Attachment 2 - Request for New Item Form.pdf

This is a template form used for requesting detailed product specifications for items in a Market Fresh contract program. The form requires vendors and requesters to provide comprehensive information about food products being added to or modified within the contract, with notation that not all fields apply to every item submission.

The form captures essential product identification and packaging details including contract number, CONUS/OCONUS designation, item name and description, vendor unit of measure, case weight, count per case, individual package type, individual package weight, and count per package. It requires specification of product form (liquid, powder, etc.), processing method (raw, sliced, fully cooked, breaded, filleted, ground, etc.), and storage requirements (refrigeration needs and fresh/frozen/chilled/shelf stable status). The form also collects nutritional and composition data such as fat content with specific percentages if reduced or non-fat, product grade, and NAMP number if applicable. For beverages and juice products, the form requests percent of fruit juice, concentration and yield ratio information, and dispensing application details. Sweetness specifications must be selected from three options: sweetened/sugar added, regular/no additional sugar added, or sugar free with specific artificial sweetener identification (Aspartame, Saccharin, Stevia, etc.). Additional fields address product features such as lactose-free, just-add-water, no-bake formulations, and clarification of ambiguous descriptors like "light" to specify whether they refer to low sodium, low calorie, color, or other attributes. Submitters are instructed to attach supporting documentation including nutrition specifications and product labels to facilitate cataloging.