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

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a Purchase Award Description for Bottled Grape (Concord) Juice, procured by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Child Nutrition and Federal Domestic Food Distribution Programs in Fiscal Year 2026, under Section 32. The purchase resulted from Solicitation No. 2000011174, dated January 30, 2026. The products were purchased on an F.O.B. destination basis.

• Product: Bottled Grape (Concord) Juice, PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ (GU)

• Delivery Period: April 16, 2026, to August 15, 2026.

• Note: 1,025 cases / 1 truck / 35,670 LBS of this material were not awarded due to no bids being received.

• Contract Type: Not explicitly stated, but implies a fixed-price award based on offers.

• Period of Performance: Deliveries between April 16, 2026, and August 15, 2026.

• Estimated Value: The document details awarded contract values, not an overall estimated value for the solicitation.

• Number of Offers/Quotes Received: 8

• Submission Instructions: Not detailed in this award document; refer to Solicitation No. 2000011174.

• Evaluation Criteria: Not detailed in this award document.

• Key Deadlines: Solicitation issued January 30, 2026. Delivery period April 16 - August 15, 2026.

• Not specified in this document.

• Further information can be obtained from the website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.

• The document lists numerous contract awards to various vendors across multiple locations with specific quantities and prices.

Solicitation

This is a combined pre-solicitation notice and solicitation for BOTTLED JUICE (CONCORD GRAPE) pursuant to SECTION 32 of the AMS Master Solicitation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is procuring this commodity for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. Offers will be announced by 11:59 pm CT on February 26, 2026.

• Product: BOTTLED JUICE (CONCORD GRAPE), PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ, 100% SB; 10% SDVOSB.

• Crop Year: 2025 crop year and onwards will be accepted.

• Delivery Period: Deliveries are to be made between April 16, 2026, through August 15, 2026.

• Multiple Stops: Solicitation may show multiple stops on line items, limited to a maximum of three per line item.

• Pricing: Bidders may submit different prices for each stop, but a price is required on all line items within a lot.

• Invitation Type: Definite Delivery.

• Bid invitation number: 2000011174.

• Description: 12-3J14-26-B-0145-0003.

• Purchasing Group: AMS-Fruit and Veg.

• Offers must be submitted electronically via the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM). Offers submitted by any other means will be deemed non-responsive.

• Offerors must be active in WBSCM and have the required bidder roles.

• Bid Timezone: Central Time.

• Start Date: 01/30/2026 09:00:00.

• Offer Due Date: 02/12/2026 13:00:00.

• Opening Date: 02/12/2026 13:00:00.

• Set-Asides: (100895) GRAPE CONCORD JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ # 100% SB; 10% SDVOSB.

• Probationary Period: New-to-AMS contractors and existing contractors bidding on new products may be limited to 10 truckloads per product. Successful delivery of at least five (5) truckloads of the new product is required to be removed from probationary status.

• Inquiries should be directed to Anna Lande (anna.lande@usda.gov) as the specialist, or Ashley Train (ashley.train@usda.gov) as the Contracting Officer.

• Offerors are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonably expect to produce and deliver by the required NLT dates.

• Prime vendors are prohibited from subcontracting with companies or individuals that have been suspended or debarred.

• Amendments: The document references amendments P00001 and P00002, dated 02/05/26, which correct the delivery period. The start date was updated from April 15, 2026, to April 1, 2026, and then to April 16, 2026.