Blanket Purchase Agreement - Cotton Sample Hauling Services on an AS-NEEDED-BASIS

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and the solicitation is attached. The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Cotton and Tobacco Program (CTP) intends to procure the following: Pickup of cotton sample sacks from a USDA cotton classing facility and transport to another USDA cotton classing facility. See attached Request for Proposal (RFP). This procurement will be awarded as a firm fixed price contract with economic price adjustment. USDA will award two Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The BPAs will be awarded for a five year period. Services under the BPAs will be on an as needed basis. Commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR Part 12 will apply to this procurement.  The Department of Labor Wage Determinations for all cotton classing offices are found in Section G of the RFP attached. The Government will award two BPAs 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: Relevant Experience, Technical Approach, Past Performance and Price. Offerors responding to this solicitation must submit all the information required in Section E of the RFP. This includes but is not limited to: 1) signed SF-1449; 2) a description describing their experience in the hauling commodities or similar products, experience with cotton; 3) equipment and insurance requirements; 4) a list of 3 references for the same or similar services. The reference list must include the contract number, name, address and phone number with whom the contract is with, a brief description of services provided, estimated dollar amount for the contract. A questionnaire will be sent to all references for relevant experience and past performance. Offerors must read Section E for proposal requirements. Offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). SAM registration is free. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE SOLICIATION PACKAGE IN ITS ENTIRETY. If an offeror's proposal does not contain all of the items listed above, the proposal may be considered incomplete for evaluation purposes and no further consideration will be given to the offeror's proposal, thereby making an offeror ineligible for award. Any questions regarding the soliciation must submitted in writing Beverly Brown via email at BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov. Any questions regarding the solicitation must be received by 10:00 am eastern time on November 30, 2022. USDA reserves the right to not respond to questions that may be answered by reading Section C, E, F and the attachments. Proposals are due December 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. Proposals may be submitted via email at BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov or via fax machine. Fax number 901-384-3033.