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

89 -- CHICKEN AND CHICKEN PRODUCTS SOL ANNOUNCEMENT PY-220 POC Point of Contact -- Contracting Officer -- Catherine V. Smith, Agricultural Marketing Specialist -- Cindy Price-Hull, 202-720-7693 WEB: click here to view information on Chicken and Chicken, http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/cp/chicken/index.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer, catherine_v_smith@usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has announced plans to purchase ready-to-cook broiler/fryer chicken products (frozen cut-up chicken, frozen cooked batter/breaded chicken, chilled small and large bulk chicken). The frozen cut-up chicken, in eight pieces, and the cooked batter/breaded chicken are for preparation and consumption in their present form by recipients. Bulk packed chicken will be purchased for delivery to a processor and is for conversion to products in accordance with a contract with recipients. Bids are accepted every second and fourth Monday of each month until program requirements are met. Announcements, commodity specifications, and current invitations and food purchase reports can be found at our website listed below. Posted 08/04/98 (W-SN232234). (0216)

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