frozen beef products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.

This solicitation from the Agricultural Marketing Service seeks offers to supply approximately 400,000 pounds of frozen ground beef and fine ground beef packaged in one-pound units. The goods are required for use in domestic food assistance programs and must be delivered to various locations nationwide between May 1 and 31, 2023. Bids are due by March 15 with acceptances to be announced by March 22. Successful offerors must deliver products meeting purchase program specifications as approved by an AMS-designated laboratory.

Materials 100159 and 110260 are set aside for 10% service-disabled veteran owned small businesses. The primary NAICS code is 311611 for meat processed from carcasses with a place of performance across the continental United States. There is no incumbent contractor indicated. Estimated values are not provided but would align with the approximately 400,000 pounds of beef solicited across multiple line items requiring delivery over a thirty-one day period in May 2023.