Thank you for your interest in becoming a USDA vendor. Each year, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) purchases approximately $2-5 billion in processed, chilled, frozen, and fresh products. These wholesome, high-quality products are delivered nationwide to schools, food banks, and households as well as across the globe through humanitarian food aid programs.
AMS purchases a variety of 100% domestically produced and processed commodity food products through a competitive process among approved vendors. Our purchases are primarily full truck loads and/or rail cars for nationwide and international distribution.
We strongly recommend that prospective vendors explore the resources and documents below prior to submitting an application package.
- Understand the Requirements
- Explore resources and make sure you are eligible and can meet AMS’ requirements before compiling an application.
- Apply
- Complete and submit your application.
- Application Review Timeframe
- Review the next steps in the application process and understand the status of your application.
- Resources
- Webinars and FAQs.