Pre-Solicitation Notice January 2026.pdf
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This document is a Pre-Solicitation Announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the purchase of Bottled Concord Grape Juice, Dried Fruit, and Tree Nuts under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935. The potential materials include Concord grape juice (8/64 fl oz), raisins in various box and package sizes, roasted almonds (whole shell), and roasted pistachios (in shell), which will be distributed to food nutrition assistance programs. The solicitation will be issued electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system, with a firm-fixed-price contract type and deliveries expected to various U.S. locations on an FOB destination basis.
Potential contractors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements and can contact Diana Dau David and Chelsie Prange at NewVendor@usda.gov for details. All products must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States. Interested parties can receive updates by subscribing to the AMS Commodity Procurement webpage, and specific inquiries can be directed to Contract Specialists Genesys Corrado (for Dried Fruit & Tree Nuts) and Ashley Train (for Bottled & Frozen Juice). Bids, modifications, and price adjustments must be submitted through WBSCM, with submissions through any other means considered non-responsive.
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January 12, 2026
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Bottled Concord Grape Juice, Dried Fruit, and Tree Nuts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Bottled Concord Grape Juice, Dried Fruit, and Tree Nuts 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 Code Material Description
100895 GRAPE CONCORD JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ
100293 RAISINS BOX-144/1.33 OZ
100295 RAISINS PKG-24/15 OZ
100393 ALMONDS ROASTED WHOLE SHELL PKG-12/2 LB
100907 ALMOND NATURAL WHOLE SHELL CTN-12/2 LB
110178 PISTACHIO ROASTED IN SHELL PKG-25/1 LB
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 the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement and product-specific commodity specifications 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/ppp http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food 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, Genesys Corrado, at Genesys.Corrado@usda.gov (Dried Fruit & Tree Nuts), and Ashley Train, at Ashley.Train@usda.gov (Bottled & Frozen Juice).
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:Genesys.Corrado@usda.gov mailto:Ashley.Train@usda.gov
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