What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Programs requires international food assistance program purchases for agricultural commodities. The commodities acquired under the contract must be products of the United States that are grown, processed, and otherwise produced domestically. The buyer evaluates offers by applying the lowest landed cost for international procurement and awards contracts to eligible HUBZone small business concerns in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.13. For qualified HUBZone small business concerns, the buyer applies a price evaluation preference where the offered price is deemed lower if it is not more than 5 percent higher than the price offered by another non-small business offeror. Offerors must certify to timely performance on current contracts and subcontracts in the attribute questions of the invitation for bids, and they must notify the Contracting Officer of late deliveries before the solicitation closing date. The Master Invitation for Bids becomes effective on August 28, 2026.
Scope of work
- Agricultural commodities produced in the United States
- International food assistance program commodity supplies
- F.o.b. vessel bulk grain and bulk oil/tallow shipments
- Intermodal bridge and FAS vessel deliveries
- Packaging and containerization complying with CONEG heavy metal standards
- Traceable bolt, barrier-type, or equivalent cargo door seals
- Commodity check loading, inspection, and certification services
- Fumigation services and certifications
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Lowest landed cost to the Government to deliver products to overseas destination | Not specified |
| Total cost to the Government including transportation for instore delivery | Not specified |
| HUBZone price evaluation preference | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Must be registered in SAM.gov
- Must be registered in WBSCM with an authorized corporate administrator
- Products must be 100 percent U.S. origin (grown, processed, and harvested in the U.S.)
- Meat must originate from livestock born, raised, and harvested in the United States
- Must maintain an acceptable identification and segregation plan for domestic origin items
- Compliance with Anti-Discrimination and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) laws
- Demonstrated acceptable past performance and timely delivery on existing contracts
- Facility capability to issue FGIS export weight and grade certificates for bulk grain
Documents to include with your response
- Form SCM2 (WBSCM Corporate Administrator Registration)
- USDA Supplier Terms Authorization Form (if applicable)
- Form KC-228 (Grain Acquisition Report and Invoice for Related Charges) or warehouse receipts
- FGIS Official Export Weight, Grade, Protein, Aflatoxin, or Vomitoxin Certificates
- Signed and dated on board Ocean Bill of Lading or Mate's Receipt
- Fumigation certificate issued by the fumigator
- Condition of Container examination worksheet / Certificate of Loading
- Vendor Response and Plant Responses in WBSCM
- Completed attribute questions in WBSCM
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via the Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system
- Instructions
- Offers, modifications, and withdrawals must be submitted electronically via WBSCM. Bidders must be registered in WBSCM and authorized via Form SCM2. Bids must include pricing on scheduled items, constraint responses in pounds, and completed certification attribute questions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.