CHEESE, NATURAL AMER for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program is soliciting offers for natural American cheese products intended for domestic food assistance programs. This combined synopsis/solicitation seeks four distinct cheese products: Cheddar Reduced Fat Yellow Shredded Cheese (3.4 million pounds), Natural American Fontina Block Dairy Cheese (92.5 million pounds), Cheddar Shredded Cheese (3.3 million pounds), and Cheddar Block (1.3 million pounds), for a total procurement of approximately 100.4 million pounds. Bidders must comply with 13 mandatory attributes including Food Safety Modernization Act compliance, System for Award Management registration, commercial brand identification, on-time delivery capability, and submission of comprehensive bid certification responses. The contract will be firm-fixed-price, and evaluation will be based on compliance with these mandatory requirements and the submitted bid certifications. The solicitation opened January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Time, with offers due January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Time.
No set-aside designations are indicated as being used for this procurement; however, the solicitation notes that it may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for HUBZone small businesses as applicable. The total quantity required is 100,399,200 pounds of cheese across all line items, with deliveries on an FOB destination basis to various locations throughout the United States. No current incumbent or award value information is provided in the notice. All bidding activity and future communications, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be conducted through USDA's Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system and the SAM.gov Contract Opportunities website. Bidders must ensure they maintain current System for Award Management registration and monitor both portals for any updates or amendments throughout the procurement process.
12-3J14-26-B-0118 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service
1/20/26, 9:10 AM CHEESE, NATURAL AMER for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Awarded contract multiple to multiple for 100399200.00 on 2026-02-10. 12-3J14-26-B-0118 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service
2/11/26, 8:12 AM