PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: July 29, 2013 USDA COOKED TURKEY TACO FILLING PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced plans to purchase cooked turkey taco filling (100119) for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal food and nutrition assistance programs. A Request for Proposal (Solicitation) will be issued in the near future resulting in a firm, fixed price with economic price adjustment contract. The Solicitation will be issued for deliveries December 1, 2013, through November 30, 2014. All proposals 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 non-responsive. Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program. The Vendor Qualification Requirements, dated September 2012, is available on the AMS Commodity Procurement website at www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing Offerors must read all terms of the applicable Solicitation when it is issued. To receive 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 World Wide Web via the Commodity Procurement Home Page at: 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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