USDA Cooked Turkey Taco Filling Purchase Program Announced

PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: July 28, 2014 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 an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) firm, fixed price with economic price adjustment contract. The solicitation will be issued for deliveries December 1, 2014, through November 30, 2015. 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 Qualification Requirements for Prospective Vendors, dated June 2014, is available under "New Vendor Information" 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