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USDA Seeks Companies to Provide Food Commodities to Meet the Departments Demand in its Nutrition Assistance Programs

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12-3J14-Notice-23-046Federal

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is actively seeking suppliers to provide a range of food commodities including buttery spreads, canned vegetables, dehydrated potatoes, frozen chicken, frozen turkey, and pasta. These products will support the department's nutrition assistance programs by supplying wholesome, high-quality food items that are 100% domestically produced and processed. USDA Foods are distributed to schools, food banks, and households nationwide, playing a crucial role in the nation’s food safety net and supporting American agriculture by encouraging the consumption of domestically grown food products. The agency is especially interested in engaging new vendors who are not currently approved to supply these items, encouraging them to reach out to the Commodity Procurement Program’s New Vendor Specialists for guidance on becoming an authorized supplier. This effort comes after a recent review highlighted the need for additional suppliers to meet the increasing demand within USDA’s nutrition assistance initiatives. Interested parties can contact USDA representatives Diana Dau David or Andrea Lang via the provided email address for more information and opportunities to participate in this procurement effort.

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USDA seeks new suppliers for domestically produced food commodities for nutrition assistance programs.

Agency

Department Of Agriculture → USDA Ams 3J14

NAICS

311225 - Fats and Oils Refining and Blending

Place of Performance

DC

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USDA Notice to Trade for Food Commodities Suppliers

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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
Diana Dau David
contact@example.gov
Andrea Lang
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USDA Seeks Companies to Provide Food Commodities to Meet the Departments Demand in its Nutrition Assistance Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking suppliers of buttery spread, canned vegetables, dehydrated potatoes, frozen chicken, frozen turkey, and pasta to help support the demand for wholesome, high-quality products for use in USDA's nutrition assistance programs. Producers of any of these products that are not currently participating as vendors for USDA's nutrition assistance programs are invited to contact the New Vendor Specialists in AMS Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) at newvendor@usda.gov for information about how to become an approved vendor to sell food to USDA. You can also find more information by visiting Selling Food to USDA on the AMS website. AMS regularly purchases a variety of 100% domestically produced and processed commodity food products. These purchases support American agriculture by encouraging consumption of domestically produced foods. The wholesome, high-quality products purchased by USDA'collectively called USDA Foods'are delivered to schools, food banks and households in communities across the country, and are a vital component of our nation's food safety net. CPP's recent review of its purchasing activities has shown that additional suppliers are needed to ensure USDA can fully support the demand for these products in the department's nutrition assistance programs.

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