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Pre-Solicitation Notice for Section 32 Canned Peaches

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12-3J14-Notice-25-045Federal

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AI Contract Overview

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to purchase canned peaches for distribution through various food nutrition assistance programs, operating under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935. The procurement involves canned cling peach slices, packed 24 cans per case, with solicitations to be issued electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. Hard copies of solicitations will not be provided, and all updates, amendments, and award notices will be published via WBSCM and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website. Interested vendors are responsible for staying informed through these platforms. The contract is expected to be firm-fixed-price with deliveries made to multiple U.S. locations on a Freight on Board (FOB) destination basis. The peaches must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively within the United States in accordance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation, with packaging components subject to World Trade Organization and Free Trade Agreement provisions. To submit offers, vendors must meet AMS qualification requirements and submit bids exclusively through WBSCM; submissions by other means will be considered non-responsive. Potential contractors are encouraged to review key related documents such as the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement, the Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit, and the Vendor Qualification Checklist, all accessible through the AMS Commodity Procurement website. New vendors can contact designated AMS representatives for qualification assistance. Notices about solicitations, awards, and other contract details can be obtained by subscribing via the AMS Commodity Procurement site. Questions or inquiries regarding the acquisition may be directed to the listed USDA contract specialists.

General Info

USDA to purchase US-grown canned peach slices via electronic WBSCM, firm-fixed-price, FOB delivery.

Agency

Department Of Agriculture → USDA Ams 3J14

NAICS

311421 - Fruit and Vegetable Canning

Place of Performance

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NONE

Documents

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Canned Peaches

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High

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Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

2 updates

PhasePresolicitation

PostedAug 15

Presolicitation

Deadline changedAug 15

Response deadline added: Aug 21, 2025.

Deadline changedAug 15

The response deadline was removed.

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → USDA Ams 3J14

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Agriculture → USDA Ams 3J14

Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20250, USA

Contacts

Ashley Train

contact@example.gov

Valerie Dinkel

contact@example.gov

Full Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Canned Peaches for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (Section 32). Potential materials may include: Material Number 100218 PEACHES CLING SLICES CAN 24/300 Solicitations will be issued in the near future and will be available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available. Public WBSCM information is available without an account on the WBSCM Public Procurement Page. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and on the Agricultural Marketing Service's website. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type is anticipated to be firm-fixed-price. Deliveries are expected to be to various locations in the United States on a Freight on Board (FOB) destination basis. Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 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 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 and Free Trade Agreements, as addressed by FAR clause 52.225-5. Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program, including the latest: AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement (MSCP), effective July 23, 2025 Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit - June 2023 (pdf) New Vendor Qualification Checklist (pdf), effective October 6, 2021 These documents are available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements. The AMS points of contact for new vendors are Diana Dau David and Chelsie Prange, who can be reached by email at contact@example.gov. Details of these requirements are available online. 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 non-responsive. To receive email notification of the issuance of AMS solicitations, contract awards and other information, subscribe online by visiting: sign up for updates available on the AMS Commodity Procurement webpage. Inquiries may be directed to the Contract Specialists, Nicholas Cavazos, contact@example.gov.