Definitive Contract AG3J16D160405

This is a definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to Pacific Coast Producers, a small agricultural cooperative and manufacturer of canned fruit and vegetable products located in Lodi, California. The contract, valued at $333,784.80, is for the delivery of canned fruit products such as peaches, pears, apricots, mixed fruit, and applesauce to support domestic food donation initiatives. The contract is a firm fixed-price arrangement with a performance period ending on May 31, 2016. While the original solicitation is not provided, the contract appears to be part of the USDA's commodity procurement programs designed to supply canned fruits and other products to federal food assistance programs. Pacific Coast Producers has also been awarded multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDVs) by the USDA, with potential values ranging from approximately $2 million to $95 million, for the provision of canned fruit products to support nationwide food assistance initiatives. Some of these IDVs have partial small business set-asides, reflecting Pacific Coast Producers' status as a small agricultural cooperative.