# SAM #12-3J14-Notice-26-020

USDA AMS updates specifications for six frozen ham products

**Buyer:** USDA  AMS  3J14
**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** January 01, 2027
**Identifier:** 12-3J14-Notice-26-020
**NAICS:** 311611

USDA AMS has issued updated specifications for frozen ham products used in federal food and nutrition assistance programs.
- **Notice status:** This is a specification update, not a bid request or award; no vendor, order quantity, or contract value is stated.
- **Key requirement updates:** The meat component must meet domestic-origin requirements; two attached 2.5-pound saddle packs may satisfy the 5-pound sliced-ham package requirement; spinal cord removal language is updated.
- **Products covered:** Six frozen ham products are identified by material number: 100182, 100184, 100187, 100188, 100891, and 111580. Package configurations and delivery-unit details are listed below; they are specification details, not stated order quantities.
- **Other requirements:** The supplement addresses composition, packaging, food safety, traceability, labeling, frozen delivery, contractor qualification, and AMS monitoring.
- **Effective date:** The supplement and associated specifications are effective September 2026.

### Description

<p><em>The Agricultural Marketing Service has posted an updated Supplement 303 Ham Products. Primary updates include: verbiage for the Domestic Origin of Meat Component, the allowance for the use of two(2)&nbsp; 2 &frac12; lb. saddle packs to meet the 5 lb. pack requirement for sliced ham, and verbiage for the spinal cord removal requirements.</em></p>
<br/><br/><br/><strong>Additional Links:</strong><br/><a href='https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food/product-specs#Pork' target='_blank'>Product Specifications & Requirements</a>

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