USDA AMS Poultry Div, PO Box 96456, Rm 3943 South, Washington, DC 20090-6456

89 -- POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS PURCHASED FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM POC Susan E. Proden, Contracting Officer, 202-720-7693 WEB: click here to print a copy of our AMS Selling Kit, http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/cp/chicken/index.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, susan_e_proden@usda.gov. Sources sought for small poultry manufacturers to produce cooked batter/breaded cut-up chicken (8 pieces), chicken nuggets, and chicken patties for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal feeding programs. This request is for information only. Proposals are not being requested nor will they be accepted in response to this synopsis. Contracts will not be awarded solely on the basis of the responses hereto, or on follow-up information subsequently sought. Sources are sought for small businesses (under 500 employees) that are also manufacturers of poultry products. Cooked batter/breaded chicken is produced from ready-to-cook broiler/fryer chickens weighing 2.50 to 3 pounds each without necks and giblets. This product is purchased in units weighing 39,000 pounds each. Chicken nuggets and patties are produced from ready-to-cook chicken and chicken products (parts), or boneless parts, meat, and skin. They are packaged 5 or 10 pounds per plastic-film bag in a shipping container. This product is purchased in units weighing 39,000 pounds each. All poultry products purchased by USDA must be of 100% domestic origin. Solicitation information may be viewed at our web site or by contacting the Contracting Officer. (0085)

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