This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation opportunity from Department Of Agriculture was posted on January 29, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.
FROZEN AND FRESH, RAW BEEF PRODUCTS for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting offers for the procurement of frozen and fresh, raw beef products intended for use in domestic food assistance programs. This solicitation, numbered 12-3J14-26-B-0147, is a combined synopsis/solicitation and constitutes the sole request for proposals, with no separate written solicitation to follow. Delivery is required on an FOB destination basis to various locations within the United States. The procurement may include opportunities for small business participation, including set-asides for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, 8(a) firms, AbilityOne program participants, and qualified HUBZone small businesses, in accordance with the Small Business Act. To participate, potential contractors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements consistent with federal acquisition regulations, after which they will be granted access to USDA's Web Based Supply Chain Management system (WBSCM) where all bids and related actions must be submitted electronically. The commodities must be products of the United States—grown, processed, and prepared domestically—except that packaging may be sourced under international trade agreements. The solicitation details, including quantities, packaging requirements, and delivery schedules, will be available electronically after the posting date, with no hard copies provided. All solicitation amendments, award notices, and information will be disseminated through WBSCM and the Contract Opportunities website. The contract will be firm-fixed-price, and interested vendors are responsible for ensuring they obtain the most current acquisition information. Points of contact for questions and vendor qualification are provided along with references to AMS resources outlining contractual terms and commodity specifications.
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Contract Value
$1,819,584Place of Performance
DCSet-Aside
Award Issued Date
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Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) issues 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 destination 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. For information about becoming a qualified bidder, please reach out to newvendor@usda.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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