The U.S. Department of Agriculture is responding to input from Indian Country requesting to localize food purchases for tribal feeding programs and reframe purchase specifications to address barriers inhibiting access by tribal and related small or very small food enterprises.
USDA is conducting a Ground Bison Purchase Pilot to support smaller, local, and regional deliveries of ground bison to tribes and state agencies administering the Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations (FDPIR). Through this first round of the pilot, vendors will have an opportunity to bid on the delivery of ground bison to tribal food boxes in the following states: Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The USDA team is here to help any producers, processors, or other tribal entities interested in participating in this pilot.
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