Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Pacific Groundfish/Seafood Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Pacific Groundfish/Seafood Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Potential materials may include Pacific pink shrimp, whiting fillets, and rockfish fillets. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce.