USDA Fruit Purchase Program Announced

U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program April 8, 2019 USDA Fruit Purchase Program Announced The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase bottled juice, canned, dried, fresh, and frozen fruit products for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food nutrition assistance programs. Offers may be solicited in the following or similar forms: CANNED FRUIT WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100206 APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10 100207 APPLESAUCE CAN-24/300 100210 Apricots, Halves, Extra Light Syrup, Canned-24/300 100211 MIXED FRUIT CAN- 24/300 100206 MIXED FRUIT EX LT CAN- 6/10 100212 CRANBERRY SAUCE CAN-24/300 100213 APRICOTS DICED CAN - 6/10 100216 PEACHES CLING SLICES CAN- 24/300 100218 PEACHES CLING SLICES EX LT CAN- 6/10 100219 PEACHES CLING DICED EX LT CAN-6/10 100220 PEARS CAN- 24/300 100223 PEARS SLICES EX LT CAN- 6/10 100224 PEARS DICED EX LT CAN- 6/10 100225 PEARS HALVES EX LT CAN- 6/10 100226 CHERRIES RED TART PITTED CAN-24/300 100227 PLUMS PURPLE CAN-24/300 100233 K APPLESAUCE CAN-6/10 110053 K PEACHES CLING CAN-6/10 110054 K PEARS SLICES CAN-6/10 110055 APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10 FROZEN FRUIT WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100237 CHERRIES FRZ IQF CTN-40 LB 100238 PEACHES, SLICED, FROZEN, 12/2 LB PGK 100239 PEACHES FREESTONE SLICES FRZ CTN-20 LB 100241 PEACH FREESTONE DICED FRZ CUP-96/4.4 OZ 100242 BLUEBERRY WILD FRZ 8/3 LB 100243 BLUEBERRY WILD FRZ CTN-30LB 100254 STRAWBERRY SLICES FRZ CTN-30 LB 100256 STRAWBERRY FRZ CUP-96/4.5 OZ 100258 APPLE SLICES FRZ CTN- 30LB 100261 APRICOTS DICED FRZ CUP-96/4.5 OZ 110056 K PEACH FREESTONEDICED FRZ CUP-96/4.4 OZ 110057 K ORANGE JUICE CONC FRZ CAN-12/32 OZ 110470 APPLE SLICES FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB 110623 BLUEBERRY HIGHBUSH FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB 110624 BLUEBERRY HIGHBUSH FRZ CTN-30 LB 110651 ORANGE JUICE SINGLE FRZ CUP-96/4 OZ 100277 ORANGE JUICE SINGLE CTN-70/4 OZ 110846 STRAWBERRY FRZ - 6/5 LB Packages 110859 Mixed Berry Cup, 96/4 oz 110860 STRAWBERRY SLICES 6/5 LB BAG 110872 CHERRIES, SWEET, FROZEN- 12/2.5 LB PKG 110361 APPLESAUCE CUP - 96/4.5 OZ 110890 APPLESAUCE CUP SLEEVE-6/4 OZ DRIED FRUIT WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100290 PLUMS PITTED DRIED PKG-24/1 LB 100291 PLUMS PITTED DRIED CTN 25 LB 100293 RAISINS BOX-144/1.33 OZ 100295 RAISINS PKG-24/15 OZ 100297 FRUIT AND NUT MIX DRIED PKG-24/1 LB 100299 CHERRIES DRIED PKG-4/4LB 100300 CRANBERRIES DRIED PKG-16/30 OZ 100301 CRANBERRIES DRIED PKG-5/5 LB 110161 FRUIT MIX DRIED PKG-5/5 LB 110723 CRANBERRIES DRIED PKG-300/1. OZ FRESH FRUIT WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100279 PEARS D'ANJOU FRESH CTN-45 LB 100280 PEARS BOSC FRESH CTN-45 LB 100282 PEARS BARTLETT FRESH CTN-45 LB 100283 ORANGES CTN 34-39 LB 110149 APPLES FOR PROCESSING-BULK 110560 PEARS, FRESH PKG-12/3 LB 110561 APPLES FRESH PKG-12/3 LB 100514, 100517, 100521, 100522, 100523, 110543 FRESH APPLE VARIETIES CTN-40 LB BOTTLED FRUIT JUICE WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100893 APPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ 100894 CHERRY APPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ 100895 GRAPE CONCORD JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ 100896 GRAPEFRUIT JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ 100897 ORANGE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ 100898 TOMATO JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ 100899 CRANBERRYAPPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ Solicitations will be issued in the near future for deliveries beginning October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the solicitations. Solicitations will be available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. A hard copy of solicitations 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 at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that 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 an 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 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 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 Procurements (MSCP), March 25, 2019; https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP.pdf - Applicable commodity specification(s) identified in the subsequent solicitation(s); https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CommoditySpecificationforCannedFruitMarch2019.pdf and https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CommoditySpecificationforFrozenFruitMarch2019.pdf; and - Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA, March 1, 2017. 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 point of contact for new vendors is Andrea Lang who can be reached by email at NewVendor@ams.usda.gov. Details of these requirements are available online at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/becoming-approved. 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. To receive e-mail notification of the issuance of AMS solicitations, contract awards, and other information, subscribe online by visiting: "Stay up to date on USDA Food Purchases" available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website. Inquiries may be directed to the Contracting Officer, David C. 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