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United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Staff DATE: June 17, 2015 USDA OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to purchase oven roasted chicken for the national school lunch program and domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be solicited in the following forms: Material # Material Description 110080 CHICKEN OVEN ROASTED FRZ 8 PC CTN - 30LB 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. Solicitations will be issued in the near future for deliveries beginning September 16, 2015, through June 30, 2016. Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitations. Offerors are urged to carefully read all Solicitations and applicable terms and conditions of the AMS Master Solicitation 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 Purchase Announcement can be obtained through the World Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing. 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). - - - - -