Supplement 304 Frozen Pork Loin Roast & Chops - May 2026

Approved by DRD Date Issued: 06/10/11 Date Revised: 04/16/26 1 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 100 Overview 110 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). 200 Instructions to Potential Contractors 210 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. 220 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. 230 Documentation Requirements 231 Technical Proposal Requirement -- 1 of 34 -- Approved by DRD Date Issued: 06/10/11 Date Revised: 04/16/26 2 231.1 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 brief and concise. 231.5 The technical proposal shall be preceded by the following, as required by the template: 231.5.1 Table of Contents listing the major areas as they appear in the technical proposal; and 231.5.2 List of attachments, forms provided with the technical proposal, if appropriate with the applicable document name and reference number. 232 The SSD shall review each technical proposal to determine if the proposal is adequate and shall notify the contractor of the status of its technical proposal and its eligibility to bid. 233 Animal Welfare Requirements 233.1 All contractors and subcontractors shall meet the animal handling and welfare requirements set forth in the Federal Purchase Program Specification (FPPS) For Animal Handling and Welfare, effective April 2025 (Exhibit B). 300 Instructions for Submission of Technical Proposal 310 The following procedures establish the acceptable minimum requirements for the format and content of the technical proposal: 310.1 The Government has provided a technical proposal format which is to be used in preparing the technical proposal (see Exhibit C). The contractor shall submit the technical proposal as an email file attachment to AMS (Darin.Doerscher@usda.gov and TechnicalApprovals@usda.gov). The technical proposal shall be saved in a non-portable document file format (not PDF; e.g., Microsoft Word). The technical proposal shall be submitted in its entirety. If the file size of the technical proposal is too large to send in a single email, it may be divided and sent in multiple emails (i.e., Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc.). The collection of attachments and appendices may be submitted as a separate document as well. 310.2 The technical proposal shall be submitted by an authorized agent of the company. -- 2 of 34 -- Approved by DRD Date Issued: 06/10/11 Date Revised: 04/16/26 3 310.3 While it is not the desire of the Government to penalize an offeror for non-compliance with formatting instructions, technical evaluators may have difficulty evaluating the technical proposal to the fullest extent possible if the proposal is not presented in the proper format. Technical evaluators shall not be required to search other subsections or sections of the offeror’s technical proposal for information requested in the evaluation. 320 Technical Proposal Revisions 321 Changes to a contractor’s technical proposal may be submitted at any time or at the request of the SSD. All technical proposal revisions shall meet the following criteria: 321.1 Any changes to a technical proposal made by the contractor after its initial submittal shall be accomplished by submitting an entire technical proposal. A cover letter shall be submitted with the changes identified and an explanation of the need for the change. The contractor shall include the revision date and the appropriate page number(s). 321.2 Changes from the original technical proposal shall be highlighted and deletions in strikeouts. 400 Food Defense 410 Food Defense Requirements – Refer to Section 452.246-70 of the MIFB-D for Commodity Procurements. 420 Regardless of the contract compliance service utilized for the contract (see…