The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $797,152.75 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Ludford's, Inc., a small business manufacturer and supplier of bottled fruit and vegetable juices based in Riverside, California. The contract was set aside for small businesses and will provide a variety of 8-ounce and 64-ounce plastic bottled juices, including grape concord, grapefruit, tomato, and cranberry apple, to support domestic food assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Ludford's, Inc. is a USDA-certified HUBZone small business, and the contract may have included price evaluation preferences for such firms. The contract has a period of performance through March 31, 2025 and was awarded on November 20, 2024.
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