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12-3J14-25-B-0516.pdf | Sep 19, 2025 |
CHEESE, PROCESSED for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.
Contact and place of performance
Jenny Babiuch
Not specified
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) issues a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attac...
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. For information about becoming a qualified bidder, please reach out to [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 United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued this combined synopsis and solicitation, numbered 12-3J14-25-B-0516, for the procurement of processed cheese products. These commodities are intended for use in domestic food assistance programs, with deliveries scheduled for various locations throughout the United States on an FOB destination basis. This acquisition is classified under NAICS 311513 for Cheese Manufacturing and PSC 8910 for Dairy Foods and Eggs.
The government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for commercial products grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States. While the solicitation may include small business set-asides—including total or partial set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) designations, 8(a) and AbilityOne reservations, or HUBZone price evaluation preferences—specific set-aside metadata is not currently defined. All interested parties must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2 to be eligible for award.
Responses are due by October 6, 2026, and must be submitted through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. The solicitation, including one PDF attachment, provides specific details regarding pack sizes, quantities, and delivery schedules. This procurement is managed by the AMS Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) under the point of contact Jenny Babiuch. Information regarding technical specifications and contract terms is available through the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) and associated commodity specification documents.
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