United States Agricultural Stop 0253 Room 2610 S Department of Marketing 1400 Independence Ave SW Agriculture Service Washington, DC 20250 Date: May 3, 2006 FROZEN LAMB PRODUCTS, ANNOUNCEMENT LS-130, INVITATION 001: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers pursuant to ANNOUNCEMENT LS-130 to sell frozen lamb products for use in Federal food and nutrition programs. Purchases will be made on a shipping period basis to destinations indicated below. Destination quantities listed are estimates and are subject to adjustment based on offerings, changes in recipient needs, market conditions, and program operations. Product purchased under this Invitation will be produced according to Announcement LS-130, Exhibit A, dated May 2006; and as specified for each product type. All offers for Type 1 and Type 3 lamb products must be in the format prescribed in LS-130 and received by 1:30 p.m., CENTRAL TIME, Friday, May 12, 2006. Acceptances will be announced by, midnight, Friday, May 19, 2006. Shipments are to be made between July 1 and July 15, 2006. State-inspected plants that are operating under the State-Federal Cooperative Agreement, Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, may bid on destinations within their State except for those items marked FEDERAL PLANTS ONLY. Bids MUST BE submitted electronically via the internet. Offerors must be assigned a Logon ID by USDA to access the site. The internet address is: https://pcsd.usda.gov:3077/mdbc1000.exe? Once connected, follow the online procedures. A “HELP” button provides detailed instructions or call 202-720-2650 for assistance. Inquiries about ANNOUNCEMENT LS-130 or this Invitation should be directed to the Contracting Officer; Livestock and Seed Program; USDA, AMS, Stop 0253 Room 2610 South; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone 202/720-2650. FAX 202/720-9538. -MORE- PAGE 2 OF 2 05/03/06 ANNOUNCEMENT : LS130 INVITATION : 001 COMM GROUP : 19 RED MEAT-VARIED TYPES COMM TYPE : 30 LAMB ROAST CH/P PACK SIZE : 42 38-42 LB CTN ITEM DESTINATION TRANS QUANTITY NO CITY ST RESTR (LBS) ---- --------------- -- ---------- -------- SHIPPING PERIOD 07/01/06 - 07/15/06 001 ALTOONA PA TRUCK ONLY 36,000 002 ALTOONA PA TRUCK ONLY 18,000 CHARLESTON WV 18,000 002 FEDERAL PLANTS ONLY 003 JACKSON MS TRUCK ONLY 36,000 TOTAL QUANTITY FOR COMMODITY TYPE 108,000 COMM TYPE : 31 LAMB LEG ROAST PACK SIZE : 40 38-40 LB CTN ITEM DESTINATION TRANS QUANTITY NO CITY ST RESTR (LBS) ---- --------------- -- ---------- -------- SHIPPING PERIOD 07/01/06 - 07/15/06 004 MESA AZ TRUCK ONLY 8,400 PHOENIX AZ TRUCK ONLY 18,960 WILLCOX AZ TRUCK ONLY 8,640 TOTAL QUANTITY FOR COMMODITY TYPE 36,000 TOTAL QUANTITY FOR INVITATION 144,000 /s/ Angela Thomas (05/03/2006) ANGELA THOMAS Acting Chief Commodity Procurement Branch An electronic version of this invitation can be obtained via the World Wide Web at http://www.ams.usda.gov/lscp/OtherRedMeat/orm_purchaseinfo.htm The Commodity Procurement home page: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cp ----- “The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."