Warehousing & Distribution (Delivery) Services of USDA Donated Food Commodities Region G

The Office of General Services, Division of Food Distribution, through this solicitation, seeks a vendor to provide Warehousing and Distribution (delivery) of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) food commodities in Region G, which includes the counties of: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. The selected Contractor would receive and deliver federally procured foods from dry, chilled, and frozen environments to approximately 160 recipient agencies. The following minimum requirements must be met by each Bidder: Bidder’s facility/facilities must be licensed for food storage by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and provide proof of such upon bid submission. Contractors outside of NYS must be able to provide documentation showing equivalent license for their facility/facilities from the applicable State Authority; NYS Contractors must have a passing score for their facility/facilities from the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. Contractors outside of NYS must be able to provide documentation showing equivalent approval for their facility/facilities from the applicable State Authority; Bidder must have a pest management system in place at their facility/facilities and provide proof of such upon bid submission; The receiving and storage location(s) for USDA Foods must be owned by the Contractor and provide proof of such upon bid submission; Bidder’s facility/facilities must, at a minimum, have storage capacities as listed below for dry, chilled, and frozen storage environments. Additionally, the storage capacity listed below must only be available for the commodities required by this solicitation: 12,000 square feet of dry storage 5,000 square feet of chilled storage; and 12,000 square feet of frozen storage F. Bidder facility/facilities must be located in close proximity to the counties included in Region G or provide proof of prior experience and ability to provide delivery services to each facility within Region G. When available, the solicitation can be found at: https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Foodco Distributors, Inc Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%