DATE: April 13, 2016

USDA MEAT AND AQUATIC PURCHASE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to purchase meat and aquatic products for National School Lunch Program and other Federal food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be solicited in the following forms:

Material #Material Description
100154 BEEF COARSE GROUND FRZ CTN-60 LB
100158 BEEF FINE GROUND FRZ CTN-40 LB
110261 BEEF FINE GROUND LFT OPT FRZ CTN-40 LB
110260 BEEF FINE GROUND LFT OPT FRZ PKG-40/1 LB
100159 BEEF FINE GROUND FRZ PKG-40/1 LB
100160 BEEF SPP PATTY FRZ CTN-40 LB
110350 BEEF 100% PTY 85/15 FRZ 1.5MMA CTN-40 LB
110349 BEEF 100% PTY 85/15 FRZ 2.0MMA CTN-40 LB
110346 BEEF 100% PTY 90/10 FRZ 2.0MMA CTN-40 LB
110270 BEEF LEAN PATTY LFT OPT FRZ CTN-40 LB
100163 BEEF PATTY LEAN FRZ CTN-40 LB
110347 BEEF SPP PTY 85/15 FRZ 1.5 MMA CTN-40 LB
110348 BEEF SPP PTY 85/15 FRZ 2.0 MMA CTN-40 LB
100161 BEEF 100% PATTY FRZ CTN-40 LB
110321 BEEF SPP PTY HSTYLE CKD 1.5 MMA CTN-40 LB
110322 BEEF SPP PTY HSTYLE CKD 2.0 MMA CTN-40 LB
100134 BEEF CRUMBLES W/SPP PKG-4/10 LB
110264 BEEF CRUMBLES W/SPP LFT OPT PKG-4/10 LB
100156 BEEF BNLS SPECIAL TRM FRZ CTN-60 LB
100155 BEEF FRESH BNLS COMBO-20/2000 LB
100166 BEEF ROAST ROUND FRZ CTN-38-42 LB
100138 BEEF CHILI W/O BEANS 24/24 OZ
100526 BEEF STEW CAN 24/24 OZ
100127 BEEF CAN 24/24 OZ
110001 BISON GROUND LEAN FRZ PK-40/1 LB
100194 CANNED TUNA-12.0 OZ
100195 CANNED TUNA-66.5 OZ
100201 CATFISH STRIPS BRD OVN RDY PKG-4/10 LB
110196 DICED BEEF FRZ CTN-60 LB
110601 FISH AK PLCK BULK CTN 49.5 LB
100144 PORK CRUMBLES W/SPP PKG-4/10 LB
110138 PORK BNLS LEG ROASTS - BULK CTN-60 LB
100182 PORK HAM WATERAD FRZ CTN-12/3 LB
100184 PORK HAM WATERAD FRZ PKG 4/10 LB
100187 PORK HAM WATERAD SLC FRZ PKG-8/5 LB
100188 PORK HAM WTRADCBEDFRZ PKG-4/10 OR 8/5 LB
100193 PORK PICNIC BNLS FRZ CTN-60 LB
100173 PORK ROAST LEG FRZ CTN-32-40 LB
110380 PORK CHOPS BLS FRZ PKG-40/1 LB
110730 PORK PULLED CKD PKG-8/5 LB
100139 PORK CAN 24/24 OZ
110750 SALMON FILLETS WILD FRZ-10/1 LB
110563 SALMON PINK CAN-24/14.75 OZ
110580 K SALMON PINK CAN-24/14.75 OZ

All offers must be submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) website at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM. Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be considered nonresponsive.

Solicitations will be issued in the near future for deliveries July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitation.

Offerors are urged to carefully read all applicable terms and conditions of the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements, and the applicable Supplement/Item Description and Checklist of Requirements/Federal Purchase Program Specification as indicated on the Solicitations: and the Vendor Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated October 2014.

Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer; USDA/AMS Commodity Procurement Staff; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, S-0239; Washington, DC 20250-0239. An electronic version of this Program Announcement can be found at the Commodity Procurement Website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing.

The USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).

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