Custom Lactating Minerals

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 12505B23Q0005 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08. The associated NAICS code is 311119 -Other Animal Food Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees and the PSC code is 8710. This solicitation is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Department of Agriculture (ARS) has the need for the following product:001) Custom Lactating MineralsScope of Work:The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS) Midwest Area (MWA) Administrative Office’s Acquisitions &

Personal Property/Fleet Team on behalf of the USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center Farm located in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin is requesting quotes for a 5-month supply of the USDA’s Custom Lactating Mineral Formula 6.14.18. This will include 5 deliveries of 10 tons per delivery (or 50 tons). Deliveries to be made approximately every 30 days.Technical Requirements:USDA Custom Lactating Mineral Formula 6.14.18 (in attachments).Mineral oil: added at 30lb per tonNo supplemental iron to be addedNo supplemental dicalcium phosphate to be addedTotal volume requirement is 50 tons.Delivery via auger truck.  Key Deliverables:50 tons of USDA Custom Lactating Minerals Formula 6.14.18 (5 deliveries of 10 tons each)Delivery:Five (5) deliveries of 10 tons per delivery (or 50 tons) are required. Deliveries to be made approximately every 30 days via auger truck to bins 11 or 14 of the USDA-ARS Dairy Forage Research Center Farm located at S8822 Sunset Drive, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578.Government will provide access to farm and feed bins for delivery. Contact Shan Betzold (608-807-6759) with delivery questions.The vendor shall provide all items F.O.B: destination. Location of the Government site is aboard USDA-ARS Prairie du Sac, WI and will be identified in the contract.Evaluation Factors:Pursuant to FAR 52.212-2, the criteria for evaluation and basis for award will be Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Technical acceptable is define as meeting ALL of the technical requirements identified on the Statement of Work and reiterated in the solicitation description. The Government intends to make one Firm-Fixed Price award based on the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) quote received. "LPTA" means the best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable quote with the lowest evaluated price. The lowest priced quote will be evaluated first; if NOT found technically acceptable, the next lowest priced quote will be evaluated, and so on until a technically acceptable quote is identified. The government will NOT review higher priced quotes if the lowest (or a lower) priced quote is determined to be technically acceptable.Submitting a Quote:Failure to demonstrate compliance with ALL instructions presented herein will constitute sufficient cause to reject a quote without further discussions. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be put into considered for award.Vendors responding to this announcement shall submit their quote in accordance with FAR 52.212-1. The applicable FAR clauses and provisions for this acquisition are included with the attached quote submission form (SF1449). The Government anticipates making one Firm-Fixed Price award.Vendors responding to this announcement shall submit their quote on the SF1449 (see attachments) along with all other requested and required documentation (such as completed FAR clauses and provisions) to be included as part of ALL offeror’s responses. The quote should include any and all fees, charges, and/or surcharges. This will be a tax-exempt purchase.Be sure ALL sections of the SF1449 are completed, including entering a response to each line item. Award will be made on the acquisition as a whole (NOT per line item). As such, be certain you can provide ALL of the required products. If any line items are NOT quoted on then the offeror will be disqualified from consideration for award. If a line item will be provided at NO extra charge, please enter it as a $0.00-dollar amount on the SF1449. Also, if the value of any line item(s) is included in the value of one or more-line items, please specify which line items are included under a single price.Included with the SF1449 quote submission for are FAR clauses, a Statement of Work (SOW), the USDA Custom Lactating Mineral Formula 6.14.18, and FAR provisions. Be sure to read and review all of the attachments to the SF1449 and to complete any and all additional documentation required as part of your quote submission. Of critical importance is to review the SOW as it contains the requirements for this acquisition.In addition, all submissions should include the FAR clauses and provisions attached to the SF1449 completed in their entirety. The FAR clauses and provisions constitute the terms and conditions for submitting a quote in response to this solicitation as well as the terms and conditions of the anticipated award. The FAR provisions apply to the solicitation and submission of quotes. The FAR clauses apply to the solicitation and submission of quotes as well as to the resulting award. The FAR clauses will be included as part of the resulting award. Please review ALL of the FAR clauses and provisions and be certain to complete all of the FAR clauses and provisions that require the offerors impute (i.e. all boxes are checked and all blanks are filled in).Please ensure your quote will be current and that the price quoted will NOT expire for a minimum of 30 days.To be eligible to be put into consideration for award, ALL vendors who respond to this solicitation must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration at the time their quote is submitted. A vendor can contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS. A Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number is required in order to register. Vendors must also include their UEI# on their quote.The submission and payment of invoices on the resulting award will be made through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). As such, vendors must be currently registered or register in IPP in order to be able to submit and receive payment on invoices for the resulting award. NOTE: Prepayment is NOT permitted. Delivery must have been made BEFORE an invoice can be submitted in IPP and approved for payment. Invoices submitted prior to delivery will be rejected. Invoices can be resubmitted once delivery has occurred.Only electronic submissions made via email on the required quote submission form (SF1449) will be accepted (NO verbal quotes made by phone call, quotes submitted by USPS mail, quotes submitted in the body of an email, OR quotes submitted ONLY on company letterhead WITHOUT a completed SF1449 will be accepted). Please email all quotes in writing on the SF1449 along with completed FAR clauses and provisions as well as any other requested and required documentation to aaron.dimeo@usda.gov by NO later than Monday, November 14, 2022 at 5:00 PM Central Time (CT).NOTE: Be absolutely certain to reference the RFQ number “12505B23Q0005” and/or title of the solicitation “Custom Lactating Minerals” in the subject, body, and/or attachments on your quote submission email to ensure your submission can be located and attributed to this solicitation. Failure to do so could potentially result in your submission being deemed “unresponsive” and as a result your quote may NOT be put into consideration for award (as your quote may NOT be located when searching the recipients email to ensure all responses to the solicitation have been logged before making an award determination).