On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) announced plans to purchase fresh, domestic citrus under the Section 32 procurement program. While we do not yet have a date, the announcement stated that solicitations will be issued soon and available electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system.
This program stabilizes prices by removing excess fruit from the market and distributing it to schools, food banks, and communities in need. We encourage interested parties to review the pre-solicitation, which contains links to the required documentation.
If you have questions about this purchase, please contact Savannah Metoyer at savannah.metoyer@usda.gov.
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