The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is seeking bids for the procurement of various types of natural cheese for domestic food assistance programs. The solicitation aims to acquire a total of 87,345,600 pounds of cheese, including natural American cheese and cheddar cheese in both shredded and block forms, with a strong emphasis on compliance with food safety standards as mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Interested vendors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements and submit their offers electronically via the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system by October 8, 2024, at 1:00 PM Central Time. For further inquiries, potential bidders can contact Jenny Babiuch at jenny.babiuch@usda.gov or Valerie Dinkel at Valerie.Dinkel@usda.gov.