Updated Master Invitation for Bids for International Commodity Procurements (MIFB-I)
- Client
- Department of Agriculture
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- —
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- —
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Valerie Dinkel
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer issues an updated Master Invitation for Bids for International Commodity Procurements (MIFB-I). This invitation applies to solicitations from the International and Service Contracting Division issued on or after April 24, 2026. The buyer does not use an interested vendor list for this opportunity. Vendors interested in selling commodities to USDA should visit www.ams.usda.gov/commodity-procurement. No other details regarding eligibility, evaluation, budget, or specific key dates are provided in the source description.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from MIFB-I_042426.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program is procuring various commodities for use in U.S. Government international food assistance programs such as Food for Peace, Food for Progress, and McGovern-Dole Food for Education. Bidders must be qualified vendors capable of supplying 100 percent U.S. origin agricultural products.
- Issued by
- USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
- Master IFB Effective Date
- April 24, 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM)
- Submission details
- Offers, modifications, and withdrawals must be submitted electronically through WBSCM. Offerors must complete certification attribute questions, prices, plant responses, and quantity constraints in pounds prior to the offer due date and time.
- Set-aside
- Small Business, 8(a) Program, and HUBZone Program set-asides or price evaluation preferences apply as specified in individual invitations.
- Place of performance
- Specified in individual invitations; for f.o.b. vessel bulk grain, port or elevator locations capable of issuing official FGIS export weight and grade certificates.
- Funding
- U.S. Government international food assistance programs (Food for Peace, Food for Progress, and McGovern-Dole Food for Education)
How proposals are evaluated
| Lowest landed cost to the Government to deliver products to overseas destinations | |
| Total cost to the Government including commodity and inland transportation for instore delivery |
Scope of work
- Agricultural commodities for international food assistance programs
- Bulk grain shipments
- Bulk oils and tallow
- Processed grain and oilseed products
Minimum qualifications
- Must be on the Qualified Vendors List for 8(a) contractors
- Products of agricultural commodities must be grown, processed, and produced in the United States
- Livestock for meat products must be born, raised, and harvested in the United States
- Must have an acceptable identification and segregation plan for domestic origin verification
Documents to include with the bid
- WBSCM Offer Form
- Attribute question responses in WBSCM
- Signed copy of Form SCM2 for WBSCM Corporate Administrator Registration
- Proof of delivery (Bill of Lading, Mate's Receipt, Dock Receipt, or Consignee Receipt)
- FGIS Official Export Weight and Inspection Certificates (when applicable)
- Form KC-228 or negotiable warehouse receipts (when applicable)
- Condition of Container examination worksheet (when applicable)
- Fumigation certificate (when required)
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-Notice-26-014
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Buying office
- Agricultural Marketing Service › Usda AMS 3J14
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Oct 23, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Apr 23, 2026
- Contracting contact
- Valerie Dinkel
[email protected] - Additional contact
- Kyla Stoufer
[email protected]
8163450195
Read the official notice description
Updated Master Invitation for Bids for International Commodity Procurements (MIFB-I) applicable for certain International and Service Contracting Division solicitations issued on or after April 24, 2026. The interested vendor list of this notice will not be used. For parties interested in selling commodities to USDA, visit our website at: www.ams.usda.gov/commodity-procurement.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
Source and verification
Original sourceCraxy AI summarizes this opportunity from the original listing and available solicitation documents. Confirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing source before responding.
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