# Frozen Fruit & Canned Fruit for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/123j1425b0404

- Solicitation number: 12-3J14-25-B-0404
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Burnette Foods, Inc. for $16,520,102.37
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
- Contracting office: USDA Ams 3J14 (123J14)
- NAICS: 311411 Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 8915 Fruits and Vegetables
- County: Antrim County (FIPS 26009). https://abierto.us/counties/antrim-county-mi-26009
- City: Elk Rapids. https://abierto.us/cities/elk-rapids-mi-2625320
- First posted: July 8, 2025
- Last posted: August 1, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/757617f0659343a2a10ff85d2f7a8403/view

## Description

**Title:** Various Packaged/Bulk Commodities for use in International Food Assistance Programs. *NOTE* Always use 311999 for NAICS Code and 8945 PSC Code for all International solicitations.

**Solicitation Description:** USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)-Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) intends to issue a solicitation for procurement of various packaged/Bulk commodities for International food assistance programs. Deliveries are to various locations in the United States with various delivery bases (see solicitation). The solicitation may include multiple small business set asides pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.).

This may include partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.

The solicitation is expected to be available on or after today and will be available electronically through USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) located at https://portal.wbscm.usda.gov/publicprocurement and through a link to the aforementioned website in the documents attached to the solicitation notice and Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov). A hard copy of the solicitation will not be available for the acquisition.

All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and award notices, will be published through WBSCM and Contract Opportunities website. Interested parties shall be responsible for ensuring that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The anticipated date of receipt for offers will be today is listed above under “General Information.” The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.

Pursuant to Agricultural Acquisition Regulation (AGAR), 470-103(b), commodities and the products of agricultural commodities acquired under this contract must be a product of the United States and shall be considered to be such a product if it is grown, processed, and otherwise prepared for sale or distribution exclusively in the United States.

Packaging and container components under this acquisition will be the only portion subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO) (GPA), and Free Trade Agreements (FTA), as addressed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), clause 52.225-5. Complete details of the commodity and packaging requirements are available through the attached documents. AMS’ solicitation (when published) will specify the pack, sizes, quantities, and required delivery schedules.

To be eligible to submit offers, potential contractors must meet the AMS vendor qualification requirements established in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.2. The AMS main contacts for vendor qualification requirements are Andrea Lang, who can be reached at (202) 720-4237 and Diana Dau David who can be reached at (202)-378-1075, or by email at newvendor@usda.gov . Details of these requirements and contact information are available online at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.

Once qualification requirements have been met, access to WBSCM will be provided. Bids, modifications, withdrawals of bids, and price adjustments shall be submitted using this system. Submission of the above by any means other than WBSCM will be determined nonresponsive.

The attached solicitation should be read in conjunction with contract terms and conditions contained in the Master Solicitation for Commodity Procurements – International Programs (MSCP-I) available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement. Commodity specifications documents are referenced in the solicitation and can be accessed online as follows:

For packaged commodities: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/packaged-commodities. For bulk commodities: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/international-procurement/bulk-commodities

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Burnette Foods, Inc. (UEI HGYKUM989XF9)
- Contract: 123J1425C1633, definitive contract
- Obligated: $376,619.52
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1633_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Burnette Foods, Inc. (UEI HGYKUM989XF9)
- Contract: 123J1425C1634, definitive contract
- Obligated: $4,783,149.76
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1634_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. (UEI T5RKJN9P5WZ4)
- Contract: 123J1425C1635, definitive contract
- Obligated: $3,526,024.48
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1635_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Farm Fresh First LLC (UEI P7HNMF2NDJY8)
- Contract: 123J1425C1636, definitive contract
- Obligated: $103,620.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1636_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Inn Foods, Inc. (UEI F1DLCM6EGD31)
- Contract: 123J1425C1637, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,611,033.60
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1637_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Knouse Foods, Inc. (UEI NSXLLAZD5N79)
- Contract: 123J1425C1638, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,772,854.53
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1638_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Luna Enterprises International Inc. (UEI HBJ6ZU3NTL73)
- Contract: 123J1425C1639, definitive contract
- Obligated: $385,033.52
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1639_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: National Fruit Product Co Inc. (UEI GTXDVAA49KY9)
- Contract: 123J1425C1640, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,355,914.96
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1640_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Olga H Barrios (UEI Z1NYY8TDZYH1)
- Contract: 123J1425C1641, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,131,733.60
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1641_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Peterson Farms Inc. (UEI MK7BCN12P1P7)
- Contract: 123J1425C1642, definitive contract
- Obligated: $178,912.80
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1642_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: The Neil Jones Food Company (UEI Q5XBAM5MNZ87)
- Contract: 123J1425C1643, definitive contract
- Obligated: $213,451.20
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1643_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Western Veg-Produce Inc. (UEI RK36PFM3WEX3)
- Contract: 123J1425C1644, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,007,000.40
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 16 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0404 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1644_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 8, 2025: Solicitation, due July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice b62547f7f9774d3b80880187e692fead. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b62547f7f9774d3b80880187e692fead/view
- August 1, 2025: Award notice. Notice 757617f0659343a2a10ff85d2f7a8403. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/757617f0659343a2a10ff85d2f7a8403/view

## Points of contact

- Samantha Klagenberg, samantha.klagenberg@usda.gov
- Valerie Dinkel, Valerie.Dinkel@usda.gov

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