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Conference Call with Industry on Traditionally-Harvested Wild Rice

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AG-CPSKC-Notice-16-015Federal

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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is hosting a conference call on August 3, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time to discuss updates to the specifications for Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice and provide guidance on how to sell these products to the USDA for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. The call will review changes to the Wild Rice Commodity Requirements Document (WR2) dated July 28, 2016, and encourage participants to ask questions, including application procedures. The USDA plans to purchase Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice through two separate Request for Quotes/Solicitations issued on the same date, distinguishing between wood hand-parched and wood mechanically parched wild rice. The contract specifies that all Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice must be grown, harvested, processed, and packaged within the United States. Interested parties can join the call using the provided toll-free number and access code. Key points of contact for the event include Christine Gouger and AMS Nutritionist Laura Walter, who are available for further inquiries. This engagement is aimed at facilitating industry participation and ensuring compliance with USDA procurement requirements for wild rice products.

General Info

USDA hosts August 3 call on wild rice specs, sales, and USDA purchase procedures.

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NAICS

311212 - Rice Milling

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PostedAug 1

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Organization & Contact Information

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Contacts

Christine Gouger

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Laura WalterAMS Nutritionist

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Interested parties are invited to participate in a confernece call with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to discuss changes to the Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice specifications, and how to sell products to the USDA. USDA will review recent changes to the Wild Rice Commodity Requirements Document (WR2) dated July 28, 2016. USDA encourages questions from participants during the call, including how to apply to sell Wild Rice for use in USDA/Domestic Food Assistance Programs (Domestic Programs). USDA/AMS intends to purchase Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice for Domestic Programs through two Request for Quotes/Solicitations which were issued July 28, 2016. See Fed Biz Opps (FBO) Pre-solicitation notice AG-DRPD-S-16-0098 for Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice that is hand parched using only wood or FBO Pre-solicitation AG-SJ15-16-0100 for Traditionally-harvested Wild Rice that is mechanically parched using only wood. Traditionally-harvested wild rice must be of U.S. origin, i.e., grown, harvested, processed, packaged, etc., within the United States. The conference call with industry on wild rice is scheduled for: August 3, 2016 2:00 p.m. Central Time To participate, use the following toll-free conference call-in number and access code: Toll-free phone number: 1-888-844-9904 Access Code: 1650364