mozzarella string cheese for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service seeks offers to provide approximately 908,730 pounds of mozzarella string cheese in pre-packaged boxes of 360 one-ounce servings for use in domestic food assistance programs. Bids are due by July 28, 2023 with acceptances to be announced by August 3, 2023 and deliveries to occur between October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 to multiple destinations across the United States. Offerors must meet requirements for food safety, system for electronic bidding, and pricing for all line items and quantities listed to be considered for award.

There is no set-aside designation. The solicitation provides pricing requirements for cheese deliveries to 30 destinations across 19 states, with deliveries of lots covering groups of destinations. Offerors must price all line items and quantities listed. The main NAICS code is 311512 and PSC code is 8910, covering dairy products. No potential incumbents are named but awards could total over $900,000 based on the listed quantities needed by location. Place of performance will be supplier's production facilities for packaging and various delivery destinations nationwide.