Two-Step Sealed Bid Solicitation: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Step One: Request for Technical Proposals (RFTP)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-Notice-25-044
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
- PSC
- 8970 Composite Food Packages
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program has issued a Two-Step Sealed Bid Solicitation for the procurement of Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup for domestic food assistance programs. This special notice represents the first step of a two-phase procurement process, specifically requesting technical proposals from interested contractors. The solicitation falls under NAICS code 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The procurement will utilize a firm-fixed-price contract structure with deliveries required to various locations throughout the United States on an FOB origin basis. All acquisition activities will be conducted electronically through USDA's Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system, with no hard copy solicitations available.
The primary objective of this special notice is to identify technically qualified suppliers capable of producing condensed cream of mushroom soup that meets USDA specifications for federal food assistance programs. Contractors must submit technical proposals by September 5, 2025, at 13:00 Central Time, which must include a two-page narrative detailing their experience producing condensed cream of mushroom soup and two prototype samples in #1 cans with retail commercial packaging. The samples will be evaluated on four critical subfactors: overall color (beige), appearance (creamy and smooth), texture (good mouth feel with slightly firm mushroom pieces), and flavor (mild garlic with typical commercial soup characteristics). Only offerors whose technical proposals are deemed acceptable will be eligible to participate in the second step of the solicitation, which will be a low-price award competition scheduled for notification by October 24, 2025. All commodities must comply with AGAR requirements, meaning they must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States, though packaging components may be subject to World Trade Organization and Free Trade Agreement provisions.
Notice text
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of Canned Soups for Domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis.
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. The AMS main contacts for vendor qualification requirements are Diana Dau David and Chelsie Prange they can be reached by email at newvendors@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 Special Notice 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cream_of_Cream of Mushroom_Special Notice_August_2025.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Two-Step Sealed Bid Solicitation: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Step One: Request for Technical Proposals (RFTP) | Special Notice |
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