# Frozen Juice for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/123j1425b0405 - Solicitation number: 12-3J14-25-B-0405 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation) - Status: Awarded to Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. for $12,921,059.22 - 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: Mason County (FIPS 26105). https://abierto.us/counties/mason-county-mi-26105 - City: Ludington. https://abierto.us/cities/ludington-mi-2649640 - First posted: July 15, 2025 - Last posted: August 11, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b3a3bf3216a4437e8fa425d79a0a15c6/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: Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. (UEI T5RKJN9P5WZ4) - Contract: 123J1425C1689, definitive contract - Obligated: $5,458,504.25 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1689_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ - Recipient: Gregory Packaging, Inc. (UEI K14JJL8VAP93) - Contract: 123J1425C1697, definitive contract - Obligated: $731,779.84 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1697_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ - Recipient: Gregory Packaging, Inc. (UEI K14JJL8VAP93) - Contract: 123J1425C1698, definitive contract - Obligated: $2,430,904.02 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1698_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ - Recipient: Lassonde Pappas & Co Inc. (UEI MBENDSK69AN5) - Contract: 123J1425C1699, definitive contract - Obligated: $648,488.19 - Competition: Full and Open Competition, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1699_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ - Recipient: Ludford'S, Inc. (UEI K7BDMP96CCB4) - Contract: 123J1425C1700, definitive contract - Obligated: $1,388,850.40 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1700_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ - Recipient: Olga H Barrios (UEI Z1NYY8TDZYH1) - Contract: 123J1425C1701, definitive contract - Obligated: $367,975.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1701_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ - Recipient: Welch Foods Inc., a Cooperative (UEI ECQ7F8NMKTL4) - Contract: 123J1425C1702, definitive contract - Obligated: $1,893,851.50 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 10 offers received - Link: solicitation number 123J1425B0405 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 123J14 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123J1425C1702_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - July 15, 2025: Solicitation, due July 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 850d7fe38a81453caaa15471eb58e06e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/850d7fe38a81453caaa15471eb58e06e/view - August 11, 2025: Award notice. Notice b3a3bf3216a4437e8fa425d79a0a15c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b3a3bf3216a4437e8fa425d79a0a15c6/view ## Points of contact - Ashley Train, ashley.train@usda.gov - Valerie Dinkel, Valerie.Dinkel@usda.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/123j1425b0405.