Section 32 Frozen Fruit for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
ID: 12-3J14-24-B-0161Type: Solicitation
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AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICEUSDA AMS 3J14WASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA

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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (8915)

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    Solicitation: AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF is seeking frozen fruit for use in domestic food assistance programs. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for the procurement of frozen fruit for domestic food assistance programs. The solicitation may include various small business set-asides and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. The solicitation will be available electronically through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) and Contract Opportunities website. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price. The frozen fruit must be a product of the United States and meet the commodity and packaging requirements specified in the solicitation. Interested parties must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements. Bids and price adjustments must be submitted through the WBSCM system. The solicitation should be read in conjunction with the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements - Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) and commodity specifications documents available on the AMS website.

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    glenn.reed@usda.gov
    Hilary Cole
    (816) 823-2169
    hilary.cole@usda.gov
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