Dairy, Grain & Oilseeds

Review and AMS Updates

David C. Jackson, 

Contracting Officer

October 24, 2017
Commodity Procurement Mission

AMS Commodity Procurement facilitates the 

marketing of American agricultural products 

through the purchase and delivery of 100% 

domestic foods to Federal food and nutrition 

program recipients.
Policies and Procedures

– Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements 

(MSCP)

• Ongoing Updates

• Moving more commodities under MSCP

– Vendor Qualification Requirements

• New Vendors (NewVendor@ams.usda.gov)

• Existing Vendors – recurring requirements
Third Party Logistics (3PL) Services 

“Multifood Warehouse”

• Explain role & importance of the (3PL)

service contracts –

• Partnership for the common good
Multifood Warehouse
Recipient Agency Store
FY 2017 Aggregate Procurement Results

• Grain & Oilseed FY2017 pie chart

• Grain & Oilseed FY2016 vs. FY2017 bar chart

• Dairy FY2017 pie chart

• Dairy FY2016 vs. FY2017 bar chart
Program Distribution FY2017

Dairy and Grain/Oilseed (Dollar value in millions)

Child 

Nutrition 

Programs 

$313.70 CSFP

$68.80

FDPIR

$16.70

TEFAP

$106.70

Other

$0.68
Dairy Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Pounds

76.9

43.5

0.3

64.9

68.2

2.9

6.7

0.2 1.2

66.3

37.9

0.3

56.7

60

2.4

5.8

0.2 0.8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

CHEESE,

MOZZARELLA

CHEESE,

PROCESSED

CHEESE PROC,

KOSHER

CHEESE,

NATURAL AMER

MILK, UHT MILK,

EVAPORATED

MILK, INSTANT BUTTER YOGURT

Millions

FY16 FY15
Dairy Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Dollars

$131.7

$73.9

$0.7

$124.8

$21.8

$1.6

$10.5

$0.7 $1.6

$114

$63.6

$0.7

$108.5

$22.8

$1.5

$10.4

$0.6 $1.1

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

CHEESE,

MOZZARELLA

CHEESE,

PROCESSED

CHEESE PROC,

KOSHER

CHEESE,

NATURAL AMER

MILK, UHT MILK,

EVAPORATED

MILK, INSTANT BUTTER YOGURT

Millions

FY16 FY15
Grain/Oilseed Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Pounds 6.3 1.72.9 26.3 12.2 1.8 26 33.2 2.8 24.3 11.7 43.1 0.1 12.1

0.4

0.7

37.3

1.8

5.7

1

2.2

23

11.6

1.5

24

28.3

3.1

19.6

12.4

40.6

12.3

0.3

0.5

0.01

37.5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Millions

FY16 FY15
Grain/Oilseed Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Dollars $1.7 $1.9 $1.6 $26.6 $5.6 $1.6 $11.1 $13 $2.5$4.7 $2.6 $15.8 $0.5

$6.6

$0.2

$1.4

$34.5

$1.6

$1.9

$1.3

$1.4

$23.9

$5.5

$1.2

$11.1

$14.3

$2.7

$4.2

$2.9

$15.5

$6.9

$0.2

$1.1

$0.1

$37.5

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

$40

Millions

FY16 FY15
In order to be considered as a USDA Food, the 

product must:

– Be available from more than one vendor

– Have a documented demand in a commercial setting

– Be produced by a responsible entity

New Products: Contracting Considerations
Market Research (FAR Part 10)

“Procedures for conducting market research to arrive at the most 

suitable approach to acquiring, distributing, and supporting 

supplies and services

Current methods:

• RFI – learning about products (characteristics, options, 

etc.)

• Sources Sought- gauging interest and supply for an 

already-identified product or program

• Conference Calls

• Draft Specs

• Discussions with industry associations & suppliers

O THE WEXPLORATION PROCESS!

Market research for new products
Wrap Up

Moving Forward

Presenter: David C. Jackson

Davidc.Jackson@ams.usda.gov