SUPPLEMENT 507 TO AMS MASTER SOLICITATION JULY 2011 

PURCHASE OF CANNED PINK SALMON 

FOR DISTRIBUTION TO 

FEDERAL FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS 

This document provides additional USDA requirements and specifications for the purchase of canned 

pink salmon products described in the attached References to the Applicable Bid and Contract 

Provisions (Exhibit A). In addition to product descriptions, this exhibit also provides information on 

the specifications used in the production of the canned pink salmon products (see Attachment I). 

I. INSTRUCTIONS TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS 

A. The canned pink salmon products will be purchased on a competitive bid basis from 

suppliers who are operating in accordance with the applicable Food and Drug Administrative 

(FDA) regulations and under the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) Type I inspection, which may include Integrated Quality Assurance (IQA) or 

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Quality Management Program (HACCPQMP). 

Actual purchases will be on a competitive bid basis as described in the Master Solicitation, this 

Supplement, and separately issued solicitations. 

B. Responsibility/Eligibility 

Facilities used in fulfilling USDA contracts must be operating in accordance with the 

applicable Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and under the DOC, National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) inspection which may include Type I Inspection, which may 

include Integrated Quality Assurance (IQA) or Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point 

(HACCP) Quality Management Program (HACCP-QMP). Facilities to be used in fulfilling 

USDA contracts must be operating in accordance with the applicable Salmon Control Plan (by 

year). 

Subcontractors or suppliers of canned pink salmon products are: (1) ineligible if they are 

currently delivering late on USDA contracts, or USDA-approved subcontracts and late delivery 

is not due to causes beyond their control; and (2) nonresponsible if they are not operating in 

accordance with the applicable FDA regulations and under the DOC, NMFS Type I Inspection 

which may include IQA, or HACCP-QMP, Salmon Control Plan (by year); or (3) have been 

suspended or debarred under the provisions of 48 C.F.R. Subpart 9.4. 

United States Room -3522-S, Stop 0239 

Department of 1400 Independence Ave., SW 

Agriculture Washington, DC 20250 
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C. Loading and Sealing of Vehicles (AMS Master Solicitation Section G.)

Loading of the vehicle may also be conducted by a person authorized in a contractor’s 

approved technical proposal. 

D. Domestic Requirements 

 

The contractor agrees to include this domestic origin certification clause in its entirety in all 

subcontracts for fresh and frozen pink salmon or pink salmon products used in fulfilling any 

contracts awarded under this Supplement and Master Solicitation. The burden of proof of 

compliance is on the Contractor. All raw materials including pink salmon will be shipped in 

containers labeled as “Domestic Only Product” on the principle display panel and the bill of 

lading accompanying the shipment will contain the statement “Domestic Only Product.” 

Prior to performance on USDA contracts or subcontracts, contractors, and pink salmon 

subcontractors must obtain approval of its domestic product program from the NMFS. 

II. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 

A. Contract documents will be submitted in an electronic format through the company’s external 

portal site maintained by the Livestock and Seed Program (see Exhibit B for instructions to 

obtain an external portal site). Contract documents shall be saved in the portable document file 

(PDF) format. This format and electronic form provided will aid in the administration of the 

contract documents. 

B. Offers must upload the electronic PDF document by the same individual that signed the original 

paper copy of the contract document. The contract document must be submitted by an authorized 

agent of the company. 

Note: All hard copies shall be mailed to the Contracting Officer, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 3524-South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20250-0253 

III. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES 

A. Canned pink salmon delivered pursuant to this Announcement and the applicable Invitations 

shall be packed in the United States in accordance with: (1) the Item Description and Checklist 

of Requirement for canned pink salmon, effective July 2011, (2) the Federal Food and Drug 

Administration Standard of Identity and Fill of Container for Canned Salmon, 21 C.F.R. 

161.70; (3) the Good Manufacturing Practice regulations (21 C.F.R. Part 110); and (4) 

additional requirements as prescribed in the applicable Salmon Control Plan (by year). 

B. Specifications for the canned pink salmon will be set forth in the IDCR, dated July 2011. If 

documents are amended, appropriate amendments must be referenced. 

C. Product must be produced under the applicable Salmon Control Plan (by year), FDA 

regulations and under the NMFS Type I Inspection, which may include IQA or HACCP-QMP 

or Type II Lot Inspection. 
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D. Questions concerning charges and the availability of NMFS inspectors should be discussed 

with the Western Regional Inspection Office in Seattle, Washington at (206) 526-4259. 

IV. INVOICES AND PAYMENT

Replace Item 2. of the AMS Master Solicitation with: 2. Original DOC Memorandum Report of 

Inspection issued at the time of delivery. 

Purchases of the materials under this supplement require that a “three-way match” must be 

completed in WBSCM, i.e., Purchase Order (PO), Good Receipt, and Invoice with supporting 

documents attached.

V. PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE as show in Section X of the AMS 

Master Solicitation

A. FAR Provisions: are modified as shown below: 

(a) (1) The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 311711. 

 (2) The small business size standard is 500 employees. 

2. Type of Contract--The Government contemplates award of a firm-fixed price contract(s). 

3. Service of Protest: address for the Contracting Officer is: 1400 Independence Ave. S.W., 

Room 3524-S; Washington, DC 20250-0253 

VI. Inquiries concerning inspection should be directed to either: 

Deputy Director 

National Seafood Inspection Program 

DOC-NOAA-NMFS-F-SI 

1315 East-West Highway 

Room 10842 

Silver Spring, MD 20910 

Telephone: (301)713-2355 

Director, Southeast Inspection Branch 

National Seafood Inspection Program 

DOC- NOAA-NMFS 

Koger Building 

9721 Executive Center Drive North, Suite 133 

St. Petersburg, FL 33702 

Telephone: (727)570-5383 

Director, Western Regional Inspection Office 

Chief, Western Regional Inspection Office 

National Seafood Inspection Program 

DOC-NOAA-NMFS 

7600 Sand Point Way NE Bldg 32 

Seattle, WA 98115 

Telephone: (206) 526-4259 

Commodity 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. EXHIBIT A DA

Procurement Room 3452‐S, STOP 0256 PAGE 1 OF 1

Branch Washington, DC 20250‐0256

CHECKLIST AND REFERENCES TO APPLICABLE BID AND CONTRACT PROVISI

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS (SECTION 1. A. (GENERAL) BID/CONTRACT PROVISIO

Product/ 

Commodity 

Box Code 

Specifications 

Listed in Priority 

Order 

Commodity 

Purchase Code Packaging and Packing 

Minimum Offer 

Unit 

Size/Shipping 

Unit Tolerance Section. Delivery Period 

Canned Pink Salmon 100198

Item Description and Checklist of Requirements for Canned Pink Salmon (IDCR), Effective July 

2011

100198 24/14.75 oz cans are 

packed per shipping container 

1600 cases/35,4000 pounds 

NONE First Half/Last Half of 

month delivery period. 

Full 
Commodity 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.

Procurement Room 3522, STOP S-0239

Staff Washington, DC 20250-0239

In order for a company to submit documents electronically as prescribed in the applicable procurement 

documents, a company must have an external portal site set up in the Livestock and Seed Contractor 

Information (LSCI) site. Please complete the form below, print, and send the completed form by e-mail to 

sue.olson@ams.usda.gov. To assure that the accounts and names are set-up correctly the form must be filled 

out electronically. If additional space is needed, please submit an additional form. 

Company: 

Address: 

City: 

State: Zip code: 

Please provide the information below for each company personnel who need access to the company site.

First Name Middle 

Initial

Last Name E-mail address Title Phone Number

SUPPLEMENT 302 TO AMS MASTER SOLICITATION EXHIBIT C UPDATED 10/2012
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Date Issued: 05/01/08 

Date Revised: 07/20/11

I. ITEM DESCRIPTION 

Canned Pink Salmon – Twenty four (24) 14.75 ounce cans per case. 

II. CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS 

Product will be produced by facilities operating in accordance with the applicable Food 

and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and the U.S. Department of Commerce 

Seafood Inspection Program, Continuous Inspection or Lot Inspection Program. For 

information regarding Seafood Inspection, use the following link: 

http://seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/ServicesBrochure.pdf 

A. FISH FLESH / PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 

Contractors must describe in detail the necessary processing steps, supported 

with digital images, to comply with the requirements below. 

1. Domestic Origin of Fish Flesh - Only pink salmon produced in the United 

States will be used. United States produced pink salmon must be 

manufactured from pink salmon landed by American flagged vessels, and be 

completely processed in the United States, its territories, possessions, Puerto 

Rico, or the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and shall be of the following 

specie and style: 

a. Specie - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (pink). 

b. Style – Regular (skin and bones included). 

2. Product Characteristics 

a. Color shall be pink to buff. 

b. Texture shall be moderately firm to slightly soft. 

c. Color of oil will be pink to light yellow. 

 

ITEM DESCRIPTION AND 

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS 

(IDCR) FOR CANNED PINK SALMON

Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) 

Livestock and Seed Program, Standardization Division 

Room 2607 S-Bldg, Phone: (202) 260-8295 

Effective: July 2011

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d. Sodium content shall not exceed 270 mg/63 g serving as declared on the 

Nutrition Facts panel on the can label. 

e. Objectionable Materials – The contractor must assure that all heads, gills, 

tails, viscera, blood marks, bruising, collar cartilage, and fins have been 

excluded. 

B. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY 

1. Cans and Cases - Individual cans of salmon will have a net weight of 14.75 

ounces. Twenty-four (24) cans will be unitized to a net weight of 22.125 

pounds. 

2. All cans will be unitized into cases by packing into new fiberboard shipping 

containers, placing on fiberboard trays with plastic shrink wrap or plastic shrink 

wrap only. Only one size and style of unitized cases may be offered in an 

individual delivery unit. 

3. Palletization - All cases shall be stacked on new or well-maintained pallets and 

palletized with shrink wrap plastic. 

4. Labeling –Both immediate and shipping containers will be labeled to include 

all information required by USDC regulations.

a. Cans (immediate container) – All cans shall bear a code that is traceable 

to production establishment, production lot and date and back to the 

source of the harvested salmon to ensure compliance with domestic 

origin requirements. 

b. Shipping Containers – Commercially marked shipping containers will 

include the following information: 

1) USDA shield at least 2 inches high and 

appearing on the top of the container or on 

the principle display panel. 

2) Purchase order number. 

3) A traceability code that identifies the establishment number, 

production date and production lot. 

4) Nutrition facts panel based on actual nutritional analysis of the

product. 

5) Product name – Canned Pink Salmon. 

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6) Material number – 100198. 

 

*Shipping container labels will be illustrated in the contractor’s technical 

proposal. 

C. DELIVERED PRODUCT 

1. Delivery Unit - Each delivery unit will consist of 1,600 cases with a net weight 

of 35,400 pounds. 

2. Sealing – All products must be delivered to AMS destinations under seal with 

tamper proof, tamper resistant, serially numbered, high security seals that 

meet the American Society for Testing and materials Standard F 1157-04. 

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE 

All canned pink salmon will be produced under the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) Type I inspection, which may include Integrated Quality 

Assurance (IQA) or HACCP Quality Management Program (HACCP-QMP). The 

contractors must declare the type of NMFS inspection program they are operating 

under in their technical proposal. 

E. WARRANTY AND COMPLAINT RESOLUTION 

1. Warranty – The contractor will guarantee that the product complies with all 

specification requirements, technical proposal declarations, and provisions set 

forth in the program Supplement. 

2. Complaint Resolution – Customer complaint resolution procedures will be 

included in the technical proposal. These procedures will include: a point of 

contact, investigation steps, intent to cooperate with AMS, and product 

replacement or monetary compensation. The procedures will be used to 

resolve product complaints from recipient agencies or AMS. 

F. NON-CONFORMING PRODUCT 

The contractor must include a plan to assure that non-conforming product is not 

delivered under USDA contracts. The plan must address 1) control and 

segregation of non-conforming product, 2) removal of any USDA markings, and 3) 

disposition of non-conforming product, including vendor notification in writing to 

the Contracting Officer of final disposition (e.g., diverted to commercial production, 

cooked product or destroyed). 

 

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G. ACCEPTANCE AND CERTIFICATION 

The USDC Seafood Inspector shall certify acceptable product and set forth on 

either: 1) a lot inspection certificate, 2) a Certificate of inspection, or 3) a 

Memorandum Report of Inspection, as appropriate, the following: 

1. Purchase Order Number. 

2. Sales Order Number. 

3. Material Number and Material Description. 

4. Can (traceability) code(s) and the month and year of production. 

5. Count of cases and total projected net weight of product in each lot. 

6. Total projected net weight per delivery unit. 

7. Identity of car or truck (car numbers and letters, seals, truck license, etc.). 

8. A statement that “Product conforms with the Item Description and Checklist of 

Requirements (IDCR) for Canned Pink Salmon and projected net weights 

certified.” 

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