Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
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12-3J14-26-B-0165.pdf | Feb 20, 2026 |
WILD RICE 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 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) has issued solicitation 12-3J14-26-B-0165 for the procurement of wild rice to support domestic food assistance programs. This combined synopsis/solicitation is for a firm-fixed-price contract involving products classified under NAICS 311212 Rice Milling and PSC 8920 Bakery and Cereal Products. All commodities must be grown, processed, and exclusively prepared for sale or distribution within the United States. Deliveries are required on an FOB destination basis to various locations throughout the United States, with specific pack sizes, quantities, and delivery schedules detailed in the solicitation documentation.
Potential contractors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2 to be eligible for award. The procurement may include various set-asides such as partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, or price evaluation preferences for HUBZone small businesses. Offers must be submitted electronically through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system by the response deadline of February 26, 2026.
Jenny Babiuch serves as the point of contact for this acquisition. One attachment, titled 12-3J14-26-B-0165.pdf, was posted on February 20, 2026, containing full commodity and packaging requirements. The terms of this solicitation are to be read in conjunction with the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D). Under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, only the packaging and container components of the acquisition are subject to international trade provisions.
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