COOKED/CANNED MEATS: BEEF & PORK for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.

The Department of Agriculture, specifically the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is seeking offers for the procurement of cooked and canned meats, specifically beef and pork, intended for domestic food assistance programs. This solicitation is part of a combined synopsis/solicitation process and aims to ensure the delivery of these products to various locations across the United States on a firm-fixed-price basis. The goods are crucial for supporting food assistance initiatives, and the procurement may include small business set-asides and preferences for service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone small businesses. Interested vendors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements and can access the solicitation through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system, with the anticipated date for offer submissions noted in the announcement. For further inquiries, potential contractors can contact Adele L. Jackson Croal at adele.l.croal@usda.gov or Valerie Dinkel at Valerie.Dinkel@usda.gov.