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April 4, 2014

AMENDMENT NO 2 

SUPPLEMENT 507 TO THE AMS MASTER SOLICITATION 

FOR THE PURCHASE OF CANNED PINK SALMON FOR DISTRIBUTION TO 

FEDERAL FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS

This Amendment is issued to make the following changes to Supplement 507 to 

the AMS Master Solicitation:

1) Add the following paragraph to Section III. Product Specifications and 

Certification Services:

B. Material Code 110471- Kosher Canned Pink Salmon must bear one 

of the Kashrut certification symbols illustrated in Exhibit B.

2) Replace Exhibit A, Checklist and References to Applicable Bid and Contract 

Provisions with the attached version, dated April 2014.

3) Insert Exhibit B, Acceptable Symbols for Kosher Canned Salmon under 

Supplement 507 to the AMS Master Solicitation, dated April 2014.

4) Remove Exhibit C. The external portal site and this request form are no 

longer utilized for technical proposal submission.

5) Replace Attachment I, Item Description and Checklist of Requirements 

(IDCR) for Canned Pink Salmon, March 2012, with the attached Federal 

Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) for Canned Pink Salmon, dated April 

2014.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for 

employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where

applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income 

is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity 

conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form 

(PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to 

request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed 

complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Agricultural Marketing 

Service

Commodity 

Procurement Staff

1400 Independence 

Ave., SW, 

Room 3522-S, 

STOP 0239

Washington, DC 

20250-0239

Voice 202.720.4517 

Fax 202.720.5871
Room 3932-S, STOP 0256

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20250-0201

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SUPPLEMENT 507 TO THE AMS MASTER SOLICITATION EXHIBIT A

Dated April 2014

CHECKLIST AND REFERENCES TO APPLICABLE BID AND CONTRACT PROVISIONS

FOR CANNED SALMON PRODUCTS

WBSCM 

Material 

Description

Specifications WBSCM 

Material Code

Packaging and 

Packing

Minimum Offer 

Unit Size/ 

Shipping Unit

Tolerance Delivery 

Period 

SALMON PINK 

CAN-24/14.75 

OZ 

Federal Purchase Program 

Specification (FPPS) for 

Canned Pink Salmon, dated 

April 2014

100198 24/14.75 oz. cans are

packed per shipping

container

1,600

cases/35,4000

pounds

NONE 1st half/last half 

of

month delivery

period

K SALMON 

PINK CAN24/14.75 OZ 

110471 24/14.75 oz. cans are 

packed per shipping 

container. 

KOSHER labeled.

1,600

cases/35,4000

pounds

NONE 1st half/last half 

of

month delivery

period
Agricultural Marketing Service

Commodity Procurement Staff

SUPPLEMENT 507 TO THE AMS MASTER SOLICITATION EXHIBIT B

Dated April 2014

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LIST OF ACCEPTABLE SYMBOLS FOR KOSHER CANNED SALMON PRODUCTS

FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FEDERAL FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

http://oukosher.org/ http://trianglek.org/ http://www.ok.org/ 

http://www.skskosher.com/ http://www.kof-k.org/ http://www.cor.ca/ 

http://www.star-k.org/default.htm http://scrollk.org/ http://www.kosher.org/ 
APPROVED

FEDERAL PURCHASE 

PROGRAM SPECIFICATION 

(FPPS) FOR CANNED 

PINK SALMON

Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR)

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

Livestock, Poultry and Seed (LPS) Program 

Food Safety and Commodity Specification (FSCS) Division

Room 2628 S-Bldg, Phone: (202) 692-0342

Supersedes: IDCR for Canned Pink Salmon March 2012 

– changes from previous requirements in blue

Effective: April 2014

Approved by _________ CMS 

Date Issued: 05/01/08 

Date Revised: 04/02/14

100 ITEM DESCRIPTION 

110 Canned Pink Salmon – Twenty-four (24) 14-3⁄4 ounce cans (immediate 

container) per shipping container. 

200 CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS 

201 Product will be produced by facilities operating in accordance with the 

applicable Food and Drug Administrative (FDA) regulations, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (USDC) Seafood Inspection Program, and the 

current year’s Salmon Control Plan. For information regarding Seafood 

Inspection, see the following web site address: 

http://www.seafood.nmfs.noaa..gov/ 

210 FISH FLESH / PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 

211 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: 

211.1 Specie - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (pink). 

211.2 Style – Regular (skin and bones included). 

212 Product Characteristics 

212.1 Color shall be pink to buff. 

212.2 Texture shall be moderately firm to slightly soft. 
Approved by _________ CMS 

Date Issued: 05/01/08 

Date Revised: 04/02/14 2 

212.3 Color of oil will be pink to light yellow. 

213 Sodium content shall not exceed 270 mg / 63 g basis. 

214 Objectionable Materials – In accordance with 21 CFR 161.170(a)(3), the 

contractor must assure that the salmon product is processed from fish 

prepared by removing the head, gills, and tail, and the viscera, blood, fins, 

and damaged or discolored flesh to the greatest extent practicable in 

accordance with good manufacturing practice. Product accept/reject criteria 

will be in accordance with 50 CFR 260.61. 

220 PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY 

221 Cans and Cases - Individual cans of salmon will have a net weight of 14-3⁄4 

ounces. Twenty-four (24) cans will be unitized to a net weight of 22-1⁄8

pounds. 

222 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. 

223 Palletization – All shipping containers shall be stacked on new or wellmaintained pallets and palletized with shrink wrap plastic. 

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

all information required by USDC regulations and the following AMS 

requirements: 

224.1 Cans – 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. 

224.1.1 All cans of Kosher Pink Salmon must include the registered Kashrut 

certification symbol of the certification agent. 

224.2 Shipping Containers1/ – Commercially marked shipping containers will include 

the following information: 

224.2.1 Purchase order number. 

224.2.2 A traceability code that identifies the processing establishment, production 

date and production lot. 

224.2.3 Nutrition facts panel based on requirements in 21 CFR 101.9 Nutrition 

Labeling of Food. 

1/The information in Section 224.2 may be printed directly on the shipping container, or printed on labels applied to the 

shipping container. 
Approved by _________ CMS 

Date Issued: 05/01/08 

Date Revised: 04/02/14 3 

224.2.4 The appropriate product name and material number listed in the table below 

for each of the items. 

Item Material Number 

Canned Pink Salmon 100198 

Canned Pink Salmon - Kosher 110471 

224.2.5 Ingredient declaration (including single ingredient products). 

224.2.6 An allergen statement in a format which complies with the Food Allergen 

Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) for any product which 

contains milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, soy or 

wheat; e.g. Allergen: This product contains ______. 

224.2.7 All shipping containers of Kosher Pink Salmon must include the registered 

Kashrut certification symbol of the certification agent. 

230 DELIVERED PRODUCT 

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

of 35,400 pounds. 

232 Sealing - All products must be delivered to AMS destinations under seal. 

Seals shall be serially numbered, barrier-type and meet the American Society 

for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards (F-1157-04) and/or the 

International Organization for Standards (ISO) 17712-2010. Seals shall be 

1⁄8th-inch diameter cable, high-security bolt, or equivalent.

300 ACCEPTANCE AND CERTIFICATION 

310 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: 

311 Purchase Order Number. 

312 Sales Order Number. 

313 Material Number and Material Description. 

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

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

316 Total projected net weight per delivery unit. 

317 Identity of car or truck (car numbers and letters, seals, truck license, etc.). 
Approved by _________ CMS 

Date Issued: 05/01/08 

Date Revised: 04/02/14 4 

318 A statement that “Product conforms to the FPPS for Canned Pink Salmon and 

projected net weights certified.” 

400 PRODUCT ASSURANCE 

401 Facilities used in fulfilling USDA contracts must be operating in accordance 

with all applicable FDA regulations. All canned pink salmon will be produced 

under continuous National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) inspection, 

which may include Type I, Integrated Quality Assurance (IQA), HACCP 

Quality Management Program (HACCP-QMP), or Resident Inspector 

Program. 

410 WARRANTY AND COMPLAINT RESOLUTION 

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

contractual requirements required under this Supplement. 

412 Complaint Resolution – Customer complaint resolution procedures will be 

developed by the contractor. 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. 

420 NON-CONFORMING PRODUCT 

421 The contractor must have documented procedures that assure 

nonconforming product identification, segregation, and disposition in order to 

prevent misuse and that nonconforming product is not delivered to USDA. 

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 FSCS Division of final 

disposition (e.g., diverted to commercial production, cooked product or 

destroyed).