Processed Cereals Specification May 2026.pdf

Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20250

USDA COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS

PROCESSED CEREALS

FOR USE IN DOMESTIC PROGRAMS

Effective Date: May 2026

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer

USDA COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS

PROCESSED CEREALS

FOR USE IN DOMESTIC PROGRAMS

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part 1 COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS Section 1.1 COMMODITIES

Section 1.2 WARRANTY

Section 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

Part 2 CONTAINER AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS Section 2.1 GENERAL

Section 2.2 COMMERCIAL PACKAGING

Section 2.3 MATERIALS

Part 1 COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS

Section 1.1 COMMODITIES The commodity delivered shall meet the requirements as specified in the Commercial Item Descriptions (CID) as follows:

A. Cereals, Rolled Oats, Type II, Quick cooking, unflavored – CID A-A-20090J (June 5, 2024) or latest version. Oats must conform to Section 6.1.2 of CID A-A-20090J (or latest version).

B. Cereals, Wheat, Quick-Cooking and Instant, Type I (enriched farina) and Type III

(rolled wheat) – CID A-A-20108C (April 16, 2008) or latest version, except as may be augmented as indicated below:

Farina – Iron Enrichment Standards Item Minimum Per 100g Dry Farina

Iron: in form of Ferric Phosphate, mg 28mg* *Plus or minus two percent (+/- 2%)

C. Bulgur may be of any of the classes of wheat as defined in the “Official United States Standards for Grain,” except mixtures of wheat of contrasting classes. The standard is available at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/WheatStandards.pdf .

The wheat shall not contain more than 4.0 percent damaged kernels and shall meet the requirements as set forth below:

Chemical and Physical Requirements

Item

Requirements1 Minimum Maximum

Moisture -- 11.5% Protein (N x 5.7)2 9.3% -- Crude Fiber 2 -- 2.3%

Ash 2 -- 1.8% Foreign Material: Total3 -- 0.2% Material Except Other Grains4 -- 0.05% Scorched particles (whole or pieces of kernels) -- 0.2% Ungelatinized particles (whole or pieces of kernels) -- 1.0% Whole processed kernels remaining on U.S. Standard No. 8 Woven-Wire-Cloth Sieve -- 4.0

Material that will pass through U.S. Standard No. 8 Woven-Wire-Cloth Sieve 80.0 --

Material that will pass through U.S. Standard No.

14 Woven-Wire-Cloth Sieve -- 18.0

1 All percentages are on the basis of weight.

2 These limiting values are on a moisture-free basis.

3 All material other than wheat.

4 Including grain hulls either attached or detached. Any hulls attached to product should be detached before inclusion in the hull fraction.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/AA_20090H_Cereals_Rolled_Oats.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/AA_20090H_Cereals_Rolled_Oats.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CID%20Cereals%2C%20Wheat%2C%20Quick-Cooking%20and%20Instant.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/WheatStandards.pdf

Material that will pass through U.S. Standard No. 30 Woven-Wire-Cloth Sieve -- 0.9

D. No Added Sodium permitted.

E. All wheat shall be tested for vomitoxin in accordance with procedures approved by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). Any wheat testing higher than 2 parts per million (p.p.m.) shall not be used in production of the commodity. The final product shall not contain more than 1 p.p.m. of vomitoxin.

Section 1.2 WARRANTY

The product shall have a shelf life of at least one year from date of manufacture. Product shall not be manufactured more than 30 days prior to shipping.

Section 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. The contractor shall perform the product testing and quality analysis to ensure that the product meets the commodity specifications on a quarterly basis. Testing must follow the requirements listed in Section 7.1 of CID A-A-20090J , with the following exception:

• Analytical testing of sodium is not required. However, Added Sodium is prohibited for all materials governed by this commodity requirements document.

The results shall be evidenced by a Certificate of Analysis (COA). The COA shall be maintained by the contractor. USDA requires the contractor to retain the COA for a minimum of seven years from the date of issuance. If quality discounts are provided in the contract, and the product to be delivered by the contractor falls within the quality discount table, those factors shall be identified by an asterisk on the copies of the COA.

B. Contractors shall notify the Government immediately of lots that fail to meet contract requirements.

Part 2 CONTAINER AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

Section 2.1 GENERAL

This part provides the container specifications and packaging materials requirements used under this contract.

Section 2.2 COMMERCIAL PACKAGING

A. Contractors shall supply commercial brand products only and shall certify at the time of submission of an offer that the commercial product being delivered has a history of successful distribution and use in domestic commercial channels and is sold on the commercial market with an established level of consumer acceptance.

B. Container and packaging requirements are those used in the current commercial shipping practices and shall comply with:

(1) At contractor’s option, a statement such as “Not for Retail Sale” may be printed on the principal display panel of the food label.

(2) The manufacturer’s lot code/lot identification number shall be shown on the commercial bill of lading.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/AA_20090H_Cereals_Rolled_Oats.pdf

(3) Shipping containers shall be marked to show the maximum safe stacking height. It is the responsibility of the contractor in cooperation with the shipping container manufacturers to determine the safe stacking height.

(4) For identification upon receipt at delivery warehouses, all commercial labeled product shipping documents shall specify “FOR USDA FOOD DISTRIBUTION

PROGRAMS.”

C. Container, packaging, and unitization requirements shall comply with Sections 4A52.211-76, 4A52.211-77, and 4A52.211-79 in the Master Invitation for Bids – Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D) https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations.

Section 2.3 MATERIALS

Material Code Product Description Cases Per Truck Net Weight Per Truck

110880 Cereal, Wheat Farina, Enriched- 10/18 oz pkg 3,400 cases/truck 38,250 lbs.

111074 Oats, Rolled, Quick Cooking- 12/18 oz pkg 2,240 cases/truck 30,240 lbs.

100465 Oats, Rolled, Quick Cooking- 12/42 oz pkg 1,040 cases/truck 32,760 lbs.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations