(frozen beef products) for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

This solicitation from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service seeks offers to supply over 2.6 million pounds of frozen beef products for domestic food assistance programs. Required products include ground beef and beef patties in 40 pound containers in various package sizes and locations, to be delivered from July 1-31, 2023. Evaluation will consider price, product quality, vendor experience, and delivery performance. Bids must be submitted electronically by due dates ranging from May 2 to May 9, 2023.

Some line items are set aside for small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The primary NAICS is 311611 for meat processed from carcasses and the PSC is 8915 for edible products for human consumption. The total quantity requested is over 2.6 million pounds to be delivered to numerous zip codes across the continental United States from July 1-31, 2023. Potential incumbent contractors were not named but the total quantity and July delivery period provide an estimate of possible award values approaching $10 million.