SOLICITATION NOTICE
89 -- USDA Announces Bison Purchase Program
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 311611
— Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Commodity Procurement Staff, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250, Washington, District of Columbia, 20250, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20250
- Solicitation Number
- AG-FBBP-PS-15-0002
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2015
- Point of Contact
- Chyra Lewis, Phone: 202-260-8256, James Sprandel, Phone: 202-720-9191
- E-Mail Address
-
chyra.lewis@ams.usda.gov, James.Sprandel@ams.usda.gov
(chyra.lewis@ams.usda.gov, James.Sprandel@ams.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Staff DATE: July 23, 2015 USDA BISON PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced plans to purchase commercially available Ground Bison for distribution to the recipients participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. A Request for Proposal (Solicitation) will be issued in the near future. All offers must be submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) website at -http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM. Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be considered non-responsive. Offerors are urged to review all documents that pertain to this program. The Qualification Requirements for the Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA, dated October 2014, is available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website at www.ams.usda.gov/commodity purchasing. To assist with vendor participation, AMS will host a telephone conference call at the date and time to be announced at the issuance of the Solicitation. The call will discuss technical and program requirements, and will field any questions from interested offerors. Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer, USDA/AMS Commodity Procurement Staff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, STOP 0239, Washington, DC 20250-0256. An electronic version of this Purchase Announcement can be obtained through the Commodity Procurement Home Page at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing. The USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). Together We're Making a Difference: American Agriculture for the American People
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Different cities/states within the U.S., United States
- Record
- SN03809587-W 20150726/150724235004-d1f8445e6960112260b63e5c43f10268 (fbodaily.com)
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