Definitive Contract 123J1422C0817

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a definitive contract with a ceiling value of $5.5 million to Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc., a small agricultural cooperative based in Ludington, Michigan, on February 1, 2022. The contract, which extends through September 12, 2025, calls for the supply of fruit juice commodities for domestic food donations, specifically apple juice, cherry apple juice, grape concord juice, and orange juice in plastic bottles containing 64 fluid ounces. The contract carries a partial small business set-aside designation and utilizes firm fixed-price pricing to support federal food assistance programs.

Cherry Central Cooperative specializes in processing and marketing fruit-based products and has established itself as a prominent vendor for USDA commodity procurement initiatives. The company's supply of shelf-stable juice products supports critical nutrition assistance programs, including domestic food donation initiatives. The firm fixed-price structure and definitive contract type provide predictable costs while enabling the government to procure essential nutritional commodities to support federal food assistance beneficiaries across the United States.