Supplement for the

Purchase of

TURKEY AND TURKEY PRODUCTS

Under the Long-Term Program

April 2013
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I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 2

II. PRICING ........................................................................................................................ 2

A. Offer Price....................................................................................................................... 2

B. Base Price ........................................................................................................................ 2

C. Final Price ....................................................................................................................... 3

EXHIBIT 1 .................................................................................................................................... 4

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SUPPLEMENT FOR THE

PURCHASE OF TURKEY AND TURKEY PRODUCTS UNDER THE LONG-TERM 

PROGRAM

I. INTRODUCTION

The Purchase Announcement announcing the Long-Term Turkey and Turkey Products Program

stated that delivery periods will be from July 16 through November 30, 2013. Following are 

special ordering and pricing terms that apply only to the long-term Purchase Orders under this 

announcement for consumer-pack turkeys, deli-style turkey breasts, deli-style smoked turkey 

breasts, and smoked turkey hams.

II. PRICING

A. Offer Price

The offer price, or bid price, is intended to reflect the cost of manufacturing the 

consumer pack turkey, deli-style turkey breasts, deli-style smoked turkey breasts, 

or turkey hams, plus transportation costs to destinations listed on the Solicitation.

It reflects the difference between the base price and the final price. At the time of 

award, a Purchase Order (contract) will be issued in the Web-Based Supply Chain 

Management (WBSCM) System stating only the offer price for each line item 

awarded.

B. Base Price

1. The base price is intended to reflect the approximate value of the turkey 

contained as ingredients in the finished product. AMS will determine the base 

price as follows:

a) Consumer Pack: A 50:50 composite of Frozen Hens and Toms prices in 

the “TURKEY: Weekly National Fresh and Frozen Whole Young 

Turkeys” report (Exhibit 1) (which can be found by searching for the title 

of the report on http://search.ams.usda.gov/mnsearch/mnsearch.aspx)

published by USDA Poultry Market News on the Friday approximately 

30 days prior to the first date of the contracted delivery period.

For example, the TURKEY: Weekly National Fresh and Frozen Whole 

Young Turkeys report for Friday, April 19, 2013 (Exhibit 1), reports the 

weekly weighted average for Frozen Hens Whole Body Turkeys at 94.64

cents per pound and Frozen Toms Whole Body Turkeys at 97.50 cents per 

pound. The base price would be 96.07 cents per pound
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[(94.64 x 50%) + (97.50 x 50%)]. This price ($0.9607 per pound) would 

be added to the offer price to determine the price per pound to be paid 

(final price).

b) Deli-Style Turkey Breasts and Deli-Style Smoked Turkey Breasts: The 

Fresh Tom Boneless/Skinless Breasts Weekly Weighted Average Price 

(NW_PY029) published by the USDA Poultry Market News on the Friday 

approximately 30 days prior to the first date of the contracted delivery 

period.

c) Smoked Turkey Ham: The Fresh Thigh Meat Weekly Weighted Average 

Price (NW_PY029) published by the USDA Poultry Market News on the 

Friday approximately 30 days prior to the first date of the contracted 

delivery period.

2. The price will be expressed on a per-pound basis, rounded to the fourth 

decimal place. If no price is quoted for the Friday approximately 30 days prior to 

the contracted delivery period, the base price will be calculated using the previous 

published price.

3. Inquiries regarding the USDA Poultry Market News reports should be 

directed to USDA-AMS-Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News and Analysis 

Division by telephoning (202) 720-6231 or by e-mail at

Wash.LGMN@am.usda.gov . The reports are available at 

www.ams.usda.gov/pymnhomepage.

C. Final Price

A Purchase Order modification will be issued approximately 30 days prior to each 

delivery period which will reflect the base price added to the offer price to 

determine the final price to be paid to the Contractor for each purchase unit.
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EXHIBIT 1