Bulk Apples For Further Processing for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
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- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-25-B-0427
- Agency
- Agricultural Marketing Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8915 Fruits And Vegetables
- Points of contact
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- Valerie Dinkel valerie.dinkel@usda.gov (202) 934-0461
- Samantha Klagenberg samantha.klagenberg@usda.gov (970) 222-5931
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) through its Commodity Procurement Program is soliciting bids for 766,273 pounds of bulk apples for further processing to support domestic food assistance programs. The solicitation (Bid Number 2000010893) requires firm-fixed-price contracts with mandatory vendor qualification requirements established under FAR Subpart 9.2, and bidders must be the manufacturer/producer of the product to receive HUBZone small business price evaluation preferences. All commodities must be products of the United States, grown, processed, and prepared for sale exclusively within the United States pursuant to the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation. The evaluation will include assessments of corporate status, criminal history, tax liability, and demonstrated timely performance on previous USDA contracts. Bid responses are due on July 29, 2025 at 13:00:00 Central Time, and all submissions must be made through USDA's Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations, though it does include HUBZone small business price evaluation preferences and may include various small business considerations under the Small Business Act. The contract requires delivery to Ludington, Michigan, with the specific quantity of 766,273 pounds of bulk apples representing the total procurement volume. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the solicitation notice, and no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed. Access to the bidding system requires meeting AMS vendor qualification requirements, with contacts Andrea Lang and Diana Dau David available at the provided phone numbers and newvendor@usda.gov email address for qualification assistance. The procurement supports the broader domestic food assistance programs administered by USDA, with delivery requirements and specifications detailed in the attached solicitation documents.
Notice text
Title:
Various Packaged/Bulk Commodities for use in International Food Assistance Programs.
*NOTE* Always use 311999 for NAICS Code and 8945 PSC Code for all International solicitations.
Solicitation Description:
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of various packaged/Bulk commodities for International food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States with various delivery bases (see solicitation). The solicitation may include multiple 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 and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). 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. 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 will be today 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’ 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. The AMS main contacts for vendor qualification requirements are Andrea Lang, who can be reached at (202) 720-4237 and Diana Dau David who can be reached at (202)-378-1075, or by email at 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 – International Programs (MSCP-I) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online as follows:
For packaged commodities:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/packaged-commodities.
For bulk commodities:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/bulk-commodities
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12-3J14-25-B-0427.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk Apples For Further Processing for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. | Award Notice | |
| Bulk Apples For Further Processing for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. | Solicitation |
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