Two-Step Sealed Bid Solicitation: Condensed Tomato Soup Step One: Request for Technical Proposals (RFTP)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-Notice-25-043
- 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 has issued a Two-Step Sealed Bid Solicitation for the procurement of Condensed Tomato Soup under NAICS code 311421. This special notice represents the first step of a two-phase procurement process, requesting technical proposals for canned soup products intended for domestic food assistance programs. The solicitation will be conducted through USDA's Web Based Supply Chain Management system, with deliveries required to various locations throughout the United States on an FOB origin basis. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed-price agreement, and all commodities must be products of the United States, grown, processed, and prepared exclusively within the country. The Agricultural Marketing Service's Commodity Procurement Program is managing this acquisition to support federal nutrition assistance initiatives.
The primary objective is to establish qualified suppliers capable of producing condensed tomato soup that meets USDA specifications for federal food assistance programs. Technical proposals are due by September 5, 2025, at 13:00 Central, with notification of technical acceptability scheduled for October 24, 2025. Contractors must submit a two-page narrative detailing their experience in condensed tomato soup production along with sample prototypes consisting of two #1 cans with retail commercial packaging. The evaluation criteria focus on four critical subfactors: overall color (bright orange to red), appearance (smooth with minimal water separation), texture (smooth consistency), and flavor (pleasant tomato taste without scorching). Contractors who have previously received approved technical proposals may be exempt from resubmission if there are no changes to USDA specifications or their formulation, and the second step will award contracts based on lowest-price bids from technically acceptable offerors.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TomatoSoup_Special Notice_August 2025.pdf |
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