Definitive Contract 123J1425C0810

This federal contract award is for the delivery of canned fruit and fruit-based products to support domestic food assistance programs. The prime contractor, Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc., doing business as Cherry Central, is a small agricultural cooperative based in Ludington, Michigan that specializes in processing and marketing a variety of fruit products. The contract, valued at $4,989,544.00, was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and is partially set aside for small businesses. Cherry Central will provide applesauce cups, canned and frozen apple slices, dried cherries, and other shelf-stable fruit products to various locations across the United States. This contract is part of the AMS Commodity Procurement Program, which supports USDA food and nutrition initiatives through the procurement of American-grown and processed agricultural commodities.