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How to Sell Food to the USDA Webinar Mar 20

Each year USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) buys nearly $2 billion and 2
billion pounds of frozen, processed, and fresh fruits, vegetables, meat,
poultry, fish and eggs
.

How
to Sell Domestic Foods to the USDA
Thursday, March 20,  2014
2:00 – 3:00 Eastern Time
    
On Thursday March 20, 2014 at 2:00
p.m. Eastern Time, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will present a free
interactive webinar, “How to Sell Domestic Foods to the USDA.”
Each year, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) buys nearly $2 billion and 2
billion pounds of frozen, processed, and fresh fruits, vegetables, meat,
poultry, fish and eggs
.  Otherwise
known as “USDA Foods.”  These healthy, American grown and processed
products help feed millions of school children and are also distributed to
food banks, disaster areas, and wherever else they are needed.
AMS proudly buys “USDA Foods” from a diverse pool of companies,
both large and small.  For this
webinar, we will be placing special emphasis on contracting information for small,
socially disadvantaged, women-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned
businesses, as well as those in Historically Underutilized Business Zones
(HUB Zones).
 Note: The small
business size standard for federal contractors in “USDA Foods” procurement is
500 employees or less (except for shell eggs, which is $12.5 million in annual revenue).
Sara Hernandez and Dianna Price of
the AMS Commodity Procurement Staff will:
·       introduce you to USDA purchasing
activities and “USDA Foods,”
·       discuss the types of products USDA
buys,
·       explain the solicitation and award
process
·       outline the requirements for
selling to USDA, and
·       give you the tools and resources
you’ll need to explore doing business with the USDA.
Following the formal presentation,
the webinar will conclude with an interactive question and answer
session.  Feel free to submit questions before the webinar to
[email protected].
Visit the USDA’s AMS Commodity Procurement website to see what products AMS buys.
Then tune in to this webinar to learn everything you need to get started
selling your products to USDA.
This informative webinar is designed for
growers, producers, processors and distributors of all sizes.  The
webinar is free and available to anyone with Internet access. 
 However, registration is  required
and space is limited. 
Visit (https://amsfv.webex.com/amsfv/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=664780806)
to register today! 
We will host webinars on more AMS
programs and services throughout the year.  To view previous
webinars online, visit our
Webinar
Archive
    
We’ll see you online!   REGISTER
TODAY!
If you have any
questions about the webinars or AMS, please contact Christopher Purdy at
(202) 720-3209 or
[email protected].

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