Definitive Contract 123J1426C0650
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- Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc., a small agricultural cooperative based in Ludington, Michigan, was awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract on February 28, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to supply canned applesauce for domestic food assistance programs. The contract, valued at approximately $5.8 million with a completion date of December 31, 2025, carries a partial small business set-aside designation. The award stems from a solicitation...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a definitive firm-fixed-price contract valued at $1.63 million to Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. on December 9, 2025, for the supply of applesauce cups to support federal food assistance programs. The contract, which carries a partial small business set-aside designation, has an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2026, and will be performed at Cherry Central's primary facility in Ludington, Michigan. The...
- This federal contract award, valued at $2,545,934.40, was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc., a small agricultural cooperative based in Ludington, Michigan. The contract is for the delivery of canned and shelf-stable fruit products, including applesauce cups, applesauce cans, and unsweetened applesauce cans, to support domestic food assistance programs. The contract is a definitive, firm-fixed-price...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service to Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., a small agricultural cooperative and manufacturer, for the delivery of applesauce cups. The $2,710,246.00 firm fixed-price contract is set aside for small businesses and will be performed in Ludington, Michigan. Through this contract, Cherry Central will provide the Department of Agriculture with various fruit products, including canned, frozen, dried,...
- The Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., doing business as Cherry Central, has been awarded a definitive contract by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) to provide approximately $7.4 million of applesauce cups and cans. Under the terms of the firm fixed price, partial small business set aside contract, Cherry Central will supply 200,000 units of 4.5 ounce applesauce cups and 6,000 cases containing 10 units each of unsweetened applesauce cans. Place of...
- This federal contract award to Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., a small agricultural cooperative based in Ludington, Michigan, was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The $10,409,801.50 definitive contract is for the delivery of various shelf-stable fruit products, primarily applesauce cups and cans, to support the USDA's domestic food assistance programs. The contract has a partial small business set-aside designation. The contract award...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service to Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., a small agricultural cooperative and manufacturer of fruit products. The $351,481.60 contract is for the delivery of applesauce cups and cans to support the agency's domestic food assistance programs. The contract has a partial small business set-aside. Cherry Central Cooperative has a history of providing various canned, frozen, dried, and bottled fruit...
- The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately $2.2 million to Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., doing business as Cherry Central, located in Ludington, Michigan. The firm fixed price contract is for the delivery of applesauce cups, cans, and cup sleeves to support the agency's food assistance programs. Performed over a six-month period concluding in January 2022, this partial small business set aside award utilizes...
- The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) awarded a $379,190 definitive contract to Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., doing business as Cherry Central, located in Ludington, Michigan. The contract is for the provision of commodities for United States government food donations specifically 200,000 pounds of applesauce cups. The period of performance is from August 16, 2022 through December 15, 2022 and the contract uses a firm fixed price payment...
- The Department of Agriculture awarded a $3,457,300.00 firm fixed price definitive contract to Cherry Central Cooperative Inc., a small agricultural cooperative, for the delivery of applesauce cups. This contract is set aside for small businesses and will support the Department's domestic food assistance programs. Cherry Central, a fruit processor and marketer, has extensive experience providing canned, frozen, dried, and bottled fruit products to the Department of Agriculture through over 50...
Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc. has been awarded a definitive firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for $366,109 to supply applesauce products for federal food donation programs. The award, announced on February 9, 2026, includes applesauce in multiple formats: 96-count cups, 24-count cans, and 4-ounce cup sleeves. The contract is designated as a partial small business set-aside and extends through June 15, 2026, with performance to be fulfilled from the contractor's primary facility in Ludington, Michigan. The products procured under this award support domestic food assistance initiatives, including the National School Lunch Program and other federal nutrition programs, and must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States in accordance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements. Cherry Central Cooperative, based in Ludington, Michigan, is an established agricultural cooperative specializing in processed fruit products and has demonstrated extensive federal contracting experience with over 100 prime contract awards, predominantly from USDA agencies. The cooperative currently maintains three active indefinite delivery contracts with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service with a combined ceiling value exceeding $11.2 million. Cherry Central's role as a reliable supplier of shelf-stable fruit products positions it as a critical vendor for large-scale government commodity procurement, with this applesauce contract representing part of the cooperative's ongoing support for federal food and nutrition assistance programs.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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CANNED AND FROZEN FRUIT for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs | 12-3J14-26-B-0103 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service | Award Notice 2/2 | 2/10/26, 8:55 AM | |
CANNED AND FROZEN FRUIT for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs | 12-3J14-26-B-0103 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service | Solicitation 1/2 | 1/12/26, 3:09 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $366.1k | 2/9/26 |