89 -- TURKEY TACO FILLING

Notice Date

September 4, 2001

Contracting Office

USDA AMS Poultry Div, PO Box 96456, Rm 3943 South, Washington, DC 20090-6456

ZIP Code

20090-6456

Solicitation Number

PY-251

Point of Contact

Dennis Pearson, Contracting Officer, Phone 202/720-7693

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer (dennis.pearson@usda.gov)

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has announced plans to purchase frozen cooked turkey taco filling for school lunch and other domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be invited from the trade for frozen cooked turkey taco filling, produced from ground turkey (ready-to-cook nonbasted, young turkeys or turkey products, and turkey skin), and spices/seasonings. The commodity must be packaged in 3- or 5-pound (1.36- or 2.27-kg) packages to a net weight of 30 pounds (13.61 kg) in each fiberboard shipping container. A purchase unit will consist of 1,300 shipping containers totaling 39,000 pounds (17,690 kg). The program Announcement, Specification, Invitation, and Food Purchase Report can be found on the website listed below. Small businesses (500 employees or less) are encouraged to participate. The Agricultural Marketing Service is actively seeking small businesses that are also manufacturers, to participate in all its purchase programs.

Web Link

Click here to download a copy of the current invitation (http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/cp/turkey/index.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010906/89SOL005.HTM (W-247 SN50W7C2)