Dairy, Grain & Oilseeds

Review and AMS UpdatesDavid C. Jackson,

Contracting Officer

October 24, 2017

Commodity Procurement Mission

AMS Commodity Procurement facilitates the marketing of American agricultural products through the purchase and delivery of 100% domestic foods to Federal food and nutrition program recipients.

Policies and Procedures

– Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements (MSCP)

• Ongoing Updates• Moving more commodities under MSCP

– Vendor Qualification Requirements• New Vendors (NewVendor@ams.usda.gov)• Existing Vendors – recurring requirements

Third Party Logistics (3PL) Services “Multifood Warehouse”

• Explain role & importance of the (3PL)service contracts –

• Partnership for the common good

Multifood Warehouse

Recipient Agency Store

FY 2017 Aggregate Procurement Results

• Grain & Oilseed FY2017 pie chart• Grain & Oilseed FY2016 vs. FY2017 bar chart• Dairy FY2017 pie chart• Dairy FY2016 vs. FY2017 bar chart

Program Distribution FY2017Dairy and Grain/Oilseed (Dollar value in millions)

Child Nutrition Programs $313.70CSFP

$68.80

FDPIR$16.70

TEFAP$106.70

Other$0.68

Dairy Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Pounds

76.9

43.5

0.3

64.968.2

2.96.7

0.2 1.2

66.3

37.9

0.3

56.760

2.45.8

0.2 0.80

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

CHEESE,MOZZARELLA

CHEESE,PROCESSED

CHEESE PROC,KOSHER

CHEESE,NATURAL AMER

MILK, UHT MILK,EVAPORATED

MILK, INSTANT BUTTER YOGURT

Mill

ions

FY16 FY15

Dairy Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Dollars

$131.7

$73.9

$0.7

$124.8

$21.8

$1.6

$10.5

$0.7 $1.6

$114

$63.6

$0.7

$108.5

$22.8

$1.5

$10.4

$0.6 $1.10

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

CHEESE,MOZZARELLA

CHEESE,PROCESSED

CHEESE PROC,KOSHER

CHEESE,NATURAL AMER

MILK, UHT MILK,EVAPORATED

MILK, INSTANT BUTTER YOGURT

Mill

ions

FY16 FY15

Grain/Oilseed Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Pounds6.

3

1.7 2.

9

26.3

12.2

1.8

26

33.2

2.8

24.3

11.7

43.1

0.1

12.1

0.4 0.7

37.3

1.8

5.7

1 2.2

23

11.6

1.5

24

28.3

3.1

19.6

12.4

40.6

12.3

0.3

0.5

0.01

37.5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Mill

ions

FY16 FY15

Grain/Oilseed Purchases FY16-17 comparison in Dollars$1

.7

$1.9

$1.6

$26.

6

$5.6

$1.6

$11.

1

$13

$2.5 $4

.7

$2.6

$15.

8

$0.5

$6.6

$0.2 $1

.4

$34.

5

$1.9

$1.6

$1.3

$1.4

$23.

9

$5.5

$1.2

$11.

1 $14.

3

$2.7 $4

.2

$2.9

$15.

5

$6.9

$0.2 $1

.1

$0.1

$37.

5

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

$40

Mill

ions

FY16 FY15

In order to be considered as a USDA Food, the product must:

– Be available from more than one vendor– Have a documented demand in a commercial setting– Be produced by a responsible entity

New Products: Contracting Considerations

Market Research (FAR Part 10)“Procedures for conducting market research to arrive at the most suitable approach to acquiring, distributing, and supporting supplies and servicesCurrent methods:

• RFI – learning about products (characteristics, options, etc.)

• Sources Sought- gauging interest and supply for an already-identified product or program

• Conference Calls• Draft Specs• Discussions with industry associations & suppliers

O THE WEXPLORATION PROCESS!

Market research for new products

Wrap Up

Moving ForwardPresenter: David C. Jackson

Davidc.Jackson@ams.usda.gov