12-3J14-25-B-0528.pdf

Information Description: 12-3J14-25-B-0528 Bid invitation number: 2000011013 Purchasing Group: AMS-Livestock

United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program

1400 Independence Avenue, SW, S-0239

Washington, DC 20250-0239

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Bid invitation Overview Bid Timezone: Central Time Start Date: 09/18/2025 14:30:00 Offer Due Date : 09/24/2025 13:00:00

Opening date: 09/24/2025 13:00:00

Invitation Type : Definite Delivery

Additional requested information:

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PORK PRODUCTS, SOLICITATION NO: 12-3J14-25-B-0528 WBSCM NO:2000011013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell pork products pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for use in the domestic food distribution programs. Bids are due by 1:00pm CT on September 24, 2025. Acceptances will be announced by 5:00 pm CT on September 29, 2025.

Deliveries are to be made between October 16, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Chyra Lewis (chyra.lewis@usda.gov) and the Contracting Officer Adele Jackson-Croal (adele.l.croal@usda.gov). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be addressed to the specialist first.

Please note this solicitation includes the following materials:

110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB

Materials 110380 are 100% Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS code 311611.

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* * For a new -to-USDA contractor and existing contractors bidding on new products, a probationary period will be implemented in which awards are limited to 10 truckloads per product. Contractor must demonstrate successful delivery of at least five (5) truckloads of product to be removed from probationary status on future solicitations. For the purposes of this rule, successful delivery is defined as product delivered on-time and in acceptable condition according to the terms and conditions of the contract. Any delivery problems directly attributable to the Government will not be held against the contractor.* *

This solicitation may show multiple stops on some line items; however, the number of stops will be limited to a maximum of three. To determine the number of destinations, review the "Tendering Text" for the lot, which will indicate the city and state for each stop. Bidders may submit different prices for each stop. However, a price is required on all line items within the lot.

For offshore destinations (Puerto Rico, Hawaii, etc.), offerors have the option to choose to enter their bids direct to the offshore destination or to the port. Offshore destination ports: Guam (O-LA; Los Angeles, CA), Hawaii (O-LA; Los Angeles, CA), Puerto Rico (O-JACK; Jacksonville, FL) and Virgin Islands (O-PEVE; Port Everglades, FL).

Purchases will be made on an f.o.b. destination basis to cities on this solicitation. Destination quantities listed are estimates and subject to adjustment based on offerings, changes in recipient needs, market conditions, and program operations. The Government reserves the right to reject, in total or in part, Bid invitation number: 2000011013

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Offerors who intend to use more than one processing plant and shipping point for contracts awarded under this solicitation, other than the processing plant and shipping point entered in their bids, must submit a list of their approved processing plants and shipping points on a separate sheet of paper to be uploaded in WBSCM, and to be submitted with their bids.

Offerors are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonably expect to produce and deliver. All prime vendors are reminded that they are prohibited from subcontracting with companies or individuals that have been suspended or debarred.

Offers must be submitted electronically via the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM). Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be deemed nonresponsive. Offerors must be active in WBSCM and have the required bidder roles in order to submit offers under this solicitation. Once connected, follow the online procedures.

Inquiries about the Master Solicitation CP-D dated September 2025; Supplement 304 Frozen Pork Chop Products - August 2017; or this Solicitation should be directed to the Contracting Officer; USDA, AMS, Commodity Procurement Program, Proteins, Grains, and Oilseeds Procurement Division; 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. S-0239; Washington, D.C. 20250-0239. Telephone: (202) 720-4517.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

The Government reserves the right to reject, in total or in part, manufacturers lots, sub-lots, production dates or the like when non-conforming product is identified. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, Bid invitation number: 2000011013

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AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.

To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Attributes :

OFFEROR CERTIFIES THAT THE OFFER IS MADE SUBJECT TO THE MASTER SOLICITATION;

COMMODITY SUPPLEMENT AND/OR SPECIFICATION(S); THIS SOLICITATION; THE AGRICULTURE

ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (AGAR) AND THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (FAR).

TIMELY PERFORMANCE: OFFEROR AND SUB CONTRACTOR HAVE COMPLETED REQUIRED

PERFORMANCE OF ANY USDA CONTACT PRIOR TO THIS BID OPENING.

Permitted values: - Have been delivered

- Have not been delivered

- Have not been delivered, but the Offeror has notified the Contracting Officer

- There are no existing contracts/purchase orders

OFFEROR REQUESTS HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE. APPLIES

ONLY TO FIRMS CERTIFIED IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION#S HUBZONE PROGRAM

(FAR SUBPART 19.13).MUST BE THE MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER OF THE PRODUCT TO RECEIVE

A PRICE PREFERENCE

FURNISH NAME, TITLE, PHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS OF PERSON

SUBMITTING THIS BID (MUST BE AN OFFICER OF THE COMPANY OR A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

EXECUTE CONTRACTS/ PURCHASE ORDERS ON BEHALF OF BIDDER).

IS THE OFFEROR AN ENTITY THAT HAS FILED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IN ONE OF THE

FIFTY STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OR THE VARIOUS TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED

STATES? YOU MUST ANSWER THE NEXT 3 QUESTIONS IF THE ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION IS

YES.

HAS THE OFFEROR BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY CRIMINAL VIOLATION UNDER FEDERAL OR

STATE LAW IN THE 24 MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF OFFER?

HAS THE OFFEROR HAD ANY OFFICER OR AGENT OF OFFEROR CONVICTED OF A FELONY

CRIMINAL VIOLATION FOR ACTIONS TAKEN ON BEHALF OF OFFEROR UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE

LAW IN THE 24 MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF OFFER?

DOES THE OFFEROR HAVE ANY UNPAID FEDERAL TAX LIABILITY ASSESSED, WHICH ALL

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JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED/LAPSED, THAT IS NOT

BEING PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE AUTHORITY

RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING IT?

OFFEROR ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE AMENDMENT(S) TO THE SOLICITATION. SELECT N/A

IF NO AMENDMENT WAS ISSUED TO THE SOLICITATION.

Permitted values: - Yes

- No

- N/A

Offeror has reviewed the List of Required Products for GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) Reporting located at:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/GS1_GDSN_ListofRequiredProducts.xlsx.

Offeror certifies that complete and accurate product information will be submitted to GS1 GDSN no later 20 days after contract award, if the awarded contract includes item(s) from the List of Required Products for GS1 GDSN reporting.

Offeror certifies that the information submitted in GS1 GDSN will be kept up-to-date (to reflect changes in product attributes, such as changes to the ingredient or allergen statement) until the end of the contract period.

Bid invitation Item details Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

10 PORK, FROZEN

20 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB

30 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR

40 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 10/16/2025-10/31/2025 72114

76,000.000

LB

50 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/01/2025-11/15/2025 72114

38,000.000

LB

60 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/16/2025-11/30/2025 72114

38,000.000

LB

70 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 72114

38,000.000

LB

80 WOODLAND CA

90 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/01/2025-11/15/2025 95776

38,000.000

LB

100 GENEVA IL

110 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 10/16/2025-10/31/2025 60134

38,000.000

LB

120 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 60134

38,000.000

LB

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Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

130 URBANA IL

140 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 61801

38,000.000

LB

150 KANSAS CITY MO

160 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 10/16/2025-10/31/2025 64161

114,000.000

LB

170 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/01/2025-11/15/2025 64161

38,000.000

LB

180 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/16/2025-11/30/2025 64161

38,000.000

LB

190 CREEDMOOR NC

200 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/16/2025-11/30/2025 27522

38,000.000

LB

210 SALISBURY NC

220 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/16/2025-11/30/2025 28147

38,000.000

LB

230 HILLSIDE NJ

240 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 07205

38,000.000

LB

250 PORTLAND OR

260 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/16/2025-12/31/2025 97211

38,000.000

LB

270 PHARR TX

280 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 10/16/2025-10/31/2025 78577

38,000.000

LB

290 LOT: 97654720 DENVER CO / GRAND JUNCT...

Tendering text - Item : LOT: 97654720 DENVER CO / GRAND JUNCTION CO /

300 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 10/16/2025-10/31/2025 80239

28,520.000

LB

310 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 10/16/2025-10/31/2025 81505

9,480.000

LB

320 LOT: 359637361 HILLSIDE NJ / VINELAND...

Tendering text - Item : LOT: 359637361 HILLSIDE NJ / VINELAND NJ /

330 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 07205

9,520.000

LB

340 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 08360

28,480.000

350 LOT: 759644668 LAFAYETTE LA / NEW ORL...

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Item Material Description Required by ZipCode Quantity

Tendering text - Item : LOT: 759644668 LAFAYETTE LA / NEW ORLEANS LA /

360 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/01/2025-11/15/2025 70505

12,640.000

LB

370 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/01/2025-11/15/2025 70123

25,360.000

LB

380 LOT: 917526467 CLARE MI / WESTLAND MI /

390 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/16/2025-11/30/2025 48617

24,480.000

LB

400 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 11/16/2025-11/30/2025 48186

13,520.000

LB

410 LOT: 954205122 OKLAHOMA CITY OK / TUL...

Tendering text - Item : LOT: 954205122 OKLAHOMA CITY OK / TULSA OK /

420 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 73179

22,800.000

LB

430 110380 PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 12/01/2025-12/15/2025 74106

15,200.000

LB

Total Quantity for PORK CHOPS BNLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB 912,000.000

LB

Total Quantity for Invitation 912,000.000