PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: April 18, 2014 USDA CHICKEN STRIPS AND CHICKEN FAJITA STRIPS PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase chicken strips and chicken fajita strips for domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be invited pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements dated April 2014 for Chicken Strips and Chicken Fajita Strips in the following forms: Material # Material Description 100117 CHICKEN FAJITA STRIPS 110462 CHICKEN STRIPS (New Product) 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. A Solicitation will be issued in the near future for deliveries July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitation. Subsequent solicitations will be issued as necessary. Offerors are urged to carefully read all applicable terms and conditions of the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements dated April 2014; the Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) for Chicken Strips and the FPPS for Chicken Fajita Strips dated April 2014; and the Vendor Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated September 2012 and all Solicitations. 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 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.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
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