Attachment 2 - Request for New Item Form.pdf

This is a Market Fresh Item Request Form used for cataloging new food products under contract SPE300-26-R-X017. The form is a template designed to collect comprehensive product specifications from vendors to support the federal contracting process for food items.

The form requests detailed information across multiple product categories including item identification, packaging specifications, physical characteristics, and storage requirements. Required fields include contract number, CONUS/OCONUS designation, item name and description, vendor unit of measure, case weight, count per case, individual package type and weight, form (liquid or powder), and processing method (raw, sliced, fully cooked, breaded, ground, etc.). Additional specifications cover refrigeration requirements, temperature storage conditions (fresh, frozen, chilled, shelf stable), fat content with percentage specifications for reduced or low-fat items, product grade, and NAMP numbers when applicable. For beverages and juice products, vendors must specify fruit juice percentage, concentration ratios, and dispenser compatibility. Sweetness specifications require selection among three categories: sweetened with sugar added, regular with no additional sugar, or sugar-free with artificial sweetener type identified. The form also requests clarification on ambiguous descriptors such as "light" to specify whether they refer to sodium, calorie, or color content. Vendors are instructed to attach supporting documentation including nutrition specifications and product labels to facilitate cataloging.