SUPPLEMENT 509 ALASKA POLLOCK

The Agricultural Marketing Service has posted a Final Supplement 509 for Alaska Pollock, June 2026.  Minor updates include: Contractors shall provide documentation that verifies the raw material block used for further processing meets all the Fish Flesh requirements as stated in the supplement;  under the delivered product section, a statement informing vendors that truck seal numbers must also be recorded on the BOL, per the Master Invitation;  product temperature at time of loading to be recorded on the Contractor’s Checkloading shipping documentation;  replaced immediate & shipping container verbiage with primary package and shipping case - throughout the documents;  replaced supplier with contractor - throughout the documents;  metal detection validation must be performed with all three metals during each testing interval, including TP procedural requirements;  contractors must provide written proof of an approved USDC Product Management Plan (PMP) to support finished products meet the grade requirements;  updated name from “Master Solicitation” to “Master Invitation for Bids – Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D)”;  “Delivery” date changed to “Shipping” date on the Certificate of Conformance