USDA is requesting offers through an invitation for bid for frozen and fresh, raw beef products for Domestic Food Assistance Programs, with a partial set-aside for small business concerns. The solicitation incorporates FAR provisions and clauses by reference, accessible electronically. Concerned parties should first raise issues with the Contracting Officer, who will strive to respond or resolve within 10 business days; this Tier 1 step is not an official agency protest and does not pause solicitation activity, delay awards, or suspend performance. If unresolved, a written agency protest may be filed with the Contracting Officer or USDA Independent Review Authority and must include the information required by FAR 33.104-4(a)(3), with USDA aiming to resolve agency-level protests within 35 business days. Awards or performance are suspended during the protest period unless justified for urgent and compelling reasons or determined to be in the Government’s best interest.