11-CHEESE SPEC 2021.pdf
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- Montgomery County, Northern Cambria Borough, Pennsylvania
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This is a Commodity Listing for a local purchase proposal from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services, specifically detailing cheese procurement for state facilities. The document lists 12 different cheese varieties including American, Cheddar, Mozzarella, Swiss, Pizza Blend, Provolone, Monterrey Jack, and Pepper Jack cheeses, with detailed specifications for each type. The listing provides comprehensive requirements for each cheese variety, including FDA reference standards, moisture content, fat percentages, sodium levels, packaging styles (such as unsliced loaves, sliced, or shredded), and color variations.
Each cheese item is measured in pounds (Lb.) and requires specific attributes like being chilled, produced from pasteurized milk, free from objectionable flavors and mold, and meeting precise nutritional and quality standards. The document allows buyers to specify details like color, style, and portion sizes for most cheese types. While no specific quantities, prices, or total contract value are filled in, the document is structured to enable precise ordering with flexibility for the purchasing facility to customize their cheese selections based on their specific needs. The document is dated 8/99, suggesting it is a historical procurement document from August 1999.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
COMMODITY LISTING FOR LOCAL PURCHASE PROPOSAL
DATE:
COMMODITY CLASS
CHEESE
NAME OF FACILITY PROPOSAL NUMBER
ITEM NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF COMMODITY QTY.
UNIT
PRICE
TOTAL
1. CHEESE, AMERICAN – Reference: Federal Lb.
Food and Drug Administration’s Standard of Identify, 21 CFR 133.169. Processed, pasteurized, chilled. Shall consist of one or more lots of natural cheese blended into a homogenous mass with a medium firm, smooth body free from uncooked cheese particles. It shall be free from pinholes or openings except those caused by trapped steam.
The cheese shall slice freely when cut into approximately 1/8” slices. It shall be uniform in shape and size with practically straight edges and flat sides. Surface shall be dry and free from mold, cracks or other surface defects. Yellow American shall have a uniform medium-yellow to medium-orange color. Processed American cheese shall have a mild to medium cheese flavor and shall be free from any undesirable tastes and odors. Product may be ordered sliced. Slices shall separate readily and in whole slices. Individual slices shall be unwrapped. Products in either sliced or unsliced form shall be wrapped and cartoned. Color: Yellow or White;
Style: A) Unsliced, 5 lb. Loaf; B) Sliced, 24 or 32 slices per lb.; or C) Shredded and packed in vacuum packed bags. (Buyer to specify color, style and portion size [# slices /lb.] – for sliced).
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
8/99
NAME OF FACILITY PROPOSAL NUMBER
2. AMERICAN, REDUCED SODIUM/REDUCED Lb.
FAT – Reference: CFR 133.169 Chilled.
Product to be made from part-skim milk and contain not more than 200 mg. Sodium and 6 gm. fat per oz. of finished product (Buyer to specify style and color.)
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
3. CHEDDAR, NATURAL – Reference: Federal Lb.
Food and Drug Administration’s, HHS Standard of Identify, Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 21,133,113.
(Medium-cured, mild cheddar flavor).
Chilled. Shall be produced from cow’s milk and shall contain no more than 39% moisture and 50% milk fat and shall be free from rind development. Color: Yellow;
Style: A) Cubed 2/5 lb. Bags per case C) Shredded and packed in 4 or 5 lb.
Vacuum packed bags. (Buyer to specify style.)
NAME OF FACILITY PROPOSAL NUMBER
4. CHEDDAR, REDUCED SODIUM Lb.
REDUCED FAT – Reference:
CFR 133.116. CHILLED.
Product will have no more than 100 mg of sodium and 5 gm of fat per oz. of finished product. (Buyer to specify color.)
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
5. MOZZARELLA – Reference: Lb.
Federal Food and Drug Administration’s, HHS, Standard of Identify, Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 21, 133.156,
133.157. Natural, low
moisture, part skim.
Chilled. Shall be produced from pasteurized milk only. Finished product shall be free from objectionable flavors and odors and free from visible signs of mold on the exterior or interior of the cheese.
Shall possess a characteristic milk, bland milk, bland flavor, a soft pliable body and texture and when melted shall be of a stringy consistency. Shall contain more than 45% and less than 52% moisture, but not less than 30% milk fat on a solid basis.
Style: A) Unsliced, 5 to 10. loaf;
C) Shredded and packed in 4 or 5 lb.
vacuum bags. (Buyer to specify style.)
NAME OF FACILITY PROPOSAL NUMBER
6. MOZZARELLA, REDUCED SODIUM/REDUCED Lb.
FAT – Reference: CFR 133.156, 133.157.
Chilled. Product will have no more than 75 mg of sodium and 5 gm fat per oz. of finished product
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
7. SWISS – Reference: Federal Food and Drug Lb.
Administration’s, HHS, Standard of Identity, Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 21, 133.195. Natural. Chilled. Shall contain not more than 41% moisture and not less than 43% milk fat. Shall be free from mold and other surface conditions which detract from utilization of the entire cheese.
Style: A) Unsliced, 5 to 10 lb. loaf;
B) Sliced; C) Shredded and packed in 4 or 5
lb. vacuum bags, cubed. (Buyer to specify style.)
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
8. SWISS, REDUCED SODIUM/REDUCED FAT - Lb REDUCED FAT – Reference: CFR 133.195.
Chilled. Product will have no more than 35 mg. of sodium and 6 gm. fat per oz. of finished product.
BRANDS CODE STYLE
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
9. PIZZA BLEND – May contain mozzarella, Lb provolone, yellow cheddar, parmesan and romano cheese. (NO imitation cheese permitted.) Chilled. Style: Shredded.
Delivery Dates Lbs./Delivery
10. Provolone – Chilled, Lo-Fat, Style:12# Solid Log, 3 per case
11. Monterrey Jack - Cheese Cubes, ½ inch in size, 2/5 LBS.bags per 10# case
12. Pepper Jack - Ref CFR133.153. Chilled. 10#/case. 2-5 lbs per Cubed.
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