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U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Staff DATE: March 9, 2017 USDA CANNED AND FROZEN VEGETABLE PURCHASE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to purchase Canned and Frozen Vegetables for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food nutrition assistance programs. Commodity Specifications for Canned and Frozen Vegetables will be available at time of solicitation issuance. The initial solicitation will be issued for deliveries October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. 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 contracts. CANNED VEGETABLES WBSCM MATERIAL MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100306 BEANS GREEN CAN- 24/300 100307 BEANS GREEN CAN- 6/10 100310 CORN CREAM STYLE CAN- 24/300 100311 CORN WHOLE KERNEL CAN- 24/300 100313 CORN WHOLE KERNEL (LIQ) CAN- 6/10 100314 PEAS CAN- 24/300 100315 PEAS CAN- 6/10 100320 VEG MIX CAN- 24/300 100328 TOMATO DICED CAN- 24/300 100329 TOMATO DICED CAN- 6/10 100331 POTATOES WHT SLICES CAN- 24/300 FROZEN VEGETABLES 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 110763 PEAS, GREEN FRZ CTN-12/2.5 LB 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. Offerors are urged to carefully read all Solicitations and applicable terms for Commodity Procurements as referenced on the Solicitations, the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA, dated October 2014; 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 The 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.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). - - - - -