Various Commodities for use in International Food Assistance Programs
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12-1NFP-26-B-0012
- Agency
- Agricultural Marketing Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 311212 Rice Milling
- PSC
- 8945 Food, Oils And Fats
- Points of contact
-
- Travis Cathey travis.cathey@usda.gov (816) 648-9658
- Melvin Smith melvin.smith@usda.gov (816) 926-6212
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program is soliciting bids for various packaged commodities totaling 1,260 metric tons for the McGovern-Dole Food For Education program, an international food assistance initiative. The specific commodities required include Corn-Soy Blend (520 MT in 25 kg bags), Vegetable Oil (140 MT in canned and bottled formats), and Fortified Rice (600 MT in 50 kg bags). This is a sealed-bid invitation (IFB) with a firm-fixed-price contract type, and bids must be submitted through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system by April 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM Central Time. The evaluation will consider small business qualifications, HUBZone price evaluation preferences, and compliance with detailed commodity specifications including packaging, labeling, certification requirements (GMP/GHP/HACCP/ISO), phytosanitary certificates, and certificates of analysis with specific contaminant testing. Award notification is scheduled for April 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM, with public release at 4:00 PM.
The solicitation includes multiple set-aside designations: a small business set-aside, an AbilityOne set-aside reserving 20 MT of vegetable oil, and HUBZone price evaluation preference considerations. Deliveries are scheduled to occur at various international locations outside the United States with different delivery windows: Corn-Soy Blend shipping May 16-June 15, 2026; Vegetable Oil shipping June 1-30, 2026; and Fortified Rice shipping June 1-July 15, 2026. Delivery methods include f.a.s. vessel, intermodal plant, or intermodal bridge to approved ports and terminals. While no specific budget amount is disclosed in the solicitation notice, the total commodity quantities (1,260 MT) provide a clear measure of the procurement scope. Questions and inquiries should be directed to Travis Cathey at 816-648-9658 or travis.cathey@usda.gov, and all procurement information will be available exclusively through WBSCM and the SAM.gov Contract Opportunities website.
Notice text
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of various packaged commodities for International food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations outside the United States with various delivery bases (see solicitation). The solicitation may include multiple 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 and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). 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. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.
The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Invitation for Bids for Commodity Procurements – International Programs (MIFB-I) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP-I_generic.pdf. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online as follows:
For packaged commodities:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/packaged-commodities
For bulk commodities:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/bulk-commodities
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12-1NFP-26-B-0012 International Commodity Solicitation.pdf |
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