A-A-20199 Chicken Breast Fillet With Rib Meat, Seasoned, Chunked And Formed, Grilled, ThermoprocessedThis Commercial Item Description (CID) covers thermostabilized, grilled, chunked and formed, seasoned chicken breast fillet with rib meat, packed in flexible pouches, suitable for use by the Federal Government and as a component of the Meal, Ready-To-Eat.

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A-A-20199

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 comply with all applicable provisions of the Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Acts and regulations promulgated thereunder. Delivered product shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Quality assurance.

When required in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, the quality assurance for the grilled chicken breast fillet shall be determined by the Poultry Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, in accordance with USDA procedures. The product shall be examined and/or tested for conformance to the product requirements in this CID and when applicable, the United States Standards for Condition of Food Containers currently in effect on the date of the solicitation and in accordance with the requirements in the applicable regulations.

Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking.

The grilled chicken breast fillet shall be preserved, packaged, packed, labeled, and cases marked in accordance with good commercial practice.

Commercial labeling and packaging, as may be augmented by the solicitation, contract, or purchase order, shall be acceptable. Shipping containers shall comply with the National Motor Freight Classification or Uniform Freight Classification, as applicable.

For Department of Defense procurements (Only).

Packaging, packing, labeling, and marking.

The grilled chicken breast fillet shall be filled and sealed into a heat sealable flexible pouch, thermoprocessed, unit packed into paperboard cartons, and packed for shipment in accordance with Class 3 of MIL-P-44073, Packaging and Thermoprocessing of Foods in Flexible Pouches. Labeling of pouches, marking of paperboard cartons, and marking of shipping containers shall be in accordance with MIL-P-44073.