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USDA seeks meat and fish products for food nutrition assistance programs

USDA looks for vendors for beef, pork and seafood products.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to purchase meat and fish products for the National School Lunch Program and other federal food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be solicited in the following forms:

Material #	Material description
100156	BEEF BNLS SPECIAL TRM FRZ CTN-60 LB
100127	BEEF CAN 24/24 OZ
110349	BEEF 100% PTY 85/15 FRZ 2.0MMA CTN-40 LB
110346	BEEF 100% PTY 90/10 FRZ 2.0MMA CTN-40 LB
110348	BEEF SPP PTY 85/15 FRZ 2.0 MMA CTN-40 LB
100154	BEEF COARSE GROUND FRZ CTN-60 LB
100134	BEEF CRUMBLES W/SPP PKG-4/10 LB
100158	BEEF FINE GROUND FRZ CTN-40 LB
100159	BEEF FINE GROUND FRZ PKG-40/1 LB
110261	BEEF FINE GROUND LFT OPT FRZ CTN-40 LB
110260	BEEF FINE GROUND LFT OPT FRZ PKG-40/1 LB
100155	BEEF FRESH BNLS COMBO-20/2000 LB
110711	BEEF PATTY CKD FRZ 2.0 MMA CTN-40LB
100163	BEEF PATTY LEAN FRZ CTN-40 LB
111578	BEEF ROAST ROUND FRZ CTN‐36‐40 LB
110322	BEEF SPP PTY HSTYLE CKD 2.0 MMA CTN-40 LB
100526	BEEF STEW CAN 24/24 OZ
110001	BISON GROUND LEAN FRZ PK-40/1 LB
111670	BISON STEW MEAT
110390	CATFISH FLTS PKG-20/2 LB
00201	CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10 LB
110601	FISH AK PLCK BULK CTN 49.5 LB
110345	FISH AK PLCK FILLETS FRZ PKG-20/2 LB
110851	FISH AK PLCK STICKS BRD FROZ CTN 40 LB.
110850	FISH AK PLCK STICKS BRD FROZ CTN 2 LB.
111280	ATLANTIC POLLOCK NUGGETS FRZ PKG - 20/2 LB
111291	ATLANTIC POLLOCK FILLET FRZ PKG-20/2
111292	HADDOCK FILLET FRZ PKG-20/2 LB
111293	OCEAN PERCH FILLET FRZ PKG-20/2 LB
100139	PORK CAN 24/24 OZ
110380	PORK CHOPS BLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB
100891	PORK HAM WATERAD SLC FRZ PKG-20/2 LB
110900	PORK HAM SMOKED PIT FRZ CTN, 6/5 LB.
100182	PORK HAM WATERAD FRZ CTN-12/3 LB
100184	PORK HAM WATERAD FRZ PKG 4/10 LB
100187	PORK HAM WATERAD SLC FRZ PKG-8/5 LB
100188	PORK HAM WTRADCBEDFRZ PKG-4/10 OR 8/5 LB
111015	PORK LOIN FRZ PKG - 12/5 LB
111061	PORK LOIN ROAST FRZ CTN – 6/5 LB
100193	PORK PICNIC BNLS FRZ CTN-60 LB
110730	PORK PULLED CKD PKG-8/5 LB
100173	PORK ROAST LEG FRZ CTN-32-40 LB
110750	SALMON FILLETS WILD FRZ-10/1 LB
110580	K SALMON PINK CAN-24/14.75 OZ
110563	SALMON PINK CAN-24/14.75 OZ
111180	BEEF CHILI W/BEANS PKG-12/15 OZ
100138	BEEF CHILI W/O BEANS CAN-24/24 OZ

Solicitations will be available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available. Public WBSCM information is available without an account on the WBSCM Public Procurement Page. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and on the Agricultural Marketing Service's website. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type is anticipated to be firm-fixed-price. Deliveries are expected to be to various locations in the United States on a Freight on Board destination basis.

Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered such a product if it is grown, processed and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, as addressed by FAR clause 52.225-5.

Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program, including the latest:

AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements (MSCP), Feb. 2024.
Products Specifications for Pork, Beef, and Fish and Other Seafood Products.
New Vendor Qualification Checklist, effective Oct. 6, 2021.

These documents are available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website.

To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements. The AMS points of contact for new vendors are Andrea Lang and Diana Dau David, who can be reached by phone at 202-720-4237 or by email at NewVendor@usda.gov. Details of these requirements are available online. Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined nonresponsive.

To receive email notification of the issuance of AMS solicitations, contract awards and other information, sign up for updates available on the AMS Commodity Procurement web page.

Inquiries may be directed to Contracting Specialist Shay Boone at Kennetta.Boone@usda.gov.

Source: USDA's AMS