Frozen Cooked Diced Chicken

Sources sought for diced chicken to be used in the National School Lunch and other domestic food nutrition assistance programs. This is not a Request for Bid and no contract will be awarded solely on the basis of the response hereto, or on follow-up information subsequently sought. Sources are sought for small businesses (fewer than 500 employees) that are also manufacturers of frozen cooked diced chicken. This commodity is purchased in truck load quantities (40,000 pounds) for delivery to destinations nationwide. All product purchased by USDA must be of 100% domestic origin. Purchases are ongoing with deliveries beginning July 1, 2008. Solicitation information may be viewed at our website at http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=CommodityPurchasing&leftNav=CommodityPurchasing&page=PYCPHomePage&acct=pcmdtyprocr or by contacting the Contracting Officer.