COMMODITY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
Dairy, Grain, and Oilseed Branch 

Overview

Laura Krupka, Contract Specialist

Jenny Babiuch, Senior Contracting Officer 

Proteins, Grains, and Oilseeds Procurement Division Dairy, Grain, and Oilseed Branch

Commodity Procurement Program
Our Mission

• AMS Commodity Procurement’s mission is to 

facilitate the marketing of 100 % domestic 

agricultural products through the purchase of 

food for International and Domestic nutrition 

assistance programs ...feeding the hungry 

around the world. 
Products Purchased

Products purchased in DGO include:

• Peanut Products – Peanut Butter and Raw shelled Peanuts

• Oil Products – Vegetable Oil

• Sunflower Seed Butter

• Grain Products - Rice, Flour, Corn, Farina, Oats, Bakery Flour Mix

• Pasta Products and Macaroni and Cheese

• Frozen Pancakes and Frozen Tortillas

• Crackers

• Ready To Eat Cereal 

• Dairy – Fluid Milk, INDM Milk, UHT, and EVAP milk

• Dairy – Process, Cheddar, and Mozzarella 

• Dairy – Butter and High Protein Yogurt
Programs Supported

AMS is the purchasing agent for Food Nutrition 

Service (FNS) Domestic Nutrition Programs:

• National School Lunch Program

• Child and Adult Care Food Program

• Summer Food Service Program

• Nutrition Services Incentive Program

• The Emergency Food Assistance Program

• Commodity Supplemental Food Program

• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
Types of Purchases

Entitlement Program Purchases

• Largely based on nutrition program recipient 

demand

• Procurement agent for USDA’s Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS)

• Relatively consistent year-to-year
Types of Purchases

Section 32

• Clause 2 of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935: “encourage 

the domestic consumption”

• AMS analyzes market conditions and recipient needs – “good 

product at a good price”

• Typically distributed to Food Banks

• Section 32 can not be used for price supported commodities
Types of Purchases (continued)

Build Back Better (BBB) Initiative

• Purchases to build food bank capacity and to bridge the gaps for those who 

face food insecurity – building a better food system

Disaster/Emergency

• Presidentially declared disasters within the United States or its territories

CCC Initiative 

• Purchases made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation Charter Act

• Support food banks and school meal programs during this time of elevated 

food costs and supply chain challenges 
BBB, CCC, and Disaster Relief 

Purchases in FY 2022

BBB-TEFAP CCC-Schools Disaster Assistance

Material Group Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars

CHEESE, MOZZARELLA 4,855,301 $12,554,948.08 

CHEESE, NATURAL AMER 18,944,010 $52,400,574.69 2,760,960 $6,491,425.48 604,800 $1,571,169.60 

CHEESE, PROCESSED 2,534,400 $5,880,021.84 4,345,200 $9,794,846.63 237,600 $571,241.88 

MILK, FRESH-FLUID 86,067,676 $36,727,787.78 2,518,515 $860,769.99 

MILK, INSTANT 10,423,296 $40,413,353.12 

MILK, UHT 76,285 $67,710.96 1,617,598 $944,709.97 

YOGURT 228,180 $392,469.60 

Grand Total 117,969,382 $135,421,737.43 12,265,926 $29,301,400.75 4,978,513 $3,947,891.44 
Grain and Oilseed 

Purchases- For 

Domestic Feeding 

Programs FY 2022

Material Group Pounds Dollars

CORN PRODUCTS 3,653,568 2,073,948.05

CRACKER PROD, PROC 1,043,280 2,215,999.30

TORTILLAS 3,681,000 4,070,329.23

CEREAL, FORTIFIED 16,349,825 27,127,953.57

CEREAL, PROCESSED 7,905,690 9,130,083.58

PANCAKES 1,905,120 2,270,268.00

PASTA, MAC & CHEESE 10,189,179 11,675,837.66

PASTA, OTHER 28,313,040 30,159,402.70

FLOUR, BAKERY MIX 631,800 912,747.47

FLOUR, BAKERY 15,765,600 5,345,172.48

FLOUR, WHEAT 14,916,280 6,133,162.97

RICE, GRAIN 37,998,240 20,994,492.47

VEG OIL PROD DOM 12,154,406 12,780,009.30

SEED BUTTER 997,920 2,883,659.47

PEANUT PRODUCTS 18,583,924 24,385,390.30

PEANUTS RAW SHELLED 5,676,000 3,151,940.00

TOTAL 179,764,872 165,310,396.55
Dairy Purchases– For Domestic Feeding 

Programs FY 2022

Material Group Pounds Dollars

CHEESE, MOZZARELLA 77,477,680 167,036,150.69

CHEESE, PROCESSED 38,332,800 86,009,567.46

CHEESE, NATURAL AMER 80,673,368 193,730,352.49

MILK, FRESH-FLUID 96,473,868 40,430,202.59

MILK, UHT 33,657,545 18,034,268.10

MILK, EVAPORATED 297,432 331,134.74

MILK, INSTANT 13,298,688 51,948,182.81

BUTTER 246,240 756,326.16

YOGURT 2,156,604 3,224,522.94

TOTAL 342,614,225 561,500,707.98
Federal Procurement 

Program

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

• Commodity Procurement adheres to FAR regulations

• Purchases in Commodity Procurement fall under

• FAR Part 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items

Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (AGAR)

• Commodity Procurement also adhere to AGAR 

policies
AMS Team Effort

• CPP expertise is in Contracting

• Rely upon other AMS Programs for agricultural market expertise

• Dairy Program

• Federal Grain Inspection Service

• Livestock and Poultry

• Specialty Crops Program
• Partnership with AMS Programs 

• Facilitate discussions with Industry

• Market research for new purchase programs

• New vendor outreach

• Expertise for specification/requirements development and modifications

• Economic analysis and documentation for Section 32 purchases

• Input on Independent Government Cost Estimates and Fair and Reasonable 

Pricing

• Quality Assurance

• Complaint resolution

AMS Team Effort
DGO Contact List

Last 

Name

First 

Name Position Phone Email Product

Samuel Greta Branch Chief 202-720 6592 Greta.Samuel@usda.gov RTE Cereal

Babiuch Jenny Contracting Officer 816-823-1145 Jenny.Babiuch@usda.gov All

Jackson Jeff Contracting Officer 816-926-2530 Jeffreyf.Jackson@usda.gov All

Eichorst Michael Contract Specialist 630-790-6956 Michael.Eichorst@usda.gov 

Natural Cheese (Cheddar), Pepper Jack and Swiss 

Cheese, and INDM Milk

King Clyde Contract Specialist 816-926-2610 Clyde.King@usda.gov 

Bakery Flour, Wheat Flour, Tortillas and Mac Cheese (Box 

and Pouch)

Kinney Andre Contract Specialist 202-937-4933 Andre.Kinney@usda.gov 

Mozzarella String Cheese, Processed Cheese, and 

Evaporated Milk/UHT Milk

Krupka Laura Contract Specialist 202-720-7202 Laura.Krupka@usda.gov Corn products, Pasta Products, Butter, and Yogurt

Lovera Harli Contract Specialist 202-720-1309 Harli.Lovera@usda.gov Mozzarella Cheese (IDIQ), Pancakes, and Crackers

Ollarves Rick Contract Specialist 757-201-9355 Gonzalo.Ollarves@usda.gov Rice Products, Wild Rice, and Bakery Flour Mix (BFM)

Penn Wendy Contract Specialist 202-260-9285 Wendy.Penn@usda.gov 

Fluid Milk, Processed Cereals (Farina and Rolled Oats), 

and Veg Oil

Skarzynski Nick Contract Specialist 404-562-5862 Nicholas.Skarzynski@usda.gov 

Peanut Products/Raw Shelled Peanuts, Peanut Butter, 

and Sunflower Seed Butter

Rivera Helen Procurement Tech 816-926-6619 Helen.Rivera@usda.gov Special Assignments