Supplement 512 Fish and Fishery Products
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Supplement 512 to the AMS Master Solicitation for Purchase of Fish and Fishery Products 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 512 dated October 2025 – changes from previous requirements in blue Effective: January 2026
Overview
This document provides additional program requirements for the purchase of fish and fishery products by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the applicable Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) (Exhibits A, A1, A2, and A3).
Instructions to Potential Contractors
Fish and fishery products shall be purchased from qualified contractors which are operating in accordance with applicable Food and Drug Administrative (FDA) regulations and under the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seafood Inspection Program (SIP) requirements.
Purchases shall be on a competitive bid basis as described in the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurement – Domestic Programs (MSCP-D), this Supplement, and separately issued Solicitations.
Responsibility/Eligibility
All fishery processors and processing facilities used to fulfill USDA contracts shall be a USDC/NOAA SIP Approved Establishment. USDC/NOAA SIP Approved Establishments must meet all pertinent Federal requirements applicable to processing fish and fishery products. USDC/NOAA SIP Approved Establishments must comply with all applicable Federal regulations, including the following regulatory and USDC/NOAA SIP requirements:
Approved by
DRD
Date Issued: 09/23/24
Date Revised: 12/18/25
310.1
21 CFR Part 101-Labeling
21 CFR Part 117 Subparts A, B and F
21 CFR Part 123
50 CFR Part 260 and 261
NOAA SIP Approved Establishment Requirements
310.2
To meet the requirements, processors of fish and fishery products may participate in one of two USDC/NOAA SIP Inspection Types:
310.2.1
USDC/NOAA SIP Audit Based Grading
An audit-based inspection type whereby approved establishments implement system controls and USDC/NOAA SIP verifies their adherence to regulatory compliance and quality conformance controls through a validation audit and routine surveillance audits. To meet eligibility requirements for this audit-based program, approved establishments must develop and implement a Product Management Plan (PMP) to substantiate, on a
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