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This Pre-Solicitation opportunity was posted on August 9, 2018. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Meal, Religious, Ready-To-Eat, Halal

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NAICS: 311611
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Supplement 303 Ham Products - September 2026
Solicitation # 12-3J14-Notice-26-020
The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is soliciting the competitive purchase of boneless, fully cooked, water-added ham products for distribution to Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. Solicitation 12-3J14-Notice-26-020, effective September 2026, updates Supplement 303 to include revised verbiage for domestic origin of meat components, spinal cord removal requirements, and the allowance of two 2.5 lb saddle packs to satisfy the 5 lb pack requirement for sliced ham. All products must be derived from fresh chilled pork and produced in accordance with Food Safety and Inspection Service regulations, with a processing timeline not exceeding 60 days prior to shipment. Contractors must adhere to strict packaging and labeling standards, utilizing high oxygen and high moisture barrier casings for bulk hams and vacuum-sealed bags or thermoformed packaging for sliced and diced varieties. Compliance is monitored by the USDA Quality Assessment Division through either direct grading-based monitoring or audit-based verification. Those opting for audit-based verification must submit a detailed technical proposal in a non-portable document format, such as Microsoft Word, along with product samples for evaluation. Award responsiveness is based on technical eligibility, food defense capabilities, and the ability to provide domestic origin certifications and certificates of conformance.
USDA Ams 3J14

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21 days ago

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in 2 months

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Contract Value

$0

NAICS

311611 - Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

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DLA Troop Support 700 Robbins Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19116, USA

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Katherine KnechtContract Specialist

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This acquisition covers Meal, Religious, Ready-To-Eat, Halal, NSN: 8970-01-424-1998 which is a ration to feed those individuals in the Military Services who maintain a strict religious diet. Each meal consists of one halal certified entr'e and corresponding religiously-certified complementary items. Each case of Halal rations contains twelve different meals, six meat entrees and six vegetarian entrees, and component/accessory items all of which shall be Halal certified. Each meal will provide a minimum of 1,200 calories. The minimum shelf life of the meal, including the shelf life of all components of the meal, shall be twenty four months at 80'F from the date of pack.

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