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8.3 USDA certification. When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order that product quality and acceptability or both be determined, the USDA, FGIS, or USDA, AMS (depending on how it is packaged) shall be the certifying program. The agency inspectors shall certify the quality and acceptability of the no bake cheesecake mix and the frozen cheesecake in accordance with agency procedures which include selecting random samples of the packaged no bake cheesecake mix and the frozen cheesecake, evaluating the samples for conformance with the salient characteristics of this CID and other contractual requirements, and documenting the findings on official score sheets and/or certificates. In addition, when required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, agency inspectors will examine the no bake cheesecake mix and the frozen cheesecake for conformance to the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers in effect on the date of the solicitation.
9. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and case marking shall be commercial unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
10. USDA INSPECTION NOTES. When Section 8.3 is specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, USDA certification shall include evaluation of the quality and condition of samples of packaged no bake cheesecake mix and frozen cheesecake, and compliance with requirements in the following areas:
- Salient characteristics (Sec. 5).
- Packaging requirements (Sec. 9 or as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order).
11. REFERENCE NOTES.
11.1 USDA certification contacts.
11.1.1 Federal Grain Inspection Service. For USDA certification, contact the Policies and Procedures Branch, Field Management Division, FGIS, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA), USDA, STOP 3630, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3630, telephone (202) 720-0252, Fax (202) 720-1015, or via E-mail: henry.c.greenwood@usda.gov or john.c.giler@usda.gov.
11.1.2 Agricultural Marketing Service. For USDA, AMS certification, contact the Branch Chief, PPB, FVP, AMS, USDA, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0247, telephone (202) 720-4693, Fax (202) 690-1527, or via E-mail: Terry.Dane@usda.gov.
11.3 Sources of documents.
12.3.1 Sources of information for governmental documents are as follows:
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