USDA Fruit And Tree Nut Purchase Programs Announced

Date
March 03, 2017

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to purchase canned fruit, frozen fruit, dried fruit, bottled and frozen juices, and fresh fruits for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be solicited in the following forms, listed in alphabetical order:

Material Number

Material Description

100893

APPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

100206

APPLE SLICES CAN-6/10

100258

APPLE SLICES FRZ CTN- 30LB

110470

APPLE SLICES FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB

110149

APPLES FOR PROCESSING-BULK

110561

APPLES FRESH PKG-12/3 LB

100207

APPLESAUCE CAN-24/300

110361

APPLESAUCE CUP - 96/4.5 OZ

110541

APPLESAUCE UNSWEETENED CAN-6/10

100261

APRICOT FRZ CUP-96/4.5 OZ

100210

APRICOT HALVES CAN- 24/300

110862

APRICOT SLICES FRZ - 6/5 LB Package

100216

APRICOTS DICED PEELED EX LT CAN- 6/10

100209

APRICOTS HALVES EX LT CAN- 6/10

110623

BLUEBERRY HIGHBUSH FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB

110624

BLUEBERRY HIGHBUSH FRZ CTN-30 LB

100242

BLUEBERRY WILD FRZ 8/3 LB

100237

CHERRIES FRZ IQF CTN-40 LB

100228

CHERRIES RED TART PITTED CAN-6/10

100894

CHERRY APPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

110723

CRANBERRIES DRIED PKG-300/1. OZ

100301

CRANBERRIES DRIED PKG-5/5 LB

100213

CRANBERRY SAUCE CAN-24/300

100899

CRANBERRYAPPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

100514, 100517,

100521, 100522,

100523, 110543

 

 

FRESH APPLE VARIETIES CTN-40 LB

100297

FRUIT AND NUT MIX DRIED PKG-24/1 LB

110161

FRUIT MIX DRIED PKG-5/5 LB

100895

GRAPE CONCORD JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

 

Material Number

Material Description

100896

GRAPEFRUIT JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

100204

ORANGE JUICE CONC-TANKERS

100897

ORANGE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

100277

ORANGE JUICE SINGLE CTN-70/4 OZ

110651

ORANGE JUICE SINGLE FRZ CUP-96/4 OZ

100283

ORANGES CTN-34-39 LB

100282

PEARS BARTLETT FRESH CTN-45 LB

100280

PEARS BOSC FRESH CTN-45 LB

100279

PEARS D'ANJOU FRESH CTN-45 LB

110560

PEARS FRESH PKG-12/3 LB

100291

PLUMS PITTED DRIED CTN 25 LB

100290

PLUMS PITTED DRIED PKG-24/1 LB

100233

PLUMS PURPLE CAN-24/300

110556

RAISINS BAG-6/5 LB

100293

RAISINS BOX-144/1.33 OZ

100295

RAISINS PKG-24/15 OZ

110860

STRAWBERRY SLICES 6/5 LB BAG

100898

TOMATO JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

All offers must be submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) website at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM. Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be considered nonresponsive.

Solicitations will be issued in the near future for deliveries beginning July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitations.

Offerors are urged to carefully read all Solicitations and applicable terms and conditions of the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements as referenced on the Solicitations, the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA, dated April 2016; and all Commodity Specifications as indicated on the Solicitations.

Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer; United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Contracting Branch, 1400 Independence Ave SW, STOP 0239, Washington, DC 20250-0239. An electronic version of this Product Commodity Award can be obtained through the World Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at:  https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.

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