February 05, 2019 

ANNOUNCMENT SMAC 3

(Sale of Miscellaneous Agricultural Commodities) 

Invitation No. 4 - Cotton

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) invites offerors to purchase Cotton in-store in 

accordance with the terms and conditions of Announcement SMAC 3.

CCC-owned cotton inventory information may be obtained from CCC’s catalog listing, which is

attached to this Invitation.

CCC-owned cotton will be sold and released in-store at the warehouse location listed in the catalog

using the factors shown on the warehouse receipt(s). Warehouse operators are obligated to deliver

the specific bales in the identified lot. CCC will not pay the loadout charges. Prior to submitting a

bid, offerors (buyer) are advised to check with the storing warehouse operator regarding

scheduling and any applicable charges. The offeror will be responsible for any of these applicable

charges.

Offerors will be required to enter a per lot bid, U.S. Dollars per pound, with no more than 

four decimal places. Regardless of size, lots must be bid on in their entirety. Each bid will be 

analyzed independently, and no offer can be contingent upon the acceptance of other offers. CCC 

reserves the right to reject any or all offers. 

CCC will pay storage through the date of the contract. The buyer is responsible for paying 

loadout charges plus storage charges incurred from the day after the date of contract. The 

date of contract is the date the offeror is notified by CCC that their bid is successful. 

Buyers of cotton must remit to CCC the payment equal to 100% of contract value within five 

business days after the date of contact. CCC will transfer title of the cotton (in-store) upon receipt of 

payment. If payment is not received within five business days of the contract date, interest will 

accrue for the account of the buyer on the sixth business day and continue up to the date payment is 

received by CCC. It is not acceptable for a buyer to withhold payment in favor of continuing to pay 

interest to CCC. 

Offers and any modifications, or withdrawals of offers must be received in the Kansas City 

Commodity Office (KCCO) by 12 p.m., Central Time (CT), February 11, 2019. 

Successful offerors will be notified of acceptance by telephone or email by 3:00 p.m., CT, February 

12, 2019. 

Upon an award, the buyer must obtain a holder ID, if the buyer does not already have one, which 

may require a minimal fee and sign an agreement with EWR, Inc. (Electronic Warehouse Receipts). 

The web-site is ewrinc.com.
SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

How to Submit Offers

(1) Offers, modifications, withdrawals, and cancellations shall be submitted by the

following method.

Send by email, which the Offer Form CCC-331D will need to be scanned and

emailed to: CMBBidbox@ams.usda.gov. Place in the subject line “Offer under

Announcement SMAC 3, Inv. 4 .”

(2) Attached Offer Form CCC-331D (Cotton) must be completed and signed.

Instructions are attached to the Offer Form. Reproductions of the offer form are

acceptable.

Where to Submit Offers

(1) Offers, modifications, withdrawals, and cancellations of offers shall be submitted to

the Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) and must be received by the date and local

time specified in this invitation for receipt of offers.

ByEmail: CMBBidbox@ams.usda.gov

(2) The recorded date and time per incoming email will serve as proof of receipt for

the Kansas City Commodity Office and CCC, OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR

THE TIMELY RECEIPT OF OFFERS AND AMENDED CHANGES. No offers,

modifications, or withdrawals will be accepted by telephone.

TRANSFER OFTITLE

Transfer of title to successful offeror will occur upon receipt of payment and the cotton is released

by the CommodityCredit Corporation.

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Payment submitted by cashier’s check, bank check, or company check:

USDA/FSC/RMO

Mail Stop 8212 

PO Box 419205 

Kansas City, MO 64141-6205 
Paymentsubmitted by Wire Transfer of funds:

Commodity Credit Corporation

Account Number: 00004992

Special Instructions: BNF=/AC-4992 OBI=CCC!

ABA#021030004

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

33 LibertyStreet

New York, NY 10045 

On the beneficiaryline, please reference: Contract number

False Statements

Participation in this program is certification with full knowledge of the provision of 15 U.S.C.

714m(a), for making any statement knowing it to be false, for the purpose of influencing in any

way the action of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Further information on this Announcement/Invitation for offers maybe obtained by contacting:

Agricultural Marketing Service

 Warehouse Commodity Management Division 

Commodity Management Branch

Telephone (816) 926-3816

Emails: martha.mitchell@ams.usda.gov or lisa.edie@ams.usda.gov

 Martha Mitchell

 CCC Contacting Officer Commodity Management Branch

 Attachments (Catalog and Offer Form)
This form is available electronically. ContinuationSheet on Page 2

CCC-331D(Cotton) U.S. DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURE

(08-06-15) Farm ServiceAgency

OFFER FORM TO PURCHASE COTTON FROM THE

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

1. ANNOUNCEMENT:

INVITATIONNO.

IF AMENDED, AMENDMENTNO.

InaccordancewithAnnouncement ,InvitationNo. ,Dated ,the undersignedoffersto

purchasethefollowingquantitiesof CottonfromtheCommodityCreditCorporation(CCC).

2A. FIRM NAME 2B. ADDRESS

2C. CONTACT NAME 2D. TELEPHONE NO. (IncludeAreaCode) 2E. FAXNO. (IncludeArea Code)

2F. EMAILADDRESS

3A.

LOTNO.

3B.

STORAGELOCATION

WarehouseCode

3C.PRICE OFFERED

(priceperpound,

maximum decimal

places asspecified

in this invitation)

3D.

INSTORE BID

QUANTITY

(pounds)

4. MISCELLANEOUSINFORMATION

5A. SIGNATURE OF OFFICER/EMPLOYEE

RESPONSIBLE FORTHE OFFER

5B. NAMEOF OFFICER/EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE OFFER

5C. DATESIGNED

(MM-DD-YYYY)

NOTE: Thefollowingstatementis madein accordance withthePrivacyAct of1974(5 USC 552a-asamended). Theauthorityforrequestingtheinformationidentifiedonthis

formis 7 CFR Part1402,theCommodity CreditCorporationCharter Act (15U.S.C.714etseq.)and theAgricultural Act of2014(Pub.L.113-79). Theinformation will

beusedtoevaluatebidsofferedtoCCC forthesaleofCCC-ownedcotton. TheinformationcollectedonthisformmaybedisclosedtootherFederal,State,Local

governmentagencies,Tribalagencies,andnongovernmentalentitiesthathavebeenauthorizedaccesstotheinformationbystatuteorregulationand/orasdescribedin

applicableRoutineUsesidentifiedinthe System ofRecordsNoticeforUSDA/FSA-3,ConsultantsFile. Providingtherequestedinformationisvoluntary. However,

failuretofurnishtherequestedinformationwillresultina determinationthatthebidsofferedtoCCCforthesaleofCCC-ownedcottoncannotbeaccepted/processed.

ThisinformationcollectionisexemptedfromthePaperworkReduction Act asspecifiedintheAgricultural Act of2014(Pub.L.113-79,TitleI,SubtitleF,Administration).

Theprovisionsofappropriatecriminaland civil fraud,privacy,andotherstatutesmaybeapplicabletotheinformationprovided. RETURNTHISCOMPLETEDFORM

TOTHEUSDA-FSA-DACO-KCCO, PERANNOUNCEMENT/INVITATIONINSTRUCTIONS.

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Warehouse Name MARIANNA WAREHOUSING LLC WarehouseCode 156006

MARIANNA AR 72360

Cotton Catalog SMAC3 Invitation No. 4

Physical Add 331 Lee Rd 303

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MARIANNA AR 72360

Cotton Catalog SMAC3 Invitation No. 4

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13 6,247

Total Bale Count Total Bale Weight (lbs)