Definitive Contract 123J1426C0419

Masters Gallery Foods, Incorporated, a Wisconsin-based cheese packaging and distribution company, was awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service on December 23, 2025, with a ceiling value of $254,853.12. The contract calls for the delivery of yellow cheddar block cheese in 40-pound blocks to Dumas, Texas, in support of the USDA's domestic food assistance programs. This award was made on a full and open competitive basis with no set-aside designation, reflecting the company's established capabilities as a critical vendor in the federal food supply chain. The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 30, 2026.

This award was issued pursuant to a solicitation posted by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program on December 16, 2025, which sought multiple cheese products for domestic food aid initiatives. Masters Gallery Foods' delivery of yellow cheddar block cheese represents one component of the broader procurement effort, which encompassed approximately 10.9 million pounds of cheese products scheduled for delivery between February and March 2026 to multiple locations across the United States. The company's award demonstrates its competitive standing among suppliers qualified to provide dairy commodities manufactured in USDA Dairy Programs-approved facilities and products of the United States, meeting the stringent quality and delivery requirements established for federal food nutrition programs.