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PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: April 10, 2014 USDA TURKEY ROAST PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase ready-to-cook turkey roasts for school lunch and other domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be invited for young turkeys in the following form: Roasts (100125) - Frozen ready-to-cook turkey roasts must weigh not less than 8 pounds (3.63 kg) and not more than 12 pounds (5.44 kg). Roasts must be packaged in elasticized netting and moisture-proof casings or plastic-film bags and packed four roasts per fiberboard shipping container. A purchase unit will total 40,000 pounds (18,144 kg). A Request for Proposals (Solicitation) will be issued in the near future, with a period of performance from date of award through 12 months. Deliveries will begin no earlier than July 1, 2014. Offers to sell these products must be received not later than the date specified on the Solicitation. 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. Awards will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Offerors are urged to carefully read all applicable terms and conditions of the USDA Commodity Specification for Turkey and Turkey Products dated April 2013; and the entire Solicitation/Request for Proposals. Inquiries may be made by telephoning (202) 720-4517 or addressing the Contracting Officer; USDA/AMS Commodity Procurement Division; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 3522-S, Mail Stop 0239; Washington, DC 20250-0239. 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 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. - - - - -