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PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: March 6, 2013 USDA CANNED AND FROZEN FRUITS PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase canned and frozen fruits, in the forms listed below, for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food and nutrition assistance programs. Commodity Specifications for Canned Fruits and Frozen Fruits 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 100209 APRICOTS HALVES EX LT CAN- 6/10 100210 APRICOT HALVES CAN- 24/300 100211 MIXED FRUIT CAN- 24/300 100212 MIXED FRUIT EX LT CAN- 6/10 100216 APRICOTS DICED PEELED EX LT CAN- 6/10 100218 PEACHES CLING SLICES CAN- 24/300 100219 PEACHES CLING SLICES EX LT CAN- 6/10 100220 PEACHES CLING DICED EX LT CAN- 6/10 100222 PEACHES FREESTONE CAN- 24/300 100223 PEARS CAN- 24/300 100224 PEARS SLICES EX LT CAN- 6/10 100225 PEARS DICED EX LT CAN- 6/10 100226 PEARS HALVES EX LT CAN- 6/10 110230 APRICOTS DICED EX LT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110231 APRICOTS HALVES EX LT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110233 MIXED FRUIT EX LT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110234 PEACHES CLING DICED EXLTSUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110236 PEACHES CLING SLC EXLT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110237 PEARS DICED EX LT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110238 PEARS HALVES EX LT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 110239 PEARS SLICES EX LT SUCROSE CAN- 6/10 - more - - 2 - FROZEN WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100238 PEACHES FREESTONE SLICES FRZ CTN- 12/2 LB 100239 PEACHES FREESTONE SLICES FRZ CTN- 20 LB 100241 PEACH FREESTONE DICED FRZ CUP- 96/4.4 OZ 100253 STRAWBERRY FRZ CTN- 30 LB 100254 STRAWBERRY SLICES FRZ CTN- 30 LB 100256 STRAWBERRY FRZ CUP- 96/4.5 OZ 100259 APRICOTS SLICES FRZ BOX- 20 LB 100260 APRICOT FRZ CTN- 40 LB 100261 APRICOT FRZ CUP- 96/4.5 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. 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 Fruits and Frozen Fruits; 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. - - - - -