Bulk Hard Red Winter Wheat and Sorghum for use in International Food Assistance Programs
Updated
Solicitation from the Agricultural Marketing Service. Due Oct 28, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC-5), 7 days left.
| Solicitation number | 12-1NMG-27-B-0001_2000011567 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Office | USDA Ams 3J14 |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (311999) |
| Product or service code | 8915 |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 28, 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC-5) (7 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 5.101(d). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12-1NMG-27-B-0001 is issued as a International Commodity invitation for bid (IFB) for Bulk Hard Red Winter Wheat and Sorghum. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference.
The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ombudsman Program The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is committed to fair, transparent, and efficient acquisitions. Interested parties with concerns about this solicitation are encouraged to seek resolution through the following USDA procedures.
Tier 1: Contracting Officer Concern Resolution Submission: Interested parties with concerns about either the solicitation or subsequent award should first submit their concern directly to the Contracting Officer, providing sufficient detail to allow the Contracting Officer to understand and assess the issue. Process: The Contracting Officer will review the concern, seek clarification as needed, and engage with the interested party to attempt prompt resolution.
Review Timeline: The Contracting Officer will make every effort to provide a response or resolution within 10 business days of receiving the concern. Effect on Award or Performance: Tier 1 engagement is not considered an official notification of filing an agency protest and does not pause solicitation deadlines, delay award decisions, or suspend contract performance. Next Steps: If the matter cannot be resolved at Tier 1, the interested party may file a written agency protest under Tier 2.
USDA encourages all parties to seek resolution with the Contracting Officer before filing an agency protest. Tier 2: Agency Protest If concerns cannot be resolved at Tier 1, an interested party may file a written agency protest with either the Contracting Officer or the USDA Independent Review Authority. The decision by the USDA Independent Review Authority is an alternative to a decision by the Contracting Officer.
The USDA Independent Review Authority will not consider an appeal of the Contracting Officer’s decision on an agency protest. The protest must state whether the protester elects review by the Contracting Officer, by the USDA Independent Review Authority. If no election is stated, the Contracting Officer will decide the protest.
Required Information: Protests shall include the information set forth in FAR 33.104-4 (a)(3). Failure to submit the required information may result in a delay or dismissal of the protest. Submission: Agency protests should be submitted electronically to [email protected] and the Contracting Officer.
Timeliness: Protests must be filed within the timeframes specified in FAR 33.104. Effect on Award or Performance: Contract awards or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless justified in writing for urgent and compelling reasons or determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Review Timeline: USDA strives to resolve agency-level protests within 35 business days of receipt.
Election of Forum: By filing a protest with USDA, the protesters agree not to file a protest on the same matter with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or any other external forum while the agency protest is pending. If such a protest is filed externally, the USDA agency protest will be dismissed. Questions: Questions regarding this notice or protest procedures should be directed to the Contracting Officer identified in this solicitation.
Contracting contact
- Jennifer Russenberger · [email protected] · (816) 823-4690
- Melvin Smith · [email protected] · (816) 926-6212
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 311999, a business counts as small if it has no more than 700 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for all other miscellaneous food manufacturing work, who also hold USDA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- US Foods Inc $214.4 million in this trade
- CHS Inc. $76.6 million in this trade
- Cargill, Incorporated $35.2 million in this trade
- Twenty-First Century Bean Processing LLC $14.5 million in this trade
- Sonstegard Foods Co $13.5 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Agriculture awarded $10.8 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Kiewit Infrastructure South Co, Tyson Foods Inc. and Perimeter Solutions LP. See what USDA is buying now.
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 24 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 311999), 11 posted in the last 7 days; 67% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, Defense Logistics Agency and Agricultural Marketing Service. Most of the work with a stated place is in New Hampshire, Texas and Pennsylvania. A notice in this trade gives a median of 18 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 8 days.
All open all other miscellaneous food manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- The Smooth Sailing Group LLC $22,391 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Oct 14, 2026
- VARIES Brooklyn NY $0 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Oct 8, 2026
- G.E.R.J Logistic Services LLC $131,259 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sep 1, 2026
- Multiple Vendors Oakdale LA $510,529 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sep 1, 2026
- L.A. Foods, LLC $15,469 · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Dec 1, 2025
From the award notices agencies publish.