Product Specifications & Requirements - Archive

Fruits

Canned Fruit:

• Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit, March 2018 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit, June 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Canned Fruit, September 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2015 (pdf), Amendment 2, June 2016 (pdf), Amendment 3, April 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Canned Fruit, February 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, October 2012 (pdf)

Frozen Fruit:

• Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit - September 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit, March 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Fruit,  June 2017 (pdf), Amendment 1, April 2018 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Fruit, October 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, June 2015 (pdf); Amendment 2, May 2016 (pdf); Amendment 3, March 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Fruit, March 2012 (pdf)

Fresh Citrus Fruit:

• Commodity Specifications for Fresh Citrus, June 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, May 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Fresh Citrus, August 2014 (pdf)

Fresh Fruit:

• Trade Mitigation Specification for Fresh Plums – June 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Fresh Fruit, June 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Fresh Fruit, August 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2015 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Fresh Fruit, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, February 2013 (pdf) ; Amendment 2, May 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Fresh Fruit, July 2017 (pdf)
• Final Trade Mitigation Amendment for Fresh Plums, March 2018 (pdf)
• Trade Mitigation Specification for Table Grapes, October 2018 (pdf)

Dried Fruit:

• Commodity Specifications for Dried Fruit, August 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Dried Fruit, August 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2015 (pdf); Amendment 2, April 2016 (pdf); Amendment 3, March 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Dried Fruit, April 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, January 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Dried Fruit, April 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Dried Fruit, September 2017 (pdf), Amendment 1, December 2017 (pdf)

Vegetables

Canned Vegetables:

• Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables, March 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables, September 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2015 (pdf); Amendment 2, June 2015 (pdf); Amendment 3, August 2015 (pdf); Amendment 4, April 2016  (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables, February 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, April 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, October 2012 (pdf); Amendment 3, December 2012 (pdf); Amendment 4, March 2013 (pdf); Amendment 5, May 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables, May 2017 (pdf), Amendment 1, January 2018 (pdf), March 2019 (pdf)
• Technical Amendment No. 2 for Commodity Specification Canned Vegetables – May 2017 (pdf)

Frozen Vegetables:

• Commodity Specification for Frozen Vegetables, June 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2015 (pdf); Amendment 2, March 2015 (pdf); Amendment 3, January 2016 (pdf); Amendment 4, January 2016 (pdf); Amendment 5, May 2016 (pdf); Amendment 6, March 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Vegetables, February 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, May 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 3, July 2013 (pdf); Amendment 4, September 2013 (pdf); Amendment 5, October 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Frozen Vegetables, March 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Frozen Vegetables, June 2017 (pdf), Amendment 1, April 2018 (pdf), Amendment 2, May 2018 (pdf), March 2019 (pdf)

Fresh Vegetables:

• Commodity Specification for Fresh Vegetables, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, May 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Fresh Vegetables, October 2014 (pdf), Amendment 1, June 2018 (pdf)

Dehydrated Potato Products:

• Commodity Specifications for Dehydrated Potatoes, April 2012 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Dehydrated Potato Products, June 2014 (pdf), Amendment 1, Sept 2015 (pdf)

Frozen Potato Products:

• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Potato Products, April 2015 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2016 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Potato Products, April 2012 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Frozen Potato Products, September 2017 (pdf)

Miscellaneous Fruit and Vegetables Products
Bulk Products for Further Processing (Miscellaneous Products)

• Commodity Specification for Bulk Products for Further Processing – May 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Bulk Products for Further Processing, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1 (pdf); Amendment 2 (pdf); Amendment 3, (pdf), Amendment 4 (pdf)

Juices

Frozen Fruit Juices:

• Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit Juices – April 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit Juices, April 2012 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Frozen Fruit Juices, June 2014 (pdf), Amendment 1 September 2015 (pdf), Amendment 2, April 2016 (pdf) 

Bottled Fruit Juices:

• Commodity Specifications for Bottled Juices, April 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Bottled Fruit Juices, April 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, October 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, May 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Bottled Juices, June 2014 (pdf)

Concentrated Fruit Juice for Manufacturing:

• Commodity Specification for Concentrated Fruit Juices for Manufacturing, April 2012 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Concentrated Fruit Juices for Manufacturing, June 2014 (pdf)

Nuts, Beans, Peas & Lentils

Canned Dried Beans:

• Commodity Specification for Canned Dried Beans - March 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Canned Dried Beans, April 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, October 2012 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Canned Dried Beans, September 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, April 2016 (pdf) 

Dry Edible Beans, Peas, and Lentils:

• Commodity Specification for Dry Edible Beans, Peas and Lentils, June 2014 (pdf), Amendment 1, October 2015 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Dry Edible Beans Peas and Lentils, June 2021 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Dry Edible Beans, Peas, and Lentils, May 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, April 2013 (pdf); Amendment 2, June 2013 (pdf)

Shelled Nuts:

• Commodity Specification for Shelled Tree Nuts, April 2019 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Shelled Nuts, June 2012 (pdf)
• Commodity Specifications for Shelled Nuts, August 2014 (pdf), Amendment 1, October 2018 (pdf)
• Amendment 1, August 2020 (pdf)

Beef

Miscellaneous Beef Products:

• FPPS – Beef Round Roasts Frozen- February 2019 (pdf)
• Supplement 210 - Frozen Beef Roasts and Diced Beef, August 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 210 – Beef, Roast (Frozen), April 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 210- Miscellaneous Beef Items (Roasts, Diced Beef), February 2015 (pdf)
• Supplement 210 – Beef, Roast (Frozen), June 2011 (pdf); Amendment 1, September 2011 (pdf); Amendment 2, February 2013 (pdf); Amendment 3, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 4, June 2014 (pdf)

Frozen Ground Beef Products:

• Supplement 211 – Frozen Beef Products, July 2022 (pdf)
• Supplement 211 - Frozen Beef Products, August 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 211 - Frozen Beef Products, April, 2016 (pdf) 
• Supplement 211 – Frozen Beef Products, March 2015 (pdf)
• Supplement 211 - Frozen Beef Products, June 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 2, April 2014 (pdf); Amendment 3, June 2014 (pdf)

Fresh Boneless Beef Products:

• Supplement 212 – Fresh Boneless Beef Products, July 2022 (pdf)
• Supplement 212 – Fresh Boneless Beef Products, August 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 212 – Fresh Boneless Beef Products, April 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 212 – Fresh Boneless Beef Products, March 2015 (pdf);
• Supplement 212- Fresh Boneless Beef Products, May 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 2, April 2014 (pdf); Amendment 3, June 2014 (pdf)

Beef Special Trim:

• Supplement 213 – Beef Special Trim, August 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 213 – Beef Special Trim, April 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 213 – Beef, Special Trim, June 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 2, June 2014 (pdf); Amendment 3, March 2015 (pdf)

Frozen Cooked Beef and Pork Products:

• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Frozen Fully Cooked Pulled Pork, October 2019 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, October 2019 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, March 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, March 2015 (pdf);
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, June 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, April 2013 (pdf); Amendment 3, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 4, June 2014 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, August 2017 (pdf)

Pork

Frozen Pork Chops:

• Supplement 304 - Frozen Pork Chops, April 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 304 - Frozen Pork Chop, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 1, June 2014 (pdf); Amendment 2, February 2015 (pdf)

Frozen Pork Picnics and Leg Roast

• Supplement 302 - Frozen Pork Picnics and Leg Roast, March 2015 (pdf)
• FPPS – Pork Loin Roast, August 2018 (pdf)

Frozen Cooked Beef and Pork Products:

• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, October 2019 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Frozen Fully Cooked Pulled Pork, October 2019 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, March 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, March 2015 (pdf
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, June 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, April 2013 (pdf); Amendment 3, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 4, June 2014 (pdf)
• Supplement 404 – Frozen, Cooked Beef and Pork Products, August 2017 (pdf)
• FPPS - Fully Cooked Pulled Pork May 2018

Ham, Boneless, Fully Cooked, Water-Added

• Supplement 303 - Ham, Boneless, Fully-cooked, Water-added, All Types,  August 2017 (pdf) 
• Supplement 303 - Smoked Pit Ham, Cured, Boneless, Fully Cooked, Water-Added, July 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 303 - Ham, Boneless, Fully-Cooked, Water-Added March 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 303 - Ham, Boneless, Fully-Cooked, Water- May 2017 (pdf)

Fish and other Seafood Products

Salmon Products:

• Supplement 507, June 2021 (pdf)
• Supplement 507-Salmon Products, December 2016 (pdf)
• Salmon Fillet Portions, Frozen, February 2019 (pdf)
• Supplement 507-Salmon Products, June 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 507 - Purchase of Canned Pink Salmon, July 2011 (pdf); Canned Salmon Errata Page, September 2011 (pdf); Amendment No. 1, March 2012 (pdf); Amendment No. 2, April 2014 (pdf); Amendment No. 3, April 2015 (pdf); Amendment 4, August 2015 (pdf)

Tuna Products (Canned):

• Supplement 500, Tuna Products, January 2022 (pdf)
• Supplement 500 Tuna Products, August 2018 (pdf)
• Supplement 500 - Tuna Products, September 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 500 - Tuna Products, October 2015 (pdf)

Frozen, Alaska Pollock:

• Supplement 509 for Alaska Pollock Products, July 2021 (pdf)
• Supplement 509 Alaska Pollock Products, June 2020 (pdf)
• Supplement 509 Alaska Pollock Products, April 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 509 Alaska Pollock Products, January 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 509 Pollock Blocks, April 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 509, April 2015 (pdf)
• Supplement 509 - Frozen Alaska Pollock Blocks, June 2011 (pdf)
• Supplement 509, Amendment 1, February 2013 (pdf)
• FPPS - Alaska Pollock Oven Ready (Breaded) Fish Sticks Frozen (with CID) (pdf)

Frozen Catfish:

• Supplement 511, July 2022 (pdf)
• Supplement 511 Frozen Catfish Products, April 2016 (pdf); Amendment 1, March 2018 (pdf)
• Supplement 511- Frozen Catfish Products, April 2014 (pdf); Amendment 1, April 2015 (pdf); Amendment 2, February 2016 (pdf)

Wild Shrimp

• FPPS -  Wild Shrimp, Frozen, August 2020 (pdf)

Other Red Meat Products

Canned Meat and Canned Stew Products:

• Supplement 704 – Canned Meat and Poultry, March 2020 (pdf)
• Supplement 704 - Canned Meat, March 2016 (pdf)
• Amendment to Supplement 704, May 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 704 – Canned Meat Products (includes all Canned Meats, Chili, and Stew), July 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 2, October 2013 (pdf); Amendment 3, June 2014 (pdf); Amendment 4, April 2015 (pdf)

Frozen Bison and Buffalo Products

• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Frozen Ground Bison and Bison Stew Meat, July 2016 (pdf)
• Supplement 603 – Frozen Bison and Buffalo Products, June 2012 (pdf)
• Amendment 1, February 2015 (pdf)

Frozen Lamb Products

• Supplement 602, July 2022 (pdf)
• Supplement 602 – Frozen Lamb Products, August 2020 (pdf)
• Supplement 602 - Frozen Lamb Products, August 2017 (pdf)
• Supplement 602 – Frozen Lamb Products, June 2015 (pdf)
• Supplement 602 – Frozen Lamb Products, June 2012 (pdf); Amendment 1, August 2012 (pdf); Amendment 2, May 2013 (pdf); Amendment 3, June 2014 (pdf)
• Supplement 602 - Frozen Lamb Products, March 2020 (pdf)

Turkey

Cooked Turkey Products:

• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Deli-Style Turkey Breast Products, March 2015 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Turkey Taco Filling, April 2013 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Deli-Style Turkey Breasts and Smoked Turkey Breasts, April 2013 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification Smoked Turkey Ham Products April 2018 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Smoked Turkey Ham Products, April 2020 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Deli-Style Turkey Breast Products, September 2017 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Cooked Whole Muscle Turkey Breast, September 2022 (pdf)

Fresh Bulk Turkey and Parts

• Commodity Specification for Turkey and Turkey Products, April 2013 (pdf); Supplement for Long-Term Turkey and Turkey Products, April 2013 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Bulk Boneless Skinless Turkey Thigh, April 2013 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Turkey and Turkey Products, March 2015 (pdf)

Chicken

Consumer Pack Chicken

• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Consumer Pack Chickens, June 2017 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Consumer Pack Chickens, August 2016 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Consumer-Pack Chicken, April 2013 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Consumer Pack Chicken, March 2018 (pdf)

Fresh Bulk Chicken and Parts

• Commodity Specification for Bulk Pack Chicken and Chicken Parts, October 2018 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Bulk Pack Chicken and Chicken Parts, April 2013 (pdf)

Frozen Chicken Parts:

• Commodity Specification for Chicken Parts, July 2018 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Chicken Parts, June 2018 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Chicken Parts, April 2017 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Chicken Parts, April 2013 (pdf)

Shelf Stable Chicken:

• Commodity Specification for Canned Boned Poultry, January 2018 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Canned Boned Poultry, April 2013 (pdf)

Cooked Chicken

• View AMS certification options and technical proposal requirements for these chicken products (pdf) 
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Cooked Grilled Chicken Fillet, February 2018 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Diced Chicken, March 2017 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Oven Roasted Chicken, May 2015 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Oven Roasted Chicken, February 2016 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Cooked Chicken Fajita Strips, March 2015 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Cooked Chicken Fajita Strips, April 2014 (pdf)
• Supplement 801 to the AMS Master Solicitation for the Purchase of Frozen Cooked Chicken Strips, dated May 2014 (includes the Federal Purchase Program Specification) (pdf); Amendment 1, June 2014 (pdf); Amendment 2, December 2014 (pdf); Amendment 3, March 2015 (pdf); Amendment 4, July 2015 (pdf)
• Commodity Specification for Diced Chicken, April 2012 (pdf)

Grain and Oilseed Products

• Bakery Flour Products (BF13) (pdf) effective January 20, 2016
• Corn Products (CP12) (pdf) effective January 20, 2016
• Fortified R-T-E Cereal Products (FC10) (pdf) effective January 19, 2016
• Instant Rice Cereal Products (RC10) (pdf) effective January 20, 2016
• Macaroni and Cheese (MC10) (pdf) effective January 13, 2016
• Peanut Products (PP15) (pdf) effective April 7, 2017
• Processed Cereals (PC12) (pdf) effective January 22, 2016
• Processed Cereals (PC13) (pdf) effective October 11, 2017
• Rice Products (RP5) (pdf) effective February 4, 2016
• Sunflower Seed Butter (CRD) (SSB6) (pdf)
• Traditionally-Harvested Wild Rice (WR1) (pdf) effective June 3, 2016
• Wheat Flour Products (WF15) (pdf) effective March 1, 2016
• Wheat Flour Products (WF16) (pdf) effective April 19, 2017

Dairy

• Fluid Milk (DFM1) (pdf) effective August 28, 2018
• Infant Formula (IFD4) (pdf) effective Aug 16, 2013
• Mozzarella Cheese (DMOZ5) (pdf) effective Sep 9, 2016
• Mozzarella Cheese (DMOZ6) (pdf) effective Sep 13, 2018
• Natural American Cheese (DNAC4) (pdf) effective Sep 10, 2014
• Natural American Cheese (DNAC5) (pdf) effective Sep 26, 2018
• Packaged Butter (PBD6) (pdf) effective Feb 13, 2018
• Packaged Butter (pdf) effective March 2020
• Packaged Butter (PBD7) (pdf) effective October 2019
• Pasteurized Process American Cheese (DPPC3) (pdf) effective Sep 25, 2013
• Pasteurized Process American Cheese (DPPC4) (pdf) effective Sep 20, 2018
• Ultra-High Temperature Milk (UHD5) (pdf) effective May 07, 2014
• Yogurt Products (DYO2) (pdf) effective January 1, 2017
• Yogurt Products (DYO3) (pdf) effective October 2019 - October 2020

Eggs

Fresh Shell Eggs:

• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Shell Eggs, June 2015 (pdf)

Egg Products

• Federal Purchase Program Specification for Whole Eggs, January 2017 (pdf)
• Federal Purchase Program Specification for All Purpose Egg Mix, June 2015 (pdf)