COMMODITY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
Red Meat Commodity Breakout Session
Microbiological Testing Updates
BB & GB Pathogen Performance – FY2020 to 2023

Boneless Beef Salmonella E.coli O157:H7

2020 1.54% 0.36%

2021 1.39% 0.02%

2022 1.19% 0.08%

2023 YTD 0.65% 0.01%

Ground Beef Salmonella E.coli O157:H7

2020 1.41% 0.04%

2021 0.92% 0.04%

2022 0.65% 0.11%

2023 YTD 2.08% 0.11%
AMS Testing Refresher

• AMS SARFs/Sample Submission Forms are only 

used for AMS Contract/Purchase Orders Only

• Any other testing should be done on Vendor’s 

commercial submission forms

• AMS Pays for only AMS Contract/PO Product
AMS Testing

• Type1- APC, Coliforms and Gen. E. coli

• Type 2- APC, Coliforms, Gen. E. coli, Salmonella and 

E. coli O157 

• Boneless Beef gets sampled 1 out of 10 for 

Non-O157 STEC

• Vendors should only be sampling according to the 

contract/PO requirements
AMS Status

• Process Capable

• Conditional 

• Ineligible

• Vendors can be deemed Ineligible status if in 

Conditional status and the rolling 20 doesn’t 

meet a CPU of 1.0 by then or if more than two 

samples and value is negative.
AMS Samples 

• AMS uses only the SPC sample results

• Therefore, if Conditional the “Rolling 20” is 

only SPC results

• The Rolling 20 starts on date as stated in email
Specification Updates & Technical 

Requirements Review
2023 FPPS Changes

• Cloth Sampling

• Boneless Beef Trimmings/ Pathogens Only

– Lot Definition: 1 Combo (~1850-2250 Lbs.)

• Seals

• USDA Domestic Food Assistance Programs will no 

longer require the use of high security seal on 

transportation conveyances, but will still be 

required to use a security seal (tamper evident 

commercial seals e.g., flat metal, wire, or plastic 

seal types). 
2023 FPPS Changes (cont’d)

• Oversight Options

• Vendors have the option of oversight on FPPS products

• AMS Grading – Certification requirements include 

fulltime, continuous Grader oversight of production

• AMS Auditing – Verification requirements include a 

technical proposal written to AMS specification 

requirements and regular audits/checks
Oversight Options (cont’d)

• All Supplement Areas Eligible, Except:

• 211, 602, 603 & Aquatics

• Raw material for Livestock is required to be 

under a technical proposal and verified by an 

AMS auditor
Delivery Requirements

• Specifications that have delivery units and 

weights. The Vendor is required to meet these

• Every Contract – Details the recipient and the 

quantity to be delivered

• Vendors short shipping loads means that recipient 

will not have enough of the contracted product.
Responding to Non-Conformances

• Vendors are required to submit corrective actions for NCs to SSD

• Vendors should provide root cause analysis and preventive 

actions

• Corrective Actions should be submitted in timely manner
Waiver Requests

• Deviations from FPPS provisions require the submission of 

waiver request to Commodity Procurement.

• Technical considerations are reviewed by SSD and 

recommendations given to the Contracting Specialist.

• Final approval of the request is made by the Contracting Officer.
Submitting Revised Technical Proposals

Please submit Technical 

Proposals with changes 

highlighted and the 

whole document, 

including all attachments

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Supplement
Commodity Purchases Demonstration
Questions & Discussion