Supplement 509 Alaska Pollock

The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued Special Notice 12-3J14-Notice-26-016 regarding the publication of the Final Supplement 509 for Alaska Pollock Products, effective June 2026. This notice establishes updated standards for seafood product preparation and packaging under NAICS 311710 and PSC 8905 for meat, poultry, and fish. The revisions require contractors to provide documentation verifying that raw material blocks meet specific fish flesh requirements and demand written proof of an approved USDC Product Management Plan to confirm finished products meet all grade requirements.

Operational updates in the supplement include a requirement to record truck seal numbers and product loading temperatures on shipping documentation. The guidance also clarifies terminology by replacing references to "immediate and shipping containers" with "primary package and shipping case," and "supplier" with "contractor." Procedural changes mandate that metal detection validation must be performed using all three metals during every testing interval. Additionally, the supplement updates official nomenclature to the Master Invitation for Bids – Domestic Commodity Procurement (MIFB-D) and changes the "Delivery" date to "Shipping" date on the Certificate of Conformance.

The response deadline for this notice is January 1, 2027. Associated documentation includes two attachments: the Product Specifications & Requirements and the Supplement 509 Alaska Pollock Products June 2026 PDF, both published on May 27, 2026. This announcement serves as the administrative framework for procurement activities involving Alaska Pollock products.