RAW SHELLED PEANUTS for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-26-B-0116
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311911 Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8925 Sugar, Confectionery, And Nuts
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting offers for raw shelled peanuts to support domestic food assistance programs through a firm-fixed-price contract. The solicitation requires runner-type peanuts from the current crop year meeting American Peanut Shellers Grade Standards, with aflatoxin levels not exceeding 15 parts per billion, and includes mandatory quality assurance provisions such as USDA AMS grading and inspection certificates. Prospective vendors must submit offers electronically via the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM) by 1:00 PM Central Time on January 23, 2026, with award acceptances to be announced by 5:00 PM Central Time on January 30, 2026. Evaluation will be based on compliance with commodity specifications, food safety requirements, and civil rights regulations, and all contractors must ensure they do not subcontract with suspended or debarred companies. This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12, and all future updates will be published through WBSCM and the Contract Opportunities website at sam.gov.
The procurement includes a small business set-aside designation of up to 75 percent, with additional quantities potentially reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO), 8(a), and AbilityOne firms, as well as price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. The total quantity being procured is 4,840,000 pounds of raw shelled peanuts, with delivery required to Memphis, Tennessee between April 1, 2026 and April 30, 2026 on an FOB destination basis. Multiple lot sizes are available, ranging from approximately 5,000 to 23,000 pounds, allowing various sized vendors to participate. Mandatory fumigation is required during the May through November period to ensure product quality and compliance with food safety standards. No incumbent contractor information or specific award value is disclosed in the solicitation notice, though the substantial quantity and strict quality requirements indicate a significant procurement value.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) issues a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attached solicitation for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB destination basis (see solicitation). The solicitation may include various small business set-asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.
The solicitation is expected to be available on or after today and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and through a link to the aforementioned website in the documents attached to the solicitation notice on Contract Opportunities website. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers is listed above under “General Information.” The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.
Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 470-103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS’s solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.
To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. For information about becoming a qualified bidder, please reach out to newvendor@usda.gov . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.
Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined nonresponsive.
The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12-3J14-26-B-0116.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RAW SHELLED PEANUTS for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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