Canned Fruit for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-25-B-0359-0003
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
- PSC
- 8920 Bakery And Cereal Products
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking proposals for canned fruit products to support domestic food assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. The procurement covers various canned fruit items including mixed fruit, peaches (cling slices and diced), and pears in different can sizes, with vendors required to meet AMS qualification requirements and submit bids exclusively through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. All commodities must be products of the United States, grown, processed, and prepared exclusively within the country, and contractors are subject to a probationary period limiting new vendors to 10 truckloads per product. The solicitation operates under a firm-fixed-price contract structure with evaluation based on compliance with commodity specifications and delivery requirements. Critical dates include a pre-award industry conference call scheduled for May 20, 2025, questions due by May 22, 2025, and proposal submissions due by June 3, 2025, at 1:00 PM Central Time, with awards to be announced by June 20, 2025.
The solicitation includes a 10% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside for specific product categories, though no current contractors or incumbents are identified in the documentation. The total estimated quantity reaches 4,080,456 cases of various canned fruit products, representing a substantial procurement volume, though specific budget ranges or award values are not disclosed in the available materials. Deliveries must be completed between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026, on an FOB origin basis to various locations throughout the United States. The procurement requires products from the current crop year and encompasses multiple can sizes across different fruit varieties. Performance locations span nationwide distribution points to support the extensive reach of federal food assistance programs, with vendors responsible for coordinating deliveries to designated facilities across the country.
Notice text
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue 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 origin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12-3J14-25-B-0359-0003.pdf |
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