofuel crops. 4. (a) Would you help us understand your view of the prospective purchasers of this type of insurance coverage? Answer: The prospective purchasers of this type of insurance would be the specific producers of the crop. 4. (b) Beyond agriculture producers, do you foresee including commercial purchasers (e.g. aggrigators, ethanol plants and others) as potentially insured entities? Answer: No, our legislation would limit us to only insuring the producers. 5. Corn and straw analysis might generally be viewed as a super-regional effort, primarily the U.S. Midwest. The use of the term "orchard" throughout the solicitation indicates additional growing areas outside of the Midwest. Can you please clarify your expectations for geographic scope for this project and if there is a desire to determine feasibility for geographic areas where biomass might not be as plentiful as in the U.S. Midwest? Answer: The purpose of this feasibility is to determine the geographic locations, we are not limiting the research to the Midwest, the current production of the crops, and the potential if there is a need for crop insurance. 6. The requirements of the Draft Feasibility Report include a Review of Other Programs (page 41 of 46 of the solicitation), in which "the Contractor shall list and summarize the provisions and benefits of all state and federal programs that currently support or subsidize these producers." We believe that this alone is a formidable task, as there are hundreds of such programs available to producers. Can you please clarify your expectations on this point? Answer: We are looking for what types of programs, both government, statewide or private insurance that are currently available specifically to subsidize the producers with their risk management needs for these crops. 7. Are you expecting the bid as a part of the feasibility analysis to examine risk management tools currently in use by producers beyond traditional crop insurance, including weather derivatives and other hedging tools? Answer: Yes, we are anticipating the contractor will provide RMA with information about what types of risk management tools these producers currently utilize. 8. Are there specific residues within the term "Other Residues" which you would like the feasibility study to evaluate as a part of the project? Answer: Any other residues that the contractor deems feasible as a result of his research should be included in the report. RMA does not want to limit the number of residue crops from the research, some of the crops that have specific residue that RMA is aware of are as follows: corn stover, wheat, barley, rice, and oats. 9. Do you anticipate coverage extending beyond harvest and into the storage period? Answer: No, RMA is not allowed to cover storage. 10. For risk analysis, would you prefer disaster program payment history at the state level, county level, or another grouping? Answer: The state level would be sufficient. 11. A very wide range of residues is potentially available from agricultural and horticultural production. Each could find a use as a source of biomass feedstock for advanced biofuel production. Could you provide criteria for choosing which of the innumerable crop residues to include in the study? Answer: RMA would anticipate that the residue crops would come from either the list identified in question 6, or any other crop bi-products that the contractor could be feasible. 12. Please confirm that the term "aquaculture" (page 41 of 46, final full paragraph) should be "agriculture". Answer: See RFQ/Solicitation Amendment 2 with the corrected language.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: The Contractor shall perform work primarily at it's own offices or in the field, and occasionally at RMA's offices in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Zip Code: 64133
- Zip Code: 64133
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