Definitive Contract 123J1426C0604

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $979,044 firm fixed-price contract to Campbell Foodservice Co on February 5, 2026, for the procurement of canned vegetable soup in 24-can cases to support domestic food assistance programs. The contract, with performance completion scheduled for June 30, 2026, calls for delivery of 143,000 cases of vegetable soup to multiple distribution points across the United States, including locations in California, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and other states. Products must be of U.S. origin, and deliveries are scheduled between April 1 and June 30, 2026, on an FOB destination basis. This award was made without a small business set-aside designation, allowing Campbell Foodservice Co to compete on a full and open basis.

Campbell Foodservice Co, a division of Campbell Soup Company headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, is a long-established supplier of shelf-stable canned soup products to federal food assistance initiatives, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program and the National School Lunch Program. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Paris, Texas and Maxton, North Carolina, with the latter serving as the performance location for this contract. As a prime contractor with an extensive portfolio of USDA Food and Nutrition Service contracts dating from 2021 through 2025, Campbell Foodservice Co has demonstrated substantial capacity to fulfill large-scale government food procurement requirements supporting national food security and nutrition assistance objectives for low-income populations, food banks, and institutions across the country.