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
- 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
- 100237 - CHERRIES FRZ IQF CTN-40 LB
- 100238 - PEACHES, SLICED, FROZEN, 12/2 LB PGK
- 100239 - PEACHES FREESTONE SLICES FRZ CTN-20 LB
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 (pdf)
- Applicable commodity specification(s) identified in the subsequent solicitation(s); Canned Fruit March 2019 (pdf) and Frozen Fruit March 2019 (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. Jackson, via email at DavidC.Jackson@usda.gov
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