A-A-20096
The cheeses shall not have been frozen prior to shredding, grating, or blending. The shredded cheeses shall have a semi-soft and plastic texture and shall be free from mealiness and crumbliness. The grated cheeses shall not be settled on the bottom of the container as fines. The cheeses shall be uniformly blended, relatively free flowing, and shall show discernible shreds and grated particles of cheese. The pizza cheese blend shall have a color varying from natural white to medium yellow-orange. It shall be free from foreign material such as, but not limited to, dirt, wood, metal, glass, paint, insects, insect parts, or plastic particles. The cheese blend shall be free from beads of moisture and shall not be slimy. The cheese blend shall have good melt-down characteristics with flowing, stringing properties, and shall show no evidence of excessive oiling off (puddles or rivers of free fat) at pizza baking temperatures. The melted cheese blend shall be chewy but not gummy, shall show no evidence of being burned or blistered, and may exhibit a slight change from the original cheese color. The melted cheese blend shall have a pleasing, piquant flavor and aroma; and shall be free from objectionable flavors and odors such as, but not limited to, musty, earthy, bitter, soapy, rancid, fishy, or oxidized.
Type I. The cheese blend shall be quick frozen immediately after vacuum packaging and shall be maintained at a temperature not to exceed 0OF (-17.8°C) during shipping and storage.
Type II. The cheese blend shall be refrigerated to 40OF (4.4OC) or below immediately after vacuum packaging and shall be maintained at a temperature not to exceed 40OF (4.4OC) during shipping and storage.
Contractor’s certification.
By submitting an offer, the contractor certifies that the product offered meets the specified salient characteristics and requirements of this CID; conforms to the producer’s own specifications and standards, including product characteristics, manufacturing procedures, quality control procedures, and storage and handling practices; has a national or regional distribution from storage facilities located within the United States, its territories, or possessions; and is sold on the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to determine proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery from point of origin and any time thereafter, up to and including delivery at final destination, as may be necessary to determine conformance with the provisions of the contract.
Regulatory requirements.
The delivered product shall comply with all applicable Federal and State mandatory requirements and regulations relating to the preparation, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, and sales of the product within the commercial marketplace. Delivered product shall conform in every respect to the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.
For Parts Inquires submit RFQ to Parts Hangar, Inc.
© Copyright 2015 Integrated Publishing, Inc.
A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business