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StepOne_RequestForTechnicalProposalsForVariousCondensedSoups.pdf | Feb 24, 2026 |
Two-Step Sealed Bid Solicitation: Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Condensed Tomato Soup Step One: Request for Technical Proposals (RFTP)
Contact and place of performance
Adrienne Collins
USA
Condensed Canned Soup for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. Solicitation Description: USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attached solicitation for domestic food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis (see solicitati...
View morePursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 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 (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS’s solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.
To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. The AMS main contacts for vendor qualification requirements are Andrea Lang, who can be reached at (202) 720-4237 and Diana Dau David who can be reached at (202)-378-1075, or by email at [email protected] . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.
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.
The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program issued solicitation 12-3J14-Notice-26-007 as a two-step sealed bid for condensed canned soups, including cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, and tomato varieties. This Special Notice initiates Step One: Request for Technical Proposals (RFTP) for products destined for domestic food assistance programs. Commodities acquired under this contract must be products of the United States, meaning they are grown, processed, and prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the U.S., though packaging components are subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and other free trade agreements.
This procurement is classified under NAICS 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning and PSC 8970 COMPOSITE FOOD PACKAGES. The solicitation may feature various small business set-asides, including partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, and quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms. Price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses may also apply. To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2.
The resulting contract will be firm-fixed-price with deliveries scheduled on an FOB origin basis to various locations across the United States. All technical proposals and subsequent bids must be submitted through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. The response deadline is March 9, 2026, and Adrienne Collins is the designated point of contact. One attachment, a PDF file titled StepOne_RequestForTechnicalProposalsForVariousCondensedSoups.pdf, was provided at the time of publication on February 24, 2026.
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