BLACK BEAN BURGER for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-26-B-0063
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
- PSC
- 8905 Meat, Poultry, And Fish
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program is soliciting offers for the procurement of frozen black bean burger patties to support domestic food assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being conducted in accordance with federal acquisition regulations for commercial products, with a firm-fixed-price contract type. Key requirements include that offerors must be the manufacturer or producer of the product to qualify for evaluation preferences, and all commodities procured must be products of the United States in compliance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulations. The evaluation criteria includes a HUBZone Small Business Price Evaluation Preference for qualified small businesses that are manufacturers or producers of the product. The critical deadline for submission is December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Time, with acceptances to be announced by December 9, 2025, and all future solicitation information will be available electronically through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system and SAM.gov.
This solicitation may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and HUBZone small business price evaluation preferences. The procurement requires delivery of 1,274 cases of Black Bean Burger Patties (2.0 MMA, 30-pound containers) to be split between two California locations: Pomona and Sacramento, with 637 cases designated for each destination. Deliveries must occur between January 16-31, 2026 on an FOB destination basis. No current contractor or incumbent information has been identified in this solicitation. The specific award value has not been disclosed in the available documentation, though the quantity specification and delivery timeline provide potential contractors with clear parameters for proposal development.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) issues a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attached solicitation for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis (see solicitation). The solicitation may include various small business set-asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.
The solicitation is expected to be available on or after today and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and through a link to the aforementioned website in the documents attached to the solicitation notice on Contract Opportunities website. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers is listed above under “General Information.” The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.
Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 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 to be 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 (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS’s solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.
To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. For information about becoming a qualified bidder, please reach out to newvendor@usda.gov . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.
Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, 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 nonresponsive.
The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12-3J14-26-B-0063.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK BEAN BURGER for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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