Bison Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
ID: 12-3J14-24-B-0158Type: Solicitation
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AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICEUSDA AMS 3J14WASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA

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LIVE ANIMALS, RAISED FOR FOOD (8810)

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https://sam.gov/opp/dba7d4131e95463883b983054de89ca9/view
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    Solicitation from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Marketing Service for Bison Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. The solicitation is for the procurement of bison products to be used in domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are required to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis. The solicitation may include small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, 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 the Contract Opportunities website. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price. The commodities and products acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States. Packaging and container components will be subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available in the attached documents. Potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements to be eligible to submit offers. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using the WBSCM system. The solicitation should be read in conjunction with the contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online.

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    LaShawne Brown
    (202) 440-1453
    lashawne.brown@usda.gov
    Valerie Dinkel
    Valerie.Dinkel@usda.gov
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