SOLICITATION NOTICE
89 -- Produce
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 1299 S. Seaside Avenue, San Pedro, CA 90733
- ZIP Code
- 90733
- Solicitation Number
- SolicitationRFQP06141300011
- Response Due
- 3/25/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- CANCELLATION NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is RFQP06141300011 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-65. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 111110 with a small business size standard of $0.75M.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2013-03-25 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be, null null The Federal Bureau of Prisons requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: APPLES Any Variety MUST BE 125 COUNT ***PLEASE SPECIFY VARIETY*** ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, CS; LI 002: APPLES Any Variety MUST BE 700 lb bin ***PLEASE SPECIFY VARIETY*** ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, CS; LI 003: APPLES Any Variety MUST BE 138 COUNT ***PLEASE SPECIFY VARIETY*** ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, CS; LI 004: BANANAS, GREEN TIP (Yellow, Green or Brown Bananas WILL NOT be accepted) PETITE/FINGERS 150 Count ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, CS; LI 005: BROCCOLI Minimum 24# Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 006: CABBAGE, GREEN 24# Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 007: CILANTRO Bunch 60# Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 008: CARROTS, FRESH, TOPPED, 50# Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 009: CAULIFLOWER, 12 Heads Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 010: CELERY, PASCAL, 48 Bunches Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 011: GRAPEFRUIT PINK, Bin 800 lbs ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 BINS, 1, EA; LI 012: JALPENOS 40 lb Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 013: SLAW COLE 4/5 # 20 # Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 014: LETTUCE ICEBERG 24# Per case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 015: LETTUCE, 3-WAY SALAD MIX, 4.5# Bags Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 016: ONIONS, YELLOW, MED or JUMBO SIZE 50# Bag ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 BAGS, 1, EA; LI 017: ONIONS Green medium 48# Per case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 018: ORANGES, Bin 800 lbs ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 019: PEPPERS, GREEN, MED or LARGE 25# Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 020: POTATOES, RUSSET, 50# Per Bag or Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 021: POTATOES IDAHO 90 ct 50 lb Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 022: POTATOES IDAHO 80 ct 50 lb Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 023: POTATOES YAMS 40 # Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 024: TOMATOES, WHOLE, LOOSE PACK 25# Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 025: TOFU Regular blue /firm 12 # Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 026: Pears 750 lb bin ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 027: WATERMELON per libs ( 800 lbs per bin) ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 028: COTTAGE CHEESE, 5# Per Container ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 029: EGGS, FRESH, MEDIUM, 15 DOZEN PER CASE ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 030: EGGS, FRESH, MEDIUM, 30 DOZEN PER CASE ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 031: EGGS. FROZEN, WHOLE, CRACKED, 30# Containers ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CONTAINER, 1, EA; LI 032: SOUR CREAM, 32# Per Container ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CONTAINER, 1, EA; LI 033: TOFU, FIRM. Packed 12 1# Containers Per Case ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 CASE, 1, EA; LI 034: TORTILLAS, CORN, 6" - One Dozen Per Package ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 DOZEN, 1, EA; LI 035: TORTILLAS, FLOUR, 8" - One Dozen Per Package ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 DOZEN, 1, EA; LI 036: Tortillas, Flour 10" One Dozen Per Package ESTIMATED AMOUNT PER WEEK 25-35 DOZEN, 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Federal Bureau of Prisons is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL FAR 52.211-6 Aug. 1999 (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal", the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must: (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY.The vendor may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturer, quantity, delivery dates, or any other specifications of this RFQ. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this RFQ will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the vendor's expense. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. (a) A variation in the quantity of any item called for by this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. (b) The permissible variation shall be limited to: 10% Percent increase 10% Percent decrease This increase or decrease shall apply to Each delivery. (End of clause) (a) This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as "estimated" or "maximum" in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (c) Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule. (d) The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract.(e) If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source.(f) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after. (End of clause) (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from through. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule. (End of clause) (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after. (End of clause) The Government may increase the quantity of supplies called for in the Schedule at the unit price specified. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 48 hrs of Delivery of the added items shall continue at the same rate as the like items called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree. (End of clause) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this / these address(es): See FAR (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-"Driving"- (1) Means operating a motor vehicle on an active roadway with the motor running, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light, stop sign, or otherwise. (2) Does not include operating a motor vehicle with or without the motor running when one has pulled over to the side of, or off, an active roadway and has halted in a location where one can safely remain stationary. "Text messaging" means reading from or entering data into any handheld or other electronic device, including for the purpose of short message service texting, e-mailing, instant messaging, obtaining navigational information, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication. The term does not include glancing at or listening to a navigational device that is secured in a commercially designed holder affixed to the vehicle, provided that the destination and route are programmed into the device either before driving or while stopped in a location off the roadway where it is safe and legal to park. (b) This clause implements Executive Order 13513, Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving, dated October 1, 2009. (c) The Contractor should--(1) Adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving--(i) Company-owned or -rented vehicles or Government- owned vehicles; or (ii) Privately-owned vehicles when on official Government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the Government. (2) Conduct initiatives in a manner commensurate with the size of the business, such as--(i) Establishment of new rules and programs or re-evaluation of existing programs to prohibit text messaging while driving; and (ii) Education, awareness, and other outreach to employees about the safety risks associated with texting while driving. (d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts that exceed the micro-purchase threshold.(End of clause) (a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services within the time specified in this contract, the Contractor shall, in place of actual damages, pay to the Government liquidated damages of $25 per calendar day of delay. (b) If the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part under the Default-Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause, the Contractor is liable for liquidated damages accruing until the Government reasonably obtains delivery or performance of similar supplies or services. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause. (c) The Contractor will not be charged with liquidated damages when the delay in delivery or performance is beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor as defined in the Default-Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause in this contract. (End of clause) See FAR See FAR See FAR (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Postconsumer material"means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of " recovered material." For paper and paper products, postconsumer material means " postconsumer fiber"defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as-(1) Paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials from retail stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth, after they have passed through their end-usage as a consumer item, including: used corrugated boxes; old newspapers; old magazines; mixed waste paper; tabulating cards; and used cordage; or (2) All paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials that enter and are collected from municipal solid waste; but not-(3) Fiber derived from printers' over-runs, converters' scrap, and over-issue publications."Printed or copied double-sided"means printing or reproducing a document so that information is on both sides of a sheet of paper. "Recovered material,"for paper and paper products, is defined by EPA in its Comprehensive Procurement Guideline as " recovered fiber" and means the following materials: (1) Postconsumer fiber; and (2) Manufacturing wastes such as- (i) Dry paper and paperboard waste generated after completion of the papermaking process (that is, those manufacturing operations up to and including the cutting and trimming of the paper machine reel into smaller rolls or rough sheets) including: envelope cuttings, bindery trimmings, and other paper and paperboard waste resulting from printing, cutting, forming, and other converting operations; bag, box, and carton manufacturing wastes; and butt rolls, mill wrappers, and rejected unused stock; and (ii) Repulped finished paper and paperboard from obsolete inventories of paper and paperboard manufacturers, merchants, wholesalers, dealers, printers, converters, or others. (b) In accordance with Section 101 of Executive Order 13101 of September 14, 1998, Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition, the Contractor is encouraged to submit paper documents, such as offers, letters, or reports, that are printed or copied double-sided on recycled paper that meet minimum content standards specified in Section 505 of Executive Order 13101, when not using electronic commerce methods to submit information or data to the Government. (c) If the Contractor cannot purchase high-speed copier paper, offset paper, forms bond, computer printout paper, carbonless paper, file folders, white wove envelopes, writing and office paper, book paper, cotton fiber paper, and cover stock meeting the 30 percent postconsumer material standard for use in submitting paper documents to the Government, it should use paper containing no less than 20 percent postconsumer material. This lesser standard should be used only when paper meeting the 30 percent postconsumer material standard is not obtainable at a reasonable price or does not meet reasonable performance standards. (End of clause) See FAR See FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) / (ii) past performance ; (iii)price Technical and past performance, are pass or fail. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) (a) When a solicitation provision or contract clause uses a word or term that is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the definition in FAR 2.101 in effect at the time the solicitation was issued, unless- (1) The solicitation, or amended solicitation, provides a different definition; (2) The contracting parties agree to a different definition; (3) The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides a different meaning; or (4) The word or term is defined in FAR Part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures. (b) The FAR Index is a guide to words and terms the FAR defines and shows where each definition is located. The FAR Index is available via the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far at the end of the FAR, after the FAR Appendix. (End of clause) Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (a) Definition. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS)" item, as used in this clause- (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is- (i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition in FAR 2.101); (ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. (b) The Government suspends or debars Contractors to protect the Government's interests. Other than a subcontract for a commercially available off-the-shelf item, the Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract, in excess of $30,000 with a Contractor that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment by any executive agency unless there is a compelling reason to do so. (c) The Contractor shall require each proposed subcontractor whose subcontract will exceed $30,000, other than a subcontractor providing a commercially available off-the-shelf item, to disclose to the Contractor, in writing, whether as of the time of award of the subcontract, the subcontractor, or its principals, is or is not debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment by the Federal Government. (d) A corporate officer or a designee of the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, before entering into a subcontract with a party (other than a subcontractor providing a commercially available off-the-shelf item) that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment (see FAR 9.404 for information on the Excluded Parties List System). The notice must include the following: (1) The name of the subcontractor. (2) The Contractor's knowledge of the reasons for the subcontractor being in the Excluded Parties List System. (3) The compelling reason(s) for doing business with the subcontractor notwithstanding its inclusion in the Excluded Parties List System. (4) The systems and procedures the Contractor has established to ensure that it is fully protecting the Government's interests when dealing with such subcontractor in view of the specific basis for the party's debarment, suspension, or proposed debarment. (e) Subcontracts. Unless this is a contract for the acquisition of commercial items, the Contractor shall include the requirements of this clause, including this paragraph (e) (appropriately modified for the identification of the parties), in each subcontract that- (1) Exceeds $30,000 in value; and (2) Is not a subcontract for commercially available off-the-shelf items. (End of clause) (a) Applicability. This clause does not apply to the extent that the Contractor is supplying end products mined, produced, or manufactured in- (1) Canada, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $25,000 or more; (2) Israel, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $50,000 or more; (3) Mexico, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $70,079 or more; or (4) Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, or the United Kingdom and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $203,000 or more. (b) Cooperation with Authorities. To enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of products mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, authorized officials may need to conduct investigations to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any product furnished under this contract. If the solicitation includes the provision 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products, or the equivalent at 52.212-3(i), the Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with authorized officials of the contracting agency, the Department of the Treasury, or the Department of Justice by providing reasonable access to records, documents, persons, or premises upon reasonable request by the authorized officials. (c) Violations. The Government may impose remedies set forth in paragraph (d) for the following violations: (1) The Contractor has submitted a false certification regarding knowledge of the use of forced or indentured child labor for listed end products. (2) The Contractor has failed to cooperate, if required, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this clause, with an investigation of the use of forced or indentured child labor by an Inspector General, Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Treasury. (3) The Contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing processes. (4) The Contractor has furnished under the contract end products or components that have been mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor. (The Government will not pursue remedies at paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this clause unless sufficient evidence indicates that the Contractor knew of the violation.) (d) Remedies. (1) The Contracting Officer may terminate the contract. (2) The suspending official may suspend the Contractor in accordance with procedures in FAR Subpart 9.4. (3) The debarring official may debar the Contractor for a period not to exceed 3 years in accordance with the procedures in FAR Subpart 9.4. (End of clause) See FAR See FAR See FAR See FAR Faith based organizations and Community based organizations have the right to submit offers equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. Delivery must be inaccordance with the delivery schedule on SOW and maybe be adjusted by The Food Service Administrator with 48 hours prior notice. Seller's must be able to comply with all terms set forth by the attachment Food Svcs will call Vendor for Weekly Delivery Orders Invoice for payment should be made weekly. April 1st - April 30sth Unless otherwise agree upon terms are made April 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013 weekly deliveries by Delivery Orders Called. Amounts may be constant. Sellers must submit questions using the 'Submit a Question' on FedBid. Questions must be submitted NO LATER THAN, March 7, 2012 @ 1200 ET. Buy will be reposted with questions and answers (if applicable).
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