SAM #12-3J14-Notice-26-011

USDA AMS Solicitation for Frozen Bison Products (Ground and Stew Meat)

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting offers for the supply of frozen bison products for federal food and nutrition assistance programs. - Solicitation covers two main products: - Frozen ground bison (1-pound packages, part number 110001) - Frozen bison stew meat (2-pound packages, part number 111670) - Products must meet Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS-BIS-2026) requirements: - Domestic origin of meat - Humane handling and animal welfare standards - Pathogen intervention and strict microbiological testing - Updated packaging and shipping documentation (including truck seal numbers and product temperature at loading) - Metal detection validation for three metals - Contractors must submit detailed technical proposals and undergo pre-award audits - AMS agents will monitor production and verify compliance - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; the opportunity is open to qualified suppliers - Key government offices involved: - USDA AMS 3J14 (Washington, DC) - Standards and Specifications Division (Washington, DC) - USDA AMS LP QAD Business Operations Branch (Little Rock, AR)

Description

The Agricultural Marketing Service has posted an updated Supplement 603 Frozen Bison Items - April 2026.  Primary updates include: addition of new verbiage for the Domestic Origin of Meat Component, under the delivered product section- a statement informing vendors that truck seal numbers must also be recorded on the BOL per the Master Solicitation, product temperature at time of loading to be recorded on the Contractor’s Checkloading shipping documentation, replaced immediate and shipping container verbiage with primary package and shipping case throughout the documents, metal detection validation must be performed with all three metals during each testing interval including TP procedural requirements, name change for the animal welfare organization “NAMI” now called the “Meat Institute,” “Delivery” date changed to “Shipping” date on the Certificate of Conformance. Additional Links:Product Specifications & Requirements

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