Supplement 304 Frozen Pork Roast and Chops

APPROVED

Supplement 304 to the AMS Master Invitation for Purchase of Pork Loin Roast and Pork Loin Chops, Center Cut, Boneless, Frozen 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 304 August 2017 – changes from previous requirements in blue Effective: May 2026

Overview

This document provides additional program requirements for the purchase of Pork Loin Roast and Pork Loin Chops, Center Cut, Boneless, Frozen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the applicable Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) (Exhibit A and A1).

Instructions to Potential Contractors

The Pork Loin Roast and Pork Loin Chops, Center Cut, Boneless, Frozen 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. Actual purchases shall be described in the AMS Master Invitation for Bids - Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D) and Solicitations.

Documentation Requirements

Technical Proposal Requirement

Approved by
DRD
Date Issued: 06/10/11
Date Revised: 04/16/26

231.1

Include a detailed description of the Pork Loin Roast and Pork Loin Chops, Center Cut, Boneless, Frozen offered and each of the technical proposals 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. Technical proposals should be