Supplement 303 Ham Products

APPROVED

Supplement 303 to the AMS Master Invitation for Purchase of Ham Products, Boneless, Fully Cooked Water-Added for Distribution to Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Livestock and Poultry (LP) Program
Standards and Specifications Division (SSD)
Room 2702-S, STOP 0249
Phone: (202) 690-3148
Supersedes: Supplement 303 dated October 2022 – changes from previous requirements in blue Effective: September 2026

Overview

This document provides additional program requirements for the purchase of Ham, Boneless, Fully-Cooked, Water-Added Items by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the applicable Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) (Exhibit A and A1).

Instructions to Potential Contractors

The Ham, Boneless, Fully-Cooked, Water-Added Items shall be purchased on a competitive bid basis from qualified contractors who have met the requirements described in this Section. Interested contractors may submit sample(s) and a technical proposal at any time during the purchase program. Contractors should allow 10 working days, from USDA’s receipt of the product sample(s) and technical proposal for notification of evaluation results. A contractor is deemed eligible upon notification of approval of the sample(s) and technical proposal by the Standards and Specifications Division.

Submission of sample(s) and a technical proposal is not binding on USDA. Additional procurement requirements shall be described in the AMS Master Invitations for Bids – Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D) and individual Solicitations.

Documentation Requirements

Approved by:
DRD.
Date Issued: 06/10/11
Date Revised: 09/14/26

Technical Proposal Requirement

231.1

Include a detailed description of the Ham, Boneless, Fully-Cooked, Water-Added Items offered and each of the production steps that are taken to meet or exceed the minimum product requirements set forth in the FPPS. (Plan/Do)

231.2

Describe all the quality assurance methods used to verify conformance to all requirements. This shall include the monitoring and measurements taken during the process to verify conformance with each requirement. All measurement results shall be recorded and made available to AMS. (Check)

231.3

Identify all corrective actions to be taken if deviations from contractual and specification requirements occur during production, and all preventative actions to be taken to preclude a reoccurrence. (Act)

231.4

The technical proposal shall follow the format as shown in (Exhibit C & C1).