Definitive Contract 123J1426C0632

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a definitive firm-fixed-price contract to Twenty-First Century Bean Processing LLC, a small business based in Sharon Springs, Kansas, with a ceiling value of $617,702.40. The contract, awarded on February 6, 2026, calls for the procurement and packaging of five varieties of dry beans—baby lima, light red kidney, and pinto beans—in multiple package formats (24/1 lb and 12/2 lb configurations) to support domestic food assistance programs. The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside and represents a continuation of the company's longstanding relationship with USDA as a critical supplier of commodity beans for federal food donation initiatives, including programs such as the National School Lunch Program.

Performance of the contract will occur in Sharon Springs, Kansas, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026. The underlying solicitation, posted by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service on January 13, 2026, sought offers for 220,400 pounds of domestically-produced dry beans to be delivered between April 1 and June 30, 2026, to multiple locations across the United States. Twenty-First Century Bean Processing LLC, which has served as a federal contractor since 2002 and holds cumulative awards in the tens of millions of dollars, was selected to fulfill this procurement requirement supporting USDA's food assistance operations.