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: April 14, 2015

USDA CANNED AND FROZEN VEGETABLES PURCHASE PROGRAM 

ANNOUNCEMENT - CORRECTED:

The Purchase Announcement is being changed to remove the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite 

Quantity (IDIQ) format from the award. As such, the sentence below in bold has been changed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced 

plans to purchase canned and frozen vegetables, in the forms listed below, for the National 

School Lunch Program and other Federal food and nutrition assistance programs. Commodity 

Specifications for Canned Vegetables and Frozen Vegetables will be available at time of 

solicitation issuance.

The initial solicitation will be issued for deliveries October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016. 

Subsequent solicitations may be issued. Offers to sell these products must be received no later 

than the date specified on the solicitation. Awards will be Firm Fixed Price contracts.

CANNED

WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

100306 BEANS GREEN CAN- 24/300

100307 BEANS GREEN CAN- 6/10

100308 CARROTS CAN- 24/300

100309 CARROTS CAN- 6/10

100310 CORN CREAM STYLE CAN- 24/300

100311 CORN WHOLE KERNEL CAN- 24/300

100313 CORN WHOLE KERNEL (LIQ) CAN- 6/10

100314 PEAS CAN- 24/300

100315 PEAS CAN- 6/10

100320 VEG MIX CAN- 24/300

100328 TOMATO DICED CAN- 24/300

100329 TOMATO DICED CAN- 6/10

100331 POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN- 24/300
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

FROZEN

WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

100348 CORN FRZ CTN- 30 LB

100350 PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN- 30 LB

100351 BEANS GREEN FRZ CTN- 30 LB

100352 CARROTS FRZ CTN- 30 LB

110480 CARROTS DICED FRZ CTN – 30 LB

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.

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

Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA; Commodity 

Specifications for Canned Vegetables and Frozen Vegetables; 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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on 

the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, 

parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part 

of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all 

programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an 

equal opportunity provider and employer.

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