How to bid on the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Dried Fruit Specification

What the agency is buying

The Agricultural Marketing Service has updated its Commodity Specification for Dried Fruit, consolidating dried fruit products into one document. The update clarifies inspection language and changes information on nutritive sweeteners, grading standards, and MIFB-D language. Raisin types were removed.

The notice describes an updated specification, not a specific purchase quantity or delivery requirement. Vendors working with dried fruit specifications may want to review the document to understand the changes.

Deadline and what to check

The opportunity was published October 23, 2026. The listed deadline is December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

The provided information does not explain what must be submitted by the deadline. Check the opportunity and its documents for instructions on whether a response is required and what happens at the deadline.

Who this opportunity may suit

This notice may be relevant to dried fruit suppliers and other food or agricultural businesses that work with commodity specifications. Review the updated document to determine whether its requirements relate to your products or operations.

How to access the opportunity

Click “View original source” above to open the opportunity on the portal. If the first click takes you to the portal homepage, click it again to go straight to the bid.

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Prepare a careful response

Read the updated specification alongside any response instructions in the opportunity. Pay particular attention to the inspection language, nutritive sweetener information, grading standards, and MIFB-D language, and note that raisin types have been removed.

If a response is required, follow the stated format and submission steps, confirm any product details against the specification, and allow time to complete submission before the deadline.