This is a small-business set-aside invitation for bid for fortified rice, pinto beans, corn-soy blend plus, and vegetable oil, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or services with no separate written solicitation. Amendment 1 removes Corn-Soy Blend Plus BAG-25 KG (110179) and adds Corn-Soy Blend Plus BAG-HP-25 KG (110200). Concerned parties should first seek resolution from the Contracting Officer, who will make every effort to respond or resolve within 10 business days, and this Tier 1 process does not pause solicitation timing, delay award decisions, or suspend contract performance. If unresolved, an interested party may file an agency protest with the Contracting Officer or the USDA Independent Review Authority; USDA strives to resolve agency-level protests within 35 business days, and awards or performance are suspended during the protest unless justified for urgent and compelling reasons or determined to be in the Government’s best interest. Filing a USDA protest prevents filing the same matter with the GAO or another external forum while the agency protest is pending.

This combined synopsis/solicitation is an invitation for bid (IFB) for Fortified Rice, Pinto Beans, Corn-Soy Blend Plus, and Vegetable Oil, and it is set aside for small business concerns; offers are requested and no separate written solicitation will be issued. The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference, with full text available electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Interested parties with concerns should first submit them directly to the Contracting Officer, who will make every effort to respond or resolve within 10 business days; this Tier 1 step is not an official agency protest and does not delay award decisions or suspend performance. If unresolved, they may file a written agency protest with the Contracting Officer or the USDA Independent Review Authority, and USDA strives to resolve agency-level protests within 35 business days. During an agency protest, awards or performance are suspended unless justified in writing for urgent and compelling reasons or determined to be in the Government's best interest, and protesters agree not to pursue the same matter with GAO or another external forum while the agency protest is pending.