USDA Fresh Tomato Purchase Program Announcement

United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Staff DATE: February 6, 2015 USDA FRESH TOMATO PURCHASE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced plans to purchase fresh tomatoes (100342) for surplus removal. An Invitation for Bid (solicitation) will be issued in the near future for deliveries March 25, 2015, through May 15, 2015. 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 non-responsive. Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program, including the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements, dated April 2014; Commodity Specification for Fresh Vegetables dated October 2014; and the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Vendors, dated June 2014. These documents are available 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.