Final FPPS Smoked Turkey Ham Products and Supplement Options Language for Turkey Products
ID: 12-3J14-Notice-24-043Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICEUSDA AMS 3J14WASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615)

PSC

MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH (8905)

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https://sam.gov/opp/4b8b3cf4133245c8bc381d90b16ec3d6/view
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    Description

    The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service seeks suppliers for its federal food assistance programs, focusing on high-quality smoked turkey ham products. The procurement aims to source frozen, vacuum-packed turkey hams produced humanely and in compliance with FSIS regulations. Suppliers must meet detailed specifications and certification requirements, ensuring compliance, quality, and safety throughout the production process. The AMS outlines two compliance options, with evaluations completed within 10 days of sample and proposal submissions. Interested producers should refer to the AMS Master Solicitation for full details, as the opportunity offers a substantial contract value.

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    Final FPPS - Smoked Turkey Ham Products - August 2024.pdf
    The federal government seeks fully cooked, smoked turkey ham products through this comprehensive procurement specification. Emphasizing quality and safety, the specification outlines detailed requirements for producers. The main procurement objective revolves around frozen, vacuum-packed turkey hams produced from non-basted turkey thigh meat. These hams must be either unsliced, in 10 or 2-pound packages, or sliced and layered, in 5 or 2-pound packages. Producers must adhere to stringent harvesting and processing guidelines, including humane handling, FSIS regulations, and specific temperature and timing protocols. Organoleptic standards and defects are meticulously detailed, ensuring the highest meat quality. Formulation guidelines are provided, specifying the proportion of size-reduced meat, water, and other ingredients like salt and phosphates. Producers must employ proper mixing, stuffing, smoking, cooking, and slicing methods, ensuring compliance with organoleptic requirements and defect tolerances. Packaging and labeling instructions are meticulous, emphasizing the use of tamper-evident, food-safe materials, and providing detailed commercial and USDA labeling requirements, including allergen and nutrition facts labeling. Pallets of the product must be shipped frozen, with proper documentation accompanying each shipment. Destination examination and product assurance clauses ensure the integrity of the product throughout delivery. This procurement prioritizes compliance, quality, and safety, offering a detailed roadmap for producers bidding on supplying the federal government with smoked turkey ham products.
    Final Supplement - Options Language for Turkey Products - August 2024.pdf
    The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issues a supplement to its federal food assistance programs for turkey and turkey products. This document outlines additional certification requirements for contractors seeking to supply these products to the USDA. The focus is on ensuring compliance and quality, emphasizing continuous supervision, auditing, and certification processes. Contractors must follow specific grading, certification, and oversight options outlined in the Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) and AMS guidelines. Notably, the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) will contain the actual purchase descriptions. Two compliance options are detailed: Option A involves AMS grading-based monitoring and certification, while Option B is audit-based verification. The former requires constant AMS supervision during production, while the latter is based on routine audits per the contractor's technical proposal. Contractors must submit product samples and detailed technical proposals, which will be evaluated by the AMS. This proposal must include production steps, quality assurance methods, and corrective and preventative actions. The USDA will inspect and certify the products during shipping to ensure compliance with specifications. Key dates include sample and proposal submission deadlines, with evaluations completed within 10 working days.
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