DRAFT Commodity Specification for Extra Virgin Olive Oil January 2024.pdf

January 11, 2024

DRAFT PURCHASE SPECIFICATION

for EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (EVOO)

USDA COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS

VP10 - VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTS FOR USE IN DOMESTIC PROGRAMS

(LATEST VERSION)

Must meet all relevant requirements stated in VP10 VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTS for use in DOMESTIC PROGRAMS, Link:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/VegetableOilProductsJuly2023.pdf except for the following additions.

United States (U.S.) Product Origin

Contractors must meet all domestic origin requirements in accordance with the latest version of the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D), with further clarifications shown below.

1. All commodities purchased for the USDA Commodity Procurement Program must be 100 percent grown in the United States. This means that products shall have originated entirely from crops grown, processed, and packed in the United States, its territories or possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands (hereinafter referred to as the United States) in accordance with responsible commercial practices, during the packing season, and from the crop year(s) specified in the USDA-AMS Commodity Procurement Program Commodity Specification, or Solicitation.

2. When requested, contractors will make all paperwork available to USDA that confirms 100% domestic origin traceback from final destination to the origin orchard including all steps in the process.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. EVOO Color: Yellow to Green.

B. EVOO Clarity: May contain a small amount of sediment.

C. The finished product shall meet all the sensory and chemical requirements and tolerances for EVOO established by the Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC). The vendor must submit to the OOCC the required finished product samples as defined by the OOCC. Besides sensory testing, the OOCC shall perform the following required chemical analyses with permissible tolerances shown below:

Specialty 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.

Crops Room 1536-S, STOP 0240 Program Washington, DC 20250-0240 https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/VegetableOilProductsJuly2023.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP.pdf

Parameter Unit Specification Free Faty Acid (as Oleic) % ≤0.5

Peroxide Value meq/kg ≤ 15 UV Absorbency 232 AU ≤ 2.4 UV Absorbency 270 AU ≤ 0.22

UV delta K AU ≤ /0.01/ Pyropheophytin A (PPP) % ≤ 17

1,2 0.Diacylglycerol (DAGs) % ≥ 35 Moisture/Volatile Matter % ≤ 0.2

Insoluble Impurities % ≤ 0.1 C 14:0 (Myristic acid) % ≤ 0.05 C 16:0 (Palmitic acid) % 7.5 - 20

C 16:1 (Palmitoleic acid) % 0.3 – 3.5 C 17:0 (Margaric acid) % ≤0.3

C 18:0 (Stearic acid) % 0.5-5.0 C 18:1 (Oleic acid) % 55-83

C 18:2 (Linoleic acid) % 3.5 - 21 C 18:3 (Linolenic acid) % ≤ 1.5 C 20:0 (Arachidic acid) % ≤ 0.6

C 20:1 (Eicosenoic acid) + isomers % ≤ 0.4 C 22:0 (Behenic acid) % ≤ 0.2

C 24:0 (Lignoceric acid) % ≤ 0.2

2-glyceryl-monopalmitate (2P) % 2P< 0.9% (C16:0 < 14%) 2P< 1.0% (C16:0 > 14%)

Apparent Beta-Sitosterol % ≥ 93 Brassicasterol % ≤ 0.1 Campesterol % ≤ 4.5 Cholesterol % ≤ 0.5

Delta- 7 Stigmastenol % ≤ 0.5 Delta ECN 42 % ≤ /0.2/

Erythrodiol and Uvaol % ≤ 4.5 Stigmastadienes mg/kg ≤ 0.1

Stigmasterol % ≤ 1.9 Total Sterols mg/kg ≥ 1000

Trans Fatty Acid (C18:1 T) % ≤ 0.05 Trans Fatty Acid (C18:2T +C18:3T) % ≤ 0.05

Wax Content (C40+C42+C44+C46) % ≤ 250

Inspection Requirements

New vendors who are awarded will not ship first delivery until SCI/CPP reviews and accepts the Certificate of Analysis (COA) as well as the sensory and chemical testing results provided by the Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC). Once the vendor completes the COA and receives the sensory and chemical testing results from the OOCC, they will forward them to the Contracting Specialist. Once accepted, the vendor may ship the first load as well as the remaining loads on that Purchase Order (PO) without further review. This same procedure will hold true for the first load of the second solicitation. If both loads meet all the requirements, then the vendor will not be required to recertify until one year later following the above procedure.

Certificate Of Analysis (COA) Requirements

• Must be on a company letterhead.

• Signed and dated by a company official.

• Attached results of the sensory and chemical testing performed by the OOCC.

Must meet requirements of the Master Solicitation (MSCP-D) Section 52.246-15 and any additional requirements/statements shown below.

The certificate shall read as follows: I certify that on ______ [insert date], the ____ [insert Contractor’s name] furnished the supplies or services called for by Solicitation No._____;

Purchase order No._________; Line item No.________; The number of cases in this shipment is ___________ cases.

Batch number: _______________

Date of pack: _____________

Bottle coding (use by date/best before date, if applicable): ________________

The COA must also include any other identifying information that is marked on the bottle or case.

I further certify that the supplies or services are of the quality specified and conform in all respects with the contract requirements, including specifications, drawings, preservation, packaging, packing, marking requirements, and physical item identification (part number), and are in the quantity shown on this or on the attached acceptance document. The Sensory and Chemical Analytical results of the Olive Oil Commission of California (OOCC) are attached with this COA.

DATE OF EXECUTION: ________________________________

SIGNATURE: _______________________________________

TITLE: ____________________________________________

Packaging and Labeling

Packed in 6/500ml dark-tinted glass bottles within commercially acceptable cases. Labeled in accordance with FDA labeling requirements.

Material code: TBD XXXXXX

Truck case count: 3,360

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.