SAM #12-3J14-Notice-26-016

USDA AMS Solicitation for Frozen Alaska Pollock Products (June 2026)

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting frozen Alaska Pollock products for federal food and nutrition assistance programs. - Products requested: - Once-Frozen Alaska Pollock Blocks (Material Number 110601) - 800 shipping cases per delivery unit - Each case contains three 16-pound fillet blocks - Alaska Pollock Fillet Portions, Unbreaded, Raw, Frozen (Material Number 110345) - 950 shipping cases per delivery unit - Boneless, skinless fillet portions, 4.0 oz target weight - Alaska Pollock Oven Ready (Breaded) Fish Sticks and Nuggets, Frozen (Material Numbers 110850, 110851, 111280) - 950 shipping cases per delivery unit - Breaded fish sticks and nuggets from once-frozen fillet blocks - All products must: - Meet U.S. Grade A standards - Originate from U.S. waters or facilities - Comply with FDA and USDC/NOAA Seafood Inspection Program requirements - Contractors must: - Provide documentation verifying raw material block compliance - Record truck seal numbers and product temperature at loading - Validate metal detection for all three metals during each testing interval - Submit written proof of an approved USDC Product Management Plan (PMP) - Provide detailed technical proposals and quality assurance plans - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; product specifications are referenced externally - Managed by USDA AMS offices in Washington, DC and Little Rock, AR - Effective June 2026, superseding previous versions

Description

The Agricultural Marketing Service has posted a Final Supplement 509 for Alaska Pollock, June 2026.  Minor updates include: Contractors shall provide documentation that verifies the raw material block used for further processing meets all the Fish Flesh requirements as stated in the supplement;  under the delivered product section, a statement informing vendors that truck seal numbers must also be recorded on the BOL, per the Master Invitation;  product temperature at time of loading to be recorded on the Contractor’s Checkloading shipping documentation;  replaced immediate & shipping container verbiage with primary package and shipping case - throughout the documents;  replaced supplier with contractor - throughout the documents;  metal detection validation must be performed with all three metals during each testing interval, including TP procedural requirements;  contractors must provide written proof of an approved USDC Product Management Plan (PMP) to support finished products meet the grade requirements;  updated name from “Master Solicitation” to “Master Invitation for Bids – Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D)”;  “Delivery” date changed to “Shipping” date on the Certificate of Conformance Additional Links:Product Specifications & Requirements

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