Together We’re Making A Difference: American Agriculture for the American People 

Agricultural Marketing Service, Commodity Procurement Staff 

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 3522-S, STOP 0239 

Washington, DC 20250-0239 

Voice 202.720.4517 Fax 202.720.5871

An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 

DATE: March 18, 2015 

USDA SHELF-STABLE CHICKEN PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to purchase 

shelf-stable chicken products for domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be 

solicited in the following forms and must contain 10 ounces of meat per package: 

Material # Material Description 

TBD SHELF-STABLE CHICKEN - POUCH 

TBD SHELF-STABLE CHICKEN - CAN 

A Request for Proposals (Solicitation) for shelf-stable chicken will be issued in the near future. 

The period of performance will be from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. Deliveries will 

start no earlier than September 1, 2015. Offers to sell these products must be received no later 

than the date specified in the Solicitation. 

All offers must be submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management 

(WBSCM) website at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM. Offers 

submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be considered nonresponsive. Vendors are 

strongly encouraged to login to the WBSCM system as early as possible to begin their bidding 

process. Awards will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts.

Offerors are urged to carefully read all applicable terms and conditions of the Qualification 

Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA, dated October 2014; 

and the applicable Solicitation. 

Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer; 

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

Contracting Branch, 1400 Independence Ave SW, STOP 0239, Washington, DC 20250-0239. 

An electronic version of this Product Commodity Award can be obtained through the World 

Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at: 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing. 
Together We’re Making A Difference: American Agriculture for the American People 

Agricultural Marketing Service, Commodity Procurement Staff 

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 3522-S, STOP 0239 

Washington, DC 20250-0239 

Voice 202.720.4517 Fax 202.720.5871

An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer 

The USDA prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, 

age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual 

orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in 

employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or 

employment activities.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of 

Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 

(Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). 

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