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PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: March 6, 2013 USDA CANNED AND FROZEN VEGETABLES PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase canned and frozen vegetables, in the forms listed below, for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food and nutrition assistance programs. Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables and Frozen Vegetables will be available at time of solicitation issuance. The initial solicitation will be issued for deliveries July 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014. Subsequent solicitations may be issued. Offers to sell these products must be received no later than the date specified on the solicitation. Awards will be Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. CANNED WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100306 BEANS GREEN CAN- 24/300 100307 BEANS GREEN CAN- 6/10 100308 CARROTS CAN- 24/300 100309 CARROTS CAN- 6/10 100310 CORN CREAM STYLE CAN- 24/300 100311 CORN WHOLE KERNEL CAN- 24/300 100313 CORN WHOLE KERNEL (LQD) CAN- 6/10 100314 PEAS CAN- 24/300 100315 PEAS CAN- 6/10 100320 VEG MIX CAN- 24/300 100324 TOMATOES CAN- 24/300 100328 TOMATO DICED CAN- 24/300 100329 TOMATO DICED CAN- 6/10 100331 POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN- 24/300 110262 TOMATO DICED LOW SOD CAN- 24/300 110263 CORN WHOLE KERNEL LOW SOD CAN- 24/300 FROZEN WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100348 CORN FRZ CTN- 30 LB 100350 PEAS GREEN FRZ CTN- 30 LB 100351 BEANS GREEN FRZ CTN- 30 LB 100352 CARROTS FRZ CTN- 30 LB 110282 BROCCOLI FRZ PKG- 6/5 LB - more - - 2 - 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. Vendors are strongly encouraged to login to the WBSCM system as early as possible to begin their bidding process. Offerors are urged to carefully read all applicable terms and conditions of the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA; Commodity Specifications for Canned Vegetables and Frozen Vegetables; and the applicable Solicitation. 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: http://www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. - - - - -