Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Canned Peaches1.pdf
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This document is a Pre-Solicitation Announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the purchase of canned peaches to support food nutrition assistance programs. The solicitation will be issued through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system, with a firm-fixed-price contract anticipated for deliveries to various U.S. locations. The specific material sought is Material Number 100218: PEACHES CLING SLICES CAN 24/300, and potential contractors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements and be prepared to source products grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States.
Interested vendors must review key documents including the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement (effective July 23, 2025), Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit (June 2023), and New Vendor Qualification Checklist. To participate, vendors must contact Diana Dau David and Chelsie Prange at NewVendor@usda.gov, meet qualification requirements, and obtain WBSCM access. All bids, modifications, and price adjustments must be submitted through WBSCM, with Nicholas Cavazos serving as the Contract Specialist for inquiries. Vendors can sign up for email notifications about solicitations and awards on the AMS Commodity Procurement webpage.
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August 13, 2025
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Purchase of Canned Peaches
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Canned Peaches products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (Section 32).
Potential materials may include:
Material Number Material
100218 PEACHES CLING SLICES CAN 24/300
Solicitations will be issued in the near future and will be available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available.
Public WBSCM information is available without an account on the WBSCM Public Procurement Page.
All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and on the Agricultural Marketing Service's website. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.
The contract type is anticipated to be firm-fixed-price. Deliveries are expected to be to various locations in the United States on a Freight on Board (FOB) destination basis.
Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470.103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered such a product if it is grown, processed and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, as addressed by FAR clause 52.225-5.
Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program, including the latest:
• AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement (MSCP), effective July 23, 2025
• Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit – June 2023 (pdf)
• New Vendor Qualification Checklist (pdf), effective October 6, 2021
These documents are available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website.
To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements. The AMS points of contact for new vendors are Diana Dau David and Chelsie Prange, who can be reached by email at NewVendor@usda.gov. Details of these requirements are available online.
Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, https://www.usda.gov/about-food/nutrition-research-and-programs/food-distribution/web-based-supply-chain-management https://www.usda.gov/about-food/nutrition-research-and-programs/food-distribution/web-based-supply-chain-management https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CommoditySpecificationforCannedFruitJune2023_0.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/NewVendorQualificationChecklist.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food mailto:NewVendor@usda.gov https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/becoming-approved withdrawals of bids and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined non-responsive.
To receive email notification of the issuance of AMS solicitations, contract awards and other information, subscribe online by visiting: sign up for updates available on the AMS Commodity Procurement webpage.
Inquiries may be directed to the Contract Specialists, Nicholas Cavazos, Nicholas.Cavazos@usda.gov (Canned).
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAMS/subscriber/new?category_id=USDAAMS_C28 https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food mailto:Nicholas.Cavazos@usda.gov
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