DRY BEANS for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
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- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-26-B-0038-0001
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8915 Fruits And Vegetables
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 dry beans, peas, and lentils for domestic food assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. The solicitation is structured as a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, with offers due by December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Time and awards expected by December 12, 2025. Key contract requirements include that all commodities must be products of the United States and will be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis with FOB destination delivery to various locations throughout the United States. The evaluation criteria emphasize compliance with set-aside requirements and successful delivery performance, with a probationary period for new contractors limiting initial awards to 10 truckloads per product until they successfully deliver at least five truckloads. This is the only solicitation being issued; no hard copy will be available, and all information and amendments will be published through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system and SAM.gov.
This solicitation is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with an additional 10% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside for specific line items including Blackeye beans, Great Northern beans, Light Red Kidney beans, Pinto beans, and Lentils. The total procurement encompasses 231,840 cases of various dry bean and lentil products, with individual line item quantities ranging from 1,680 to 6,720 cases, packaged in configurations of either 12/2 lb or 24/1 lb. Delivery is scheduled for January 15, 2026 through March 31, 2026 to multiple distribution locations across numerous states including California, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Georgia, Illinois, and others. The specific bean varieties being procured include Baby Lima, Blackeye, Great Northern, Light Red Kidney, Pinto, Black Turtle, and Small Red beans, along with lentils. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the solicitation notice, and no incumbent contractor names are identified.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment 1 - 11/26/2025 - This amendment adds a 10% SDVOSB Set Aside to the following items:
100374 BEANS BLACKEYE DRY PKG-12/2 LB
100380 BEANS GREAT NORTHERN DRY PKG-12/2 LB
100385 BEANS LIGHT RED KIDNEY DRY PKG-12/2 LB
100382 BEANS PINTO DRY PKG-12/2 LB
100388 LENTILS DRY PKG 12/2 LB
The bid opening date has been extended to 12/05/2025 1PM Central Time The award by date has been extended to 12/12/2025 Midnight
Add Material Code (111010) BEANS BLACK TURTLE DRY PKG-12/2 LB Quantity 6,720 cases Add Material Code (100375) BEANS SMALL RED DRY PKG-12/2 LB Quantity 1,680 cases
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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.
Update #1 ·
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-0038-0001.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DRY BEANS for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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