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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JUNE 10, 2023 SAM #7865
SOLICITATION NOTICE

89 -- 89--Beef/Pork

Notice Date: 6/8/2023 7:05:54 AM
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 311612 — Meat Processed from Carcasses
Contracting Office: FCI CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND MD 21502 USA
ZIP Code: 21502
Solicitation Number: 15B10723Q00000038
Response Due: 6/20/2023 9:00:00 AM
Archive Date: 12/17/2023
Point of Contact: Name: Marketplace Support, Title: Marketplace Support, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Email: MarketplaceSupport@unisonglobal.com;
E-Mail Address: marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com
(marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com)
Small Business Set-Aside: SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Description: 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 15B10723Q00000038 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 311612 with a small business size standard of 1,000.00 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com, will end on: 2023-06-20 12:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Cumberland, MD 21502 The FCI CUMBERLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Meats, Beef, Ground, Patties, IMPS 1136, 80% Lean, Frozen, Round In Shape, with Paper Separation or Individually Quick Frozen. Ground Beef Patties shall consist of chopped fresh and/or frozen beef without seasoning. In addition product must be produced from current raw material, no bench trimmings, steak trim, or re-ground product to be used as raw material. Finished product shall not contain more than 20 percent fat, and shall not contain added water, phosphates, binders, or extenders. No partially defatted tissue or advanced meat recovery product. PRODUCT MUST BE 6 MONTHS OR YOUNGER UPON DELIVERY WITH THE DATE CLEARLY ON THE LABEL, (NO STAMPED OR WRITTEN DATES ALLOWED). When beef cheek meat (trimmed beef cheeks) is used in the preparation, the amount of such meat shall be limited to 25 percent; (NO ORGAN OR TONGUE MEAT)Delivered cases must be labeled All Beef, Pure Beef, or 100% Beef and with fat percentage. Manufacturers letters will NOT be accepted in lieu of labeling. Upon delivery, product must have a rosy red appearance. Product that is grey, brown or tan in color will be rejected. Product to be packed in 10 to 60 lb cases. 1 mil or thicker bags. No open bags. Size of patty is to be 4 oz and size noted on quote. 3,000 lb, 3000, lb; LI 002: Beef, Ground, 80% Lean, IMPS 136, delivered Frozen. Ground Beef shall consist of chopped fresh and/or frozen beef without seasoning. In addition product must be produced from current raw material, no bench trimmings, steak trim, or re-ground product to steak trim, or re-ground product to be used as raw material. Finished product shall not contain more than 20 percent fat, and shall not contain added water, phosphates, binders, or extenders. No partially defatted tissue or advanced meat recovery product. PRODUCT MUST BE 6 MONTHS OR YOUNGER UPON DELIVERY WITH THE DATE CLEARLY ON THE LABEL, (NO STAMPED OR WRITTEN DATES ALLOWED). When beef cheek meat (trimmed beef cheeks) is used in the preparation, the amount of such meat shall be limited to 25 percent; (NO ORGAN OR TONGUE MEAT) Delivered cases must be labeled All Beef, Pure Beef, or 100% Beef and with fat percentage. Manufacturer's letters will NOT be accepted in lieu of labeling. Upon delivery, product must have a rosy red appearance. Product that is grey, brown or tan incolor will be rejected. Clear 1 mil or thicker sealed bags. No open bags, opaque or colored bags. Note weight of packaging and case size on quote. 7,000 lb, 7000, lb; LI 003: Meats, Beef Roast, Beef Top or Bottom Round (Gooseneck), IMPS168, 169, 169A, 170, 170A, 171B, 180. Frozen, weight rangeapproximately 12 to 28 lb. Quote MUST indicate actual IMPS &average roast weight of quoted item. 4,000 lb, 4000, lb; LI 004: Meats, Frankfurters (Hot Dogs), Fully Cooked, Frozen, Beef, Turkey or Chicken (or combination thereof) 6 inch, 8:1 or 10:1 Ratio (must specify weight ratio on bid), Skinless, Without non-meat binders and extenders or With non-meat binders and extenders (such as nonfat dry milk, dried whole milk, and/or calcium-reduced dried skim milk. (IMPS 800, Major Ingredient D or D1 OR CID A-A-20341A, Type II, Byproducts or variety meats A - None, Curing agents 2 - Cured, Non-meat binders and extenders (a) or (b), Nutrient content claim (1) or (2), Links per pound of meat ratio (iii) or (iv), Package size (gg), Agricultural practice 1). The finished product shall not contain more than 30 percent fat or no more than 10 percent added water, or a combination of 40 percent fat and added water. Non-meat binders and extenders may be used up to 3.5 percent individually or collectively with other binders and extenders in the frankfurters per 9 CFR � 424.21 (c). All ingredients in the product must be listed in the ingredients statement on the label in order of predominance, from highest to lowest amounts in accordance with the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Standards and Labeling Policy. Manufacturers letters will NOT be accepted in lieu of labeling. 1,000 lb, 1000, lb; LI 005: Meats, Italian Sausage, Pork , Pork and Turkey (pork is predominant) or Pork and Chicken (pork is predominant), Sweet, Links. Italian sausage is a fresh, uncooked, linked product. The meat components shall be chopped or ground to a moderately course texture with a uniform color ranging from medium to dark reddishbrown with evenly distributed fat particles. The links shall be in a natural hog or collagen casing 5 to 6 inches in length. Links shall be moderately uniform in length and diameter. IMPS 818, Italian Sausage, Formula D, P2, or P3, Flavoring B, Type E. Product will be delivered frozen. Product will not contain SOY. 1,000 lb, 1000, lb; LI 006: Meats, Pork Roast, Pork Shoulder, Boston Butt, Boneless, Raw, IMPS 406A, Frozen, No Paper Wrapping, Weight Range A or B, 4 to 10 lb. Quote MUST indicate average roast weight of quoted item. 2,000 lb, 2000, lb; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Sellers 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 https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, FCI CUMBERLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison Marketplace. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. FCI CUMBERLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION 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 Sellers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com.Sellers that are not currently registered to use https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com should proceed to https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Sellers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process. Should Sellers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. As defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, the terms offer and offeror refer to a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the submitter to perform the resultant contract. The terms bid and bidder refer to an offer submitted in response to an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The term proposal refers to an offer submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The terms quotation, quote, and quoter refer to a non-binding submission in response to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) which is not an offer. Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid/Proposal/Quotation individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the Included in another line item function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid Submit a Question feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid/Proposal/Quotation being determined to be unacceptable. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or ""gray market"" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid/Offer MUST be good for 60 calendar days after close of Buy, unless otherwise indicated. 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. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). The Contracting Officer will indicate elsewhere in this Buy as to whether responses will be evaluated for award based either upon (a) price and pricing factors only (Bids/Quotes) or (b) price and other factors (Proposals/Quotes). All Bids/Proposals/Quotations must conform to the listed specifications or the Statement of Work. If award criteria are based upon (b) price and other factors, the Contracting Officer shall clearly indicate the criteria to be applied elsewhere in this Buy. In addition to providing pricing at www.UnisonMarketplace.com for this solicitation, each Bidder/Offeror/Quoter must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this Buy. Submissions can be sent to marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. For Exact Match Only Commodity Buys- NO SUBSTITUTIONS, EXACT MATCH ONLY. The Bidder/Offeror/Quoter may not substitute any item/service listed on this order without prior written approval from the BOP 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 Buy. Items/services that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in this Buy will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the contractor's expense. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may result in non-consideration of the Bid/Proposal/Quotation. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers Bid/Proposal/Quotation to be evaluated for award. FAR 52.211-6.
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Place of Performance: Address: 14601 Burbridge Rd SE , Cumberland, MD 21502, USA; Zip Code: 21502; Country: USA
Record: SN06709759-F 20230610/230608230117 (samdaily.us)
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