Attachment 2 - New Item Request Form.pdf

This is a Market Fresh Item Request Form template designed to collect detailed product specifications for food items being added to a federal contract. The form applies to both CONUS (Continental United States) and OCONUS (Outside Continental United States) locations and requests comprehensive information about individual food products.

The form requires vendors to provide standard packaging and measurement details including contract number, item name and description, vendor unit of measure, case weight, count per case, individual package type, individual package weight, and count per package. Additional specifications address product characteristics such as form (liquid, powder, etc.), processing method (raw, sliced, fully cooked, breaded, filleted, ground), refrigeration requirements, and storage conditions (fresh, frozen, chilled, or shelf stable). The form also captures nutritional and dietary information including fat content with specific percentages if non-regular options are selected, product grade, and NAMP numbers when applicable. For beverages and juice products, vendors must specify the percentage of fruit juice, whether the item is concentrated with yield ratios, and sweetness level with options for sugar-sweetened, regular, or sugar-free formulations using specified artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, or stevia. Additional fields address special product features such as lactose-free designation, preparation requirements (just add water, add milk, no bake), and clarification of ambiguous product descriptions. Vendors are instructed to attach supporting documentation including nutrition specifications and product labels to facilitate proper cataloging.