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12-3J14-26-B-0165.pdf | Feb 20, 2026 |
WILD RICE for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs
Contact and place of performance
Jenny Babiuch
Not specified
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) issues a solicitation for procurement of the products listed in the attac...
View morePursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 470-103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States. Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS’s solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.
To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. For information about becoming a qualified bidder, please reach out to [email protected] . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.
Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined nonresponsive.
The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/solicitations. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online at https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service, Commodity Procurement Program, has issued solicitation 12-3J14-26-B-0165 for the procurement of wild rice to support domestic food assistance programs. This combined synopsis/solicitation seeks commercial products for delivery to various locations across the United States on an FOB destination basis. The acquisition is classified under NAICS 311212 for Rice Milling and PSC 8920 for Bakery and Cereal Products. All commodities must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States, although packaging components are subject to certain trade agreements.
This procurement will result in a firm-fixed-price contract. The solicitation may include various small business set-asides, including partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, and reservations for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, as well as price evaluation preferences for HUBZone small businesses. To participate, potential contractors must meet vendor qualification requirements in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. Specific details regarding pack sizes, quantities, and delivery schedules are provided in the attached solicitation documentation.
Bids and related adjustments must be submitted electronically through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system by the response deadline of February 26, 2026. Jenny Babiuch is the designated point of contact for this requirement. The solicitation is governed by the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D) and applicable commodity specification documents maintained by the Agricultural Marketing Service. One attachment, 12-3J14-26-B-0165.pdf, was posted with the notice on February 20, 2026.
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