Delivery Order 123J1426D0001-123J1426F0549

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Washington Office awarded a $526,046.40 delivery order to Peterson Farms Inc. on January 30, 2026, for the supply of bulk apples for further processing under a firm fixed-price contract structure. The delivery order, which carries an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026, was issued without a small business set-aside. Peterson Farms Inc., a for-profit fruit processing manufacturer headquartered in Shelby, Michigan, specializes in producing commodity fruit products for federal nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the National School Lunch Program.

This delivery order is issued under Peterson Farms' existing Indefinite Delivery Contract with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office, which carries a ceiling value of $4.2 million and an effective completion date of March 31, 2026. The contractor operates multiple processing facilities across Shelby, Michigan; Akron, Ohio; and DeLand, Florida, with all products required to be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States. Peterson Farms has established itself as a reliable federal vendor through an extensive portfolio of USDA contracts, with recent significant awards including $3.1 million for applesauce cups and $2.49 million for frozen apple juice, demonstrating substantial capacity to support domestic food assistance initiatives nationwide.