SECTION 32 PORK for use in the Domestic Food Assistance Programs
USDA seeks offers for commercial Ham products under an invitation for bid, including both Section 32 entitlement and purchase authority, and this acquisition is not set aside for small business. The solicitation is a combined synopsis/solicitation, and provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference and available electronically at acquisition.gov. Interested parties with concerns should first contact the Contracting Officer, who will make every effort to respond within 10 business days. If unresolved, they may file a written agency protest with the Contracting Officer or USDA Independent Review Authority, which USDA strives to resolve within 35 business days. Awards or performance are generally suspended during an agency protest unless justified for urgent and compelling reasons or determined to be in the Government’s best interest, and protesters choosing the USDA forum agree not to pursue the same matter with GAO while the agency protest is pending.