VARIOUS COMMODITIES FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

AI Summary

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is soliciting bids for various packaged commodities for international food assistance programs. Deliveries will be made to various locations outside the U.S. The solicitation will be available electronically, and interested parties must ensure they have the latest information. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.

Contract details

Solicitation No.: 12-1NFP-26-B-0012
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Posted Date: April 9, 2026
Response Deadline: April 21, 2026
NAICS Code: 311212 AI guide
PSC / Class Code: 8945
Issuing Office: USDA AMS 3J14
Sub-Agency: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Primary Contact: Travis Cathey
City: WASHINGTON
State: DC
ZIP Code: 20250
AI Product/Service: product

Description

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of various packaged commodities for International food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations outside the United States with various delivery bases (see solicitation). The solicitation may include multiple small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.). This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.

The solicitation is expected to be available on or after today and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and through a link to the aforementioned website in the documents attached to the solicitation notice and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and Contract Opportunities website. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.

The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Invitation for Bids for Commodity Procurements – International Programs (MIFB-I) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP-I_generic.pdf. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online as follows:

For packaged commodities:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/packaged-commodities

For bulk commodities:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/bulk-commodities

Key dates

April 9, 2026Posted Date
April 21, 2026Proposals / Responses Due

AI search tags

food assistance international procurement packaged commodities bulk commodities agricultural products

Frequently asked questions

VARIOUS COMMODITIES FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.