September 08, 2017

ANNOUNCMENT SMAC 3

(Sale of Miscellaneous Agricultural Commodities) 

Invitation No. 2 - Cotton

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

accordance with the terms and conditions of Announcement SMAC 3, path provided below:

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/annsmac3.pdf

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), September 20, 2017. 

Successful offerors will be notified of acceptance by telephone or email by 3:30 p.m., CT,

September 21, 2017. 

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: CMD.Merchandising@FSA.USDA.GOV Place in the subject line

“Offer under Announcement SMAC 3, Inv. 2.”

(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: CMD.Merchandising@FSA.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: Cotton Sales/Martha Mitchell

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:

Kansas City Commodity Office

Commodity Management Division

Merchandising Branch

Telephone (816) 926-3816

Emails: martha.mitchell@kcc.usda.gov

clint.hagans@kcc.usda.gov

 Martha Mitchell

CCC Contacting Officer

Kansas CityCommodity Office

Attachments (Catalog and Offer Form)
This form is available electronically.

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 withthePrivacy Act of1974(5 USC 552a- asamended). Theauthorityforrequestingtheinformationidentifiedonthis

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

beusedtoevaluatebidsofferedtoCCC forthesaleofCCC-ownedcotton. TheinformationcollectedonthisformmaybedisclosedtootherFederal,State,Local

governmentagencies,Tribalagencies,andnongovernmentalentitiesthathavebeenauthorizedaccesstotheinformationbystatuteorregulationand/orasdescribedin

applicableRoutineUsesidentifiedintheSystem ofRecordsNoticeforUSDA/FSA-3,ConsultantsFile. Providingtherequestedinformationisvoluntary. However,

failuretofurnishtherequestedinformationwillresultina determinationthatthebidsofferedtoCCCforthesaleofCCC-ownedcottoncannotbeaccepted/processed.

ThisinformationcollectionisexemptedfromthePaperworkReductionAct asspecifiedintheAgriculturalAct of2014(Pub.L.113-79,TitleI,SubtitleF,Administration).

Theprovisionsofappropriatecriminalandcivil fraud,privacy,andotherstatutesmaybeapplicabletotheinformationprovided. RETURNTHISCOMPLETEDFORM

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

TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)prohibitsdiscriminationagainstitscustomers,employees,andapplicantsforemploymentonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,age,

disability,sex,genderidentity,religion,reprisal,andwhereapplicable,politicalbeliefs,maritalstatus,familialorparentalstatus,sexualorientation,orallorpartofanindividual’s

incomeis derivedfromanypublic assistance program,orprotectedgeneticinformationinemploymentorinany programor activity conductedorfundedbytheDepartment.

(Notallprohibitedbaseswillapplytoallprogramsand/oremployment activities.) Persons withdisabilities,whowishtofile a programcomplaint, writetotheaddress

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FederalRelayServiceat(800)877-8339or(800)845-6136(inSpanish).

Ifyouwishtofile a CivilRightsprogramcomplaintofdiscrimination,completetheUSDAProgramDiscriminationComplaintForm,foundonlineat

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html,orat anyUSDA office,orcall(866)632-9992torequesttheform. You mayalsowrite a lettercontainingallofthe

informationrequestedintheform.SendyourcompletedcomplaintformorletterbymailtoU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,Director,OfficeofAdjudication,1400Independence

Avenue,S.W.,Washington,D.C.20250-9410,byfax(202)690-7442oremailatprogram.intake@usda.gov. USDAisanequalopportunityproviderandemployer.
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