Canned Corn Purchase Announcement

DATE: May 15, 2015 USDA PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to purchase domestic agricultural products to provide immediate relief and long term recovery efforts to the Food Nutrition Assistance programs to assist those affected by Typhoon Maysak in the Federal States of Micronesia. Offers will be solicited for CANNED WHOLE KERNEL CORN packed in 24/#300 cans, which are commercially available. However, the labeling and packaging shall meet the Food and Drug Administration requirements. Product must be 100% domestic origin. Solicitations will be issued in the near future for deliveries beginning June 16, 2015. Offers to sell the products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitations. 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 applicable terms and conditions of the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements dated April 2015. To receive an electronic (e-mail) notification of the issuance of these solicitations, see the "Subscribe to AMS CP News (link)" available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website. Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer, USDA/AMS Commodity Procurement Staff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, STOP 0239, Washington, DC 20250-0256. An electronic version of this Purchase Announcement can be obtained through the Commodity Procurement Home Page at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing.