Canned Vegetable for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) is soliciting for Canned Vegetables for domestic food assistance programs, including Hominy, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, and Pumpkin. Deliveries are scheduled between April 1, 2026, and June 30, 2026. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation, with a 100% Small Business Set-Aside specifically for Sweet Potatoes w/ Syrup. Offers are due January 29, 2026.
Scope of Work
The procurement covers various canned vegetables, including Hominy (12/300 can, 36-420mg sodium), Sweet Potatoes w/ Syrup (24/300 can), Spinach (24/300 can), and Pumpkin (24/300 can). All commodities must be products of the United States, grown, processed, and prepared exclusively domestically. Deliveries are FOB destination to various US locations.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed-Price, Definite Delivery.
- Period of Performance: Deliveries from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026.
- Offer Due Date: January 29, 2026, 13:00:00 Central Time.
- Acceptance Announcement: By midnight, February 10, 2026.
- Published: January 22, 2026.
Set-Aside & Eligibility
- Set-Aside: This opportunity includes a 100% Small Business Set-Aside for '100316- Sweet Potatoes w/ Syrup Can- 24/300'. The solicitation may also include other small business set-asides.
- HUBZone Preference: HUBZone Small Business Price Evaluation Preference is available for certified manufacturer/producers.
- Vendor Qualification: Potential contractors must meet AMS vendor qualification requirements (FAR Subpart 9.2). Information is available at http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food or by contacting newvendor@usda.gov.
- New Vendors: New-to-AMS contractors are subject to a probationary period, limiting awards to 10 truckloads per product until 5 successful deliveries are demonstrated.
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission Method: Offers must be submitted electronically via the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system (https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement). Submissions by any other means will be nonresponsive.
- Governing Regulations: The solicitation is subject to the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D), Commodity Supplement, Specifications, AGAR, and FAR.
- Special Conditions: Offerors planning to use multiple processing plants/shipping points must submit a list. The quantity tolerance section of the specification document is not applicable; USDA will not pay for cases exceeding the contracted quantity.
Additional Notes
- This is a combined presolicitation notice and solicitation.
- Amendments 001 and 002 have been issued; Amendment 002 extended the offer due date and clarified Hominy sodium content.
- Commodity specifications are accessible online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.