SECTION 32 - BOTTLED JUICE for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

The USDA is seeking offers to sell bottled Concord grape juice for use in domestic food assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program. The juice must be a product of the United States, grown, processed, and prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the US. Deliveries will be made on an FOB destination basis to various locations across the US. Interested parties must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements and submit their offers electronically via the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM). Some key points to consider: • The contract type will be firm-fixed-price. • The solicitation includes various small business set-asides and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. • Offerors must demonstrate successful delivery of at least five truckloads of the product to be removed from probationary status on future solicitations. • The USDA reserves the right to limit awards to 10 truckloads per product for new-to-AMS contractors and existing contractors bidding on new products.