(grain rice) for use in domestic Food Assistance Programs.

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service seeks offers to supply approximately 19.8 million pounds of various types and packaging of grain rice for use in domestic food assistance programs. Offerors must submit electronic bids by May 30, 2023 for products to be delivered between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023. The solicitation will evaluate offers based on price and supplier responsibility factors, with acceptances to be announced by June 5, 2023. The goods being procured include long grain brown rice, long grain white rice, and medium grain white rice in packaging sizes for delivery to over 120 destinations across the continental U.S. and offshore locations.

The solicitation does not include any set-aside designations. It covers the delivery of long grain brown rice, long grain white rice, and medium grain white rice in packaging sizes to over 120 destinations across the continental U.S. and offshore locations between July and December 2023. The 19.8 million pounds of rice procured will support domestic food assistance programs.