Supplement 603 Frozen Bison Items

APPROVED

Supplement 603 to the AMS Master Solicitation for Purchase of Frozen Bison 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 603 March 2023 – changes from previous requirements in blue Effective: April 2026

Overview

This document provides additional program requirements for the purchase of frozen bison Products by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the applicable Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) (Exhibit A).

Instructions to Potential Contractors

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

Submission of a technical proposal is not binding on USDA. Contractor eligibility for USDA purchase programs will be based on the technical approval of the contractor as well as the completion of additional contractor requirements described in the AMS Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements (MSCP-D), this Supplement, and/or a separately issued Solicitation. Actual purchases shall be described in the AMS MSCP-D and Solicitations.

Documentation Requirements

Approved by
DRD
Date Issued: 06/10/12
Date Revised: 03/27/26

Technical Proposal Requirement

231.1

Include a detailed description of the bison product(s) 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. Technical proposals