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PURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service DATE: April 26, 2013 USDA SHELF-STABLE CHICKEN PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced plans to purchase shelf-stable chicken products for domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be invited in the following forms: Material #Material Description TBD SHELF-STABLE CHICKEN 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. Requests for Proposals (Solicitations) for shelf-stable chicken products will be issued in the near future. The period of performance shall extend from date of award through 12 months. 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 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. - - - - -