Various Commodities for use in International Food Assistance Programs
Overview
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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
Amendment 0001 has been issued for Bid Invitation 2000011374 (12-1NFP-26-B-0018-0001), titled "Various Commodities for use in International Food Assistance Programs." This amendment, dated June 8, 2026, adds a question and updates tendering text. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for the procurement of various packaged commodities for international food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations outside the United States. This is a Partial Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5), with potential for other small business set-asides. Responses are due June 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM UTC.
Scope of Work
This solicitation seeks to procure various packaged commodities for use in International food assistance programs. Deliveries will be made to multiple locations outside the United States, with varying delivery bases as specified in the solicitation. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.
Contract & Timeline
- Notice Identifier: d87433331d7f4a7989cdfc5019dffe00
- Type: Solicitation (Firm-Fixed-Price)
- Set-Aside: Partial Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). The solicitation may also include other small business set-asides such as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO), 8(a), AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.
- Product Service Code: 8945 (Food, Oils And Fats)
- Response Due: June 16, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
- Published: June 9, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC
- Department/Agency: Agriculture / AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Additional Notes
The solicitation is expected to be available on or after June 9, 2026, electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and via a link on SAM.gov. A hard copy will not be available. All future information, including amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and SAM.gov. Interested parties are responsible for obtaining the most up-to-date information.
The attached solicitation should be read with the Master Invitation for Bids for Commodity Procurements – International Programs (MIFB-I) available at https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MSCP-I_generic.pdf. Commodity specifications can be accessed online for packaged commodities at https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/packaged-commodities and for bulk commodities at https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/bulk-commodities.
Contacts
- Primary: Jennifer Russenberger (jennifer.russenberger@usda.gov)
- Secondary: Travis Cathey (travis.cathey@usda.gov)