Definitive Contract AG3J16D150841

This is a definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, a foreign-owned, for-profit organization, for the provision of frozen fruit commodities such as diced and sliced peaches and apricots. The contract, valued at $1,877,808.00, is a firm fixed-price agreement with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2015. Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, which operates production facilities in Atwater and Modesto, California, has been a key supplier of frozen fruit products to various USDA domestic food donation initiatives. This contract is not associated with a set-aside program, and Dole Packaged Foods, LLC is the prime contractor performing all work at its California facilities. The USDA has awarded multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDVs) to Dole Packaged Foods, LLC in the past, enabling the agency to efficiently procure frozen fruit commodities to support its domestic hunger relief efforts across the United States.