Definitive Contract 123J1426C0301

Pacific Coast Producers, a small agricultural cooperative based in Lodi, California, was awarded a definitive contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on December 9, 2025, to supply canned applesauce products for domestic food assistance programs. The contract, valued at $654,271.32 with a firm fixed-price structure, carries a partial small business set-aside designation and requires delivery of applesauce in 24-can and 6-can case configurations to support USDA food donation initiatives. Performance is scheduled for completion by March 15, 2026, with all commodity production and delivery occurring at the contractor's Lodi, California facility. The award responds to the Agricultural Marketing Service's commodity procurement solicitation issued November 21, 2025, which sought canned and frozen fruit products meeting domestic food assistance program standards and the requirement that all commodities be products of the United States.

This contract falls within Pacific Coast Producers' primary business focus of supplying canned fruit and vegetable commodities to the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. The contractor has an established track record fulfilling similar contracts for federal food assistance programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program and National School Lunch Program. The applesauce products delivered under this award will be distributed nationally to support various federal nutrition assistance initiatives, consistent with the contractor's role as a key supplier of processed agricultural commodities to the federal government.