Commodities for USG food donations: 2000011096/4100033493/cheese NAT amer FBD barrel-500 LB(40800)
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- 123J1426C0417
- Awardee
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Bongards Creameries UEI TTB1W4DXY7L5
- Awarding agency
-
Washington Office
Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $2,888,640
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Cheddar Products for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs Solicitation · 123J1426B0072 · Posted Dec 16, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $2,888,640.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Food and Nutrition Service Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8910 Dairy Foods And Eggs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 11 offers Sealed Bid
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Perham, MN 56573, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
Bongards Creameries has been awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for the supply of natural American cheese in 500-pound barrels to support federal food donation programs. The contract, valued at $2.89 million with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026, was awarded on December 23, 2025, following a competitive solicitation that closed on December 22, 2025. The award does not utilize a small business set-aside. Performance will occur at Bongards Creameries' facility in Perham, Minnesota, with delivery to multiple destinations across the United States on an FOB destination basis between February 1, 2026, and March 31, 2026.
This contract aligns with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program, which sources cheese products for domestic food assistance initiatives including school meal programs and food banks. Bongards Creameries, a Minnesota-based agricultural cooperative specializing in dairy product manufacturing and distribution, is an established supplier to the USDA with multiple existing indefinite delivery vehicle contracts for cheese commodities. The firm's production capabilities and track record of fulfilling large-scale cheese orders across multiple domestic locations made it competitive for this procurement, which called for all products to be manufactured in USDA Dairy Programs-approved facilities and to be products of the United States.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 123J1426C0417?
123J1426C0417 was awarded to Bongards Creameries by Washington Office (Agricultural Marketing Service) on December 23, 2025.
How much is contract 123J1426C0417 worth?
The government has obligated $2,888,640 on 123J1426C0417.
Which agency awarded contract 123J1426C0417?
Washington Office (Agricultural Marketing Service) awarded 123J1426C0417, with funding from Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture).
Was contract 123J1426C0417 competed?
The extent of competition for 123J1426C0417 was full and open competition. The government received 11 offers.
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