frozen beef for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.

This solicitation from the United States Department of Agriculture seeks offers for an estimated 954,000 pounds of frozen ground beef and fine ground beef products packaged in 40-pound cartons or 1-pound packages. The goods are for use in domestic food assistance programs. Offerors must electronically submit bids by February 17, 2023 to provide the products for delivery to multiple destinations across the continental United States and Puerto Rico between April 1-15, 2023 and April 16-30, 2023. Proposals will be evaluated based on conformance to requirements, and suppliers must be pre-approved by the designated AMS laboratory as referenced in technical proposals. Award announcements will be made by February 24, 2023.

No set-asides are designated for this procurement. The primary NAICS code is 311611 for Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering and the PSC code is 8915 for Subsistence Foods. Eligible suppliers must be pre-approved to offer frozen beef products for the stated timeframe and locations, which includes destinations across the 48 contiguous states and Puerto Rico. The estimated total quantity to be procured is 954,000 pounds at varying delivery periods between April 1-30, 2023.