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PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: April 29, 2013 USDA POULTRY PRODUCTS PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase poultry products for domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be invited pursuant to the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements dated April 2013 for poultry products in the following forms: Material # Material Description 100098 CHICKEN CUT-UP FRZ CTN-40 LB 100100 CHICKEN SMALL CHILLED-BULK 100103 CHICKEN LARGE CHILLED-BULK 100113 CHICKEN LEGS CHILLED-BULK 100114 CHICKEN THIGHS CHILLED-BULK 100115 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS CHILLED-BULK 110080 CHICKEN OVEN ROASTED FRZ 8 PC CTN-30LB 100124 TURKEY CHILLED-BULK 100883 TURKEY THIGHS BNLS SKNLS CHILLED-BULK 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 from July 1 through July 31, 2013. 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 2013; the Vendor Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated September 2012; Commodity Specifications as indicated on the Solicitation; 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 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. - - - - -