Definitive Contract 123J1426C0281

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $278,564.25 firm fixed-price contract to Barrios Distributing, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business owned by Olga H Barrios, on December 9, 2025. The contract calls for the delivery of bottled orange juice (8 fluid ounce plastic bottles) to support domestic food assistance programs, with performance concluding by March 15, 2026. The award originated from the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program, which solicited offers for bottled juice products to support humanitarian assistance initiatives. Products must meet the "buy American" requirements established under Agricultural Acquisition Regulation provisions.

Barrios Distributing, based in San Diego, California with performance operations in Riverside, California, is well-positioned to fulfill this obligation given its established history supplying food commodities to federal agencies. The company holds multiple small business certifications including service-disabled veteran-owned, minority-owned, woman-owned, and Hispanic American-owned designations, and has previously secured numerous contracts with the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service for similar food commodity deliveries supporting programs such as the National School Lunch Program. This award represents a continuation of the company's critical role in supporting federal domestic food assistance efforts through reliable commodity procurement and distribution.