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U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Staff DATE: January 13, 2016 USDA LONG-TERM TURKEY AND TURKEY PRODUCTS PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase turkey and turkey products for school lunch and other domestic food nutrition assistance programs under a long-term program. Offers will be invited pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements dated April 2015 and Amendment 1 dated June 2015 for young turkeys in one or more of the following forms: MATERIAL # MATERIAL DESCRIPTION 100121 TURKEY BREAST DELI FRZ CTN-40 LB 100122 TURKEY BREAST SMKD DELI FRZ CTN-40 LB 100123 TURKEY CONSUMER PACK WHOLE CTN-30-60 LB 100125 TURKEY ROASTS 100126 TURKEY HAMS SMKD FRZ CTN-40 LB 110554 TURKEY DELI A Solicitation will be issued in the near future for deliveries from March 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017, and 3 months for Option 1 March 1, 2017 - May 31, 2017. A separate announcement will be made for ongoing (monthly) turkey and turkey product purchases (to include bulk). Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitation. 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; Amendment 01 dated June 2015; Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated October 2014; Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) for Turkey and Turkey Products dated March 2015; Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) for Smoked Turkey Ham dated March 2015; Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) for Deli-Style Turkey Breasts and Deli-Style Smoked Turkey Breasts dated March 2015 and the entire Solicitation. Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer; USDA/AMS Commodity Procurement Staff; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, S-0239; Washington, DC 20250-0239. An electronic version of this Program Announcement can be found at the Commodity Procurement Website: 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.