United States Agricultural Stop 0253 Room 2610 S Department of Marketing 1400 Independence Ave SW Agriculture Service Washington, DC 20250 Date: August 10, 2007 FROZEN LAMB PRODUCTS, ANNOUNCEMENT LS-130, AS AMENDED, INVITATION 009: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers pursuant to ANNOUNCEMENT LS-130, as amended, 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 in accordance with Announcement LS-130, as amended; Errata Page to Amendment 1, dated August 2007; Amendment 1 to Announcement LS-130, dated July 2007; and Exhibit A, dated July 2007 and as specified for each product type. All offers for Type 5 lamb products must be in the format prescribed in LS-130, as amended, and received by 1:30 p.m., CENTRAL TIME, Friday, August 17, 2007. Acceptances will be announced by, midnight, Friday, August 24, 2007. Shipments are to be made between October 1 and October 15, 2007. 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 3 08/10/07 ANNOUNCEMENT : LS130 INVITATION : 009 COMM GROUP : 19 RED MEAT-VARIED TYPES TYPE 5 COMM TYPE : 31 LAMB LEG ROAST PACK SIZE : 40 38-40 LB CTN ITEM DESTINATION TRANS QUANTITY NO CITY ST RESTR (LBS) ---- --------------- -- ---------- -------- SHIPPING PERIOD 10/01/07 - 10/15/07 001 CHICAGO IL TRUCK ONLY 72,000 002 BRIDGETON MO TRUCK ONLY 18,000 ST CHARLES IL TRUCK ONLY 18,000 003 COLUMBUS IN TRUCK ONLY 14,400 GARY IN TRUCK ONLY 21,600 004 FORT WAYNE IN TRUCK ONLY 15,920 INDIANAPOLIS IN TRUCK ONLY 20,080 005 BLOOMINGTON IN TRUCK ONLY 11,160 EVANSVILLE IN TRUCK ONLY 11,680 INDIANAPOLIS IN TRUCK ONLY 13,160 006 INDIANAPOLIS IN TRUCK ONLY 10,280 MUNCIE IN TRUCK ONLY 15,640 TERRE HAUTE IN TRUCK ONLY 10,080 007 LAFAYETTE IN TRUCK ONLY 16,600 SOUTH BEND IN TRUCK ONLY 19,400 008 COMSTOCK PARK MI TRUCK ONLY 36,000 009 DETROIT MI TRUCK ONLY 9,000 WARREN MI TRUCK ONLY 18,000 WESTLAND MI TRUCK ONLY 9,000 010 FLINT MI TRUCK ONLY 36,000 011 WARREN MI TRUCK ONLY 36,000 012 MAPLEWOOD MN TRUCK ONLY 36,000 013 BRIDGETON MO TRUCK ONLY 18,000 EVANSVILLE IN TRUCK ONLY 18,000 - MORE - PAGE 3 OF 3 08/10/07 ANNOUNCEMENT : LS130 INVITATION : 009 COMM GROUP : 19 RED MEAT-VARIED TYPES TYPE 5 COMM TYPE : 31 LAMB LEG ROAST PACK SIZE : 40 38-40 LB CTN ITEM DESTINATION TRANS QUANTITY NO CITY ST RESTR (LBS) ---- --------------- -- ---------- -------- SHIPPING PERIOD 10/01/07 - 10/15/07 014 MILWAUKEE WI TRUCK ONLY 36,000 015 PORTLAND OR TRUCK ONLY 36,000 TOTAL QUANTITY FOR COMMODITY TYPE 576,000 TOTAL QUANTITY FOR INVITATION 576,000 /s/ Duane Williams 8-10-2007 Duane Williams Contracting Officer 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."