Final Supplement 603 Frozen Bison Items - April 2026
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service is updating Supplement 603 for frozen bison items used in federal food and nutrition assistance programs. The scope covers purchasing frozen bison products, including ground bison and bison stew meat, with instructions for potential contractors, documentation, and revision procedures. Key requirements include domestic origin certification, checkloading documentation, truck seal and product temperature recording, metal detection validation using all three metals at each testing interval, and updated animal welfare references. The supplement also defines pre-award onsite capability audits, post-award assessments, Exhibit A product specifications, Exhibit B handling and welfare requirements, Exhibit C technical proposal materials, and Exhibit D the Certificate of Conformance.