Ready to Eat Cereal Products for Domestic Food Assistance

The Agricultural Marketing Service is issuing a combined synopsis and solicitation for the procurement of Ready to Eat (RTE) cereal products to support domestic food assistance programs. This requirement, identified by solicitation number 12-3J14-26-B-0209, is being conducted as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for commercial items in accordance with FAR Part 12. The acquisition is unrestricted, meaning no set-aside (NONE; NONE) has been applied, and all responsible sources are eligible to submit a proposal for consideration.

The procurement falls under NAICS code 311230, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing, which includes the manufacturing of oat, mixed grain, and breakfast cereal products, and PSC code 8920, BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTS. The small business size standard for this requirement is 1,300 employees or less. The solicitation includes five attachments: a PDF regarding fortified RTE cereal products, an Excel exhibit for RTE cereal, a domestic origin certificate, a past performance document, and the formal combined synopsis solicitation document.

Proposals are due by the response deadline of April 17, 2026. This announcement serves as the only solicitation, and no separate written solicitation will be issued. The scope of work involves providing cereal products for domestic feeding programs, and the evaluation will consider all proposals submitted by the specified closing date.