SAM #12-3J14-Notice-26-024

USDA AMS updates federal purchase specifications and compliance requirements for eggs and egg products

USDA AMS has updated federal purchase specifications for whole eggs and egg products used in food and nutrition assistance programs. - Opportunity scope: The notice updates purchase specifications and compliance requirements; actual purchases are made through AMS Master Invitations for Bid and solicitations. - Products covered: Hard-boiled whole eggs, whole eggs (including bulk liquid whole eggs, product code 100047), all-purpose egg mix, and egg patties. No purchase quantities are stated. - Compliance: Contractors must meet AMS Quality Assessment Division requirements through grading-based monitoring and certification or audit-based acceptance. AMS plans to transition to audit-based acceptance beginning January 2027. - Proposal and sample requirements: Audit-based eligibility requires product-specific technical proposals and sample review by AMS’s Standards and Specification Division. A 5-pound sample is required, or two samples if a sample unit weighs less than 5 pounds; no sample is required for bulk liquid whole eggs (100047). - Contractor responsibilities: Contractors bear the costs of compliance services, assessments, audits, product examinations, and required documentation. Post-award facility audits and product monitoring may apply. - Other specification updates: The notice references Quality Assessment Division acceptance, the AMS domestic commodity procurement invitation, Food Safety and Inspection Service policy, and removal of the USDA generic UPC label requirement. - Timing: The supplement is effective October 2026; the planned audit-based acceptance transition begins January 2027. No contract-specific performance period is provided. - Commercial details: No OEMs, vendors, prices, quantities, or contract value are identified.

Description

The Agricultural Marketing Service has posted an updated Federal Purchase Program Specification for Whole Eggs and a Supplement for Egg Products. Updates include Quality Assessment Division (QAD) acceptance, AMS Master Invitation for Bids Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) policy, and the removal of the USDA generic UPC label requirement. Additional Links:Product Specifications & Requirements

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