ANNOUNCEMENT SMAC 3 Date: 5/23/17 

(Sale of Miscellaneous Agricultural Commodities)

Invitation No. 4 – Hard Red Winter Wheat (HRW) 

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) invites offers to purchase Hard Red Winter (HRW) 

Wheat in-store for unrestricted use in accordance with the terms and conditions of Announcement 

SMAC 3.

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

attached to this Invitation.

CCC-owned wheat will be sold and released in store at the primary code location listed in the

catalog, using the factors shown on the warehouse receipt. The buyer is not liable for the in-charge.

Although CCC does not guarantee the quality of the wheat that will be loaded out, warehouse

operators are obligated to deliver the warehouse receipt liability. CCC will not pay the load out

charges.

The warehouse operator is obligated to load out of the advertised location, unless otherwise agreed 

upon by the buyer. Furthermore, the warehouse operator is responsible for any freight differential 

from a location other than the advertised location. 

Prior to submitting a bid, interested parties are: 

• Advised to check with the storing warehouse operator regarding applicable load out rates,

scheduling, quality and location of the commodity, and

• Strongly urged to work with storing warehouse operator(s) to establish premium and

discount schedules in case of quality or location discrepancies.

Any differences must be settled between the buyer and the storing warehouse operator. 

Storage for the account of CCC will be through the date of contract. The date of contract will be 

the date the buyer was notified of their successful bid. The buyer is responsible for paying storage 

charges in accordance with the CCC Storage Agreement - Uniform Grain and Rice Storage 

Agreement (CCC-25), which is stated below. 
PART II - GENERAL TERMS 

A. Scope 

1. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement apply to all 

CCC-interest grain as of the date of deposit or the date title is transferred to CCC, until such grain 

is loaded out or title is transferred from CCC to another party (transferee). 

2. If CCC transfers title to CCC-owned grain in store, the storage and handling rates applicable to 

the transferee with respect to such grain shall not exceed CCC’s schedule of rates in effect at the 

time of title transfer until the earlier of: 

a) 60 calendar days, or 

b) The day the grain is loaded out of the warehouse by any party. 

3. Notwithstanding 2 above, if CCC transfers title to CCC-owned grain in store, the storage and 

handling rates contained in the schedule of rates will apply to such grain until it is loaded out, 

provided the transferee, in writing, orders the grain loaded out for immediate shipment within 30 

calendar days after the date title is transferred by CCC. 

Purchaser must submit to CCC payment equal to 100% of contract value within five business days 

after the date of contract. If payment is not received within five business days of 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 purchaser to withhold payment in favor 

of continuing to pay interest to CCC. Also, if payment is not received within five business days, 

CCC will consider it a contract violation and reserves the right to terminate the contract for default. 

No offer on any one catalog lot number will be contingent upon the acceptance of another catalog 

lot number. Offers on partial lots are unacceptable. Lots must be bid on in full. 

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

Commodity Office (KCCO) by 12:00 p.m., central time (CT), May 31, 2017.

Successful offeror will be notified of acceptance by telephone by 12:00 p.m., CT, June 1, 2017.

SUBMISSION OF 

OFFERS

How to Submit Offers

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

the following method.

Send by e-mail, which the Offer Form B will need to be scanned and e-mailed to: 

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

under Announcement SMAC3, Inv. 4.”

Or by fax: 877-814-3546

(2) Attached Offer Form B must be completed and signed. Reproductions of

the Offer Form are acceptable.
Where to Submit Offers

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

to KCCO and must be received by the date and local time specified in this Invitation

for receipt of offers.

 By e-mail: CMD.Merchandising@FSA.USDA.GOV

 Or by fax: 877-814-3546

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

KCCO and CCC, OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY RECEIPT

OF OFFERS AND AMENDED CHANGES. No offers, modifications, withdrawals, or

cancellations will be accepted by telephone.

TRANSFER OF TITLE

The transfer of title to successful offeror will occur upon delivery and/or electronic transfer of 

warehouse receipts by CCC. The mailing and/or electronic transfer of the warehouse receipts will 

occur after receipt of payment and wire release notification is given to the buyer by CCC. If 

payment is received by check, the check must clear the bank before warehouse receipts will be 

mailed and/or electronic transferred. 

CCC is not obligated to release the commodity for 4 business days after the date of contract. 

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

Payment submitted 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 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045

On the beneficiary line, please reference: Contract Number
The catalog listing for this invitation includes both paper and electronic warehouse receipts. With 

the exception of the Nebraska receipt and Kansas receipt (Receipt #1516) that are paper warehouse 

receipts, the other receipts listed are electronic warehouse receipts. For the electronic warehouse 

receipts, upon an award, the offeror must be a registered user of the eGrain system. As a registered 

user, you are eligible to be a holder of Electronic Warehouse Receipts (EWR), which may require 

a minimum fee and signing an agreement with eGrain. Below is a link to the eGrain registration 

page: https://www.egrain.com/registration/registration.aspx 

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 may be obtained by contacting:

Kansas City Commodity Office

Commodity Management Division

Merchandising Branch

Telephone: (816) 926-3816

E-mail: Martha.mitchell@kcc.usda.gov or

Kenneth.knosp@kcc.usda.gov

Martha Mitchell

CCC Contracting Officer

Kansas City Commodity Office

Attachments (Catalog and Offer 

Form)
OFFER FORM B

HARD RED WINTER (HRW) WHEAT 

INVITATION NO. 4

In accordance with the HRW Wheat Invitation No. 4, dated May 23, 2017, the undersigned bids 

the following:

Firm Name: Address:

Contact Name: Telephone No. (include area code) Fax No. (include area code)

E-mail address:

Lot No. Storage Location

Warehouse Code

In-store Bid 

Quantity/Net Bushels

Price Offered (price per bushel, 

maximum two decimal places)

Signature________________________________________ Date ____________________

Title __________________________________________

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer
Lot #1

Receipt 

Number 

Crop 

Year 

Wheat 

Type Grade

Test 

Weight 

(lbs)

Moisture 

%

Protein 

%

HD 

% 

TD 

%

FM 

%

SBK 

%

Total 

Defects 

%

Dockage %Other 

Factors 

Gross 

Pounds Net Pounds

Net 

Bushels

1073 2016 HRW #2 59.00 13.00 11.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 3.00 3.30 0.00 N/A 795,130.00 795,130.00 13,252.17

13,252.17

Lot #2

Receipt 

Number 

Crop 

Year 

Wheat 

Type Grade

Test 

Weight 

(lbs)

Moisture 

%

Protein 

%

HD 

% 

TD 

%

FM 

%

SBK 

%

Total 

Defects 

%

Dockage %Other 

Factors 

Gross 

Pounds Net Pounds

Net 

Bushels

692416 2016 HRW #2 59.12 11.53 10.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A 383,253.00 383,253.00 6,387.55

6,387.55

Lot #3

Receipt 

Number 

Crop 

Year 

Wheat 

Type Grade

Test 

Weight 

(lbs)

Moisture 

%

Protein 

%

HD 

% 

TD 

%

FM 

%

SBK 

%

Total 

Defects 

%

Dockage %

Other 

Factors 

Gross 

Pounds Net Pounds

Net 

Bushels

1516 2016 HRW #3 56.00 13.50 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A 90,216.00 90,216.00 1,503.60

 1,503.60

Lot #4

Receipt 

Number 

Crop 

Year 

Wheat 

Type Grade

Test 

Weight 

(lbs)

Moisture 

%

Protein 

%

HD 

% 

TD 

%

FM 

%

SBK 

%

Total 

Defects 

%

Dockage %

Other 

Factors 

Gross 

Pounds Net Pounds

Net 

Bushels

2600 2016 HRW #1 60.00 12.00 11.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A 41,040.00 41,040.00 684.00

 684.00

21,827.32

State: Kansas Loadout Rate: 9.5 cents/bushel 

City: Edison

Warehouse Name: Alliance Ag & Grain LLC

Warehouse Name: Ag Valley Co-op

State: Nebraska Loadout Rate: 10.5 cents/bushel 

Contact #: 308-927-3681

Loadout Rate: 10.5 cents/bushel

Code: 8-4525 Contact #: 620-385-2898

Code: 8-4858

City: Wright State: Kansas

Grand Total of Bushels for Lots 1-4:

Total Bushels per Warehouse 8-3080:

Total Bushels per Warehouse 8-3623:

Total Bushels per Warehouse 8-4858:

Total Bushels per Warehouse 8-4525:

Warehouse Name: AgMark LLC Code: 8-3080 Contact #: 785-738-9641

City: Concordia State: Kansas Loadout Rate: 10.0 cents/bushel 

Warehouse Name: Midland Marketing Co-op Code: 8-3623 Contact #: 785-628-3221

City: Hays