USDA Canned And Frozen Fruits Purchase Program Announced

Date
March 16, 2017

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase canned and frozen fruits, in the forms listed below, for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food and nutrition assistance programs.  Commodity Specifications for Canned Fruits and Frozen Fruits will be available at time of solicitation issuance.

The initial solicitation will be issued for deliveries October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.  Subsequent solicitations may be issued.  Offers to sell these products must be received no later than the date specified on the solicitation.  Awards will be Firm Fixed Price contracts.

material number

IDIQ Fruit Canned

100216

APRICOTS DICED PEELED EX LT CAN- 6/10

100209

APRICOTS HALVES EX LT CAN- 6/10

100211

MIXED FRUIT CAN- 24/300    

100212

MIXED FRUIT EX LT CAN- 6/10

100220

PEACHES CLING DICED EX LT CAN- 6/10

100210

APRICOT HALVES CAN- 24/300

100218

PEACHES CLING SLICES CAN- 24/300

100219

PEACHES CLING SLICES EX LT CAN- 6/10

100223

PEARS CAN- 24/300

100225

PEARS DICED EX LT CAN- 6/10

100226

PEARS HALVES EX LT CAN- 6/10

100224

PEARS SLICES EX LT CAN- 6/10

  

 

 

material number

IDIQ Fruit Frozen

110860

STRAWBERRY SLICES 6/5 LB BAG

100254

STRAWBERRY SLICES FRZ CTN-30 LB

110846

STRAWBERRY FRZ - 6/5 LB Packages

100256

STRAWBERRY FRZ CUP-96/4.5 OZ

100261

APRICOT FRZ CUP-96/4.5 OZ

100241

PEACH FREESTONE DICED FRZ CUP-96/4.4 OZ

100239

PEACHES FREESTONE SLICES FRZ CTN-20 LB

110862

APRICOT SLICES FRZ - 6/5 LB Package

 

 

All offers must be submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) website at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/wbscm

Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be considered nonresponsive. Vendors are strongly encouraged to login to the WBSCM system as early as possible to begin their bidding process.

Offerors are urged to carefully read all applicable terms and conditions of the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA; Commodity Specifications for Canned Fruit and Frozen Fruit; and the applicable Solicitation.    

Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer; United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Contracting Branch, 1400 Independence Ave SW, STOP 0239, Washington, DC 20250-0239.  An electronic version of this Purchase Announcement can be obtained through the World Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at:  https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.

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