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This Solicitation opportunity from Department Of Agriculture was posted on May 1, 2025. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Catfish Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

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12-3J14-25-B-0338Federal

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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service is soliciting competitive bids for the procurement of frozen Alaska Pollock fillet portions for Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs under Supplement 509 of the Master Invitation for Bids - Domestic Commodity Procurement. The required product must be boneless, skinless, unbreaded, raw, and frozen, with a target portion weight of 4.0 ounces. To be eligible, the fish must be caught in U.S. waters and processed in a U.S. flagged vessel or a U.S.-based facility. All products must meet U.S. Grade A standards and be produced in USDC/NOAA Seafood Inspection Program approved establishments in compliance with FDA regulations. Contractors must submit a concise technical proposal in a non-PDF format, such as Microsoft Word, to be reviewed for adequacy by the Standards and Specifications Division. Eligibility is contingent upon passing a pre-award onsite capability assessment audit covering facility processes, quality control, and a mandatory food defense plan. Once awarded, contractors are responsible for the costs of ongoing audits and must provide a Certificate of Conformance with shipments. Strict packaging and labeling requirements apply, including the use of heat-sealed primary packages, 40-pound shipping cases featuring the USDA shield and Grade A insignia, and adherence to FALCPA and FASTER Act allergen labeling. Deliveries must be made to AMS assigned destinations using tamper-proof, serially numbered seals.
USDA Ams 3J14

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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is issuing a solicitation for the procurement of catfish products intended for domestic food assistance programs across the United States. The contract will be on a firm-fixed-price basis, with deliveries to various locations FOB origin, and will specify packaging, sizes, quantities, and delivery schedules once the solicitation is published. The products must be of U.S. origin, meaning they are grown, processed, and prepared within the United States, in accordance with federal regulations. The solicitation emphasizes opportunities for small businesses, including set-asides for SDVO, 8(a), and HUBZone firms, with preferences and reservations aligned with federal procurement policies. Interested vendors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements, which can be initiated through designated contacts, and access to the procurement system (WBSCM) will be granted post-qualification. All bid submissions, modifications, and related communications are to be conducted electronically through WBSCM, with no hard copies available. The solicitation is expected to be posted on or after May 1, 2025, with a response deadline of May 6, 2025, and detailed commodity specifications are accessible online. The contract aims to support USDA’s domestic food assistance initiatives while adhering to international trade agreements concerning packaging and components.

General Info

USDA seeks bids for U.S.-grown catfish products for food programs, delivered FOB origin, due May 6, 2025.

Contract Value

$988,160

NAICS

311710 - Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging

Place of Performance

DC, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

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Documents

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USDA Bid Invitation 2000010790 - Catfish Products

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AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → USDA Ams 3J14
Contacts2 people available
OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA
Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA
Contacts
Carrie Meyers
Valerie Dinkel

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USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attached solicitation for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis (see solicitation). The solicitation may include various small business set-asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. The solicitation is expected to be available on or after today and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and through a link to the aforementioned website in the documents attached to the solicitation notice on Contract Opportunities website. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers is listed above under - General Information. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 470-103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS's solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. The AMS main contacts for vendor qualification requirements are Andrea Lang, who can be reached at +1 (555) 000-0000 and Diana Dau David who can be reached at (202)-378-1075, or by email at contact@example.gov . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food. Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined nonresponsive. The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements - Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.

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