Pears, fresh

Forestwood Farm, Inc., a family-owned produce and dairy distributor based in Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded a delivery order for fresh pears valued at $1,237.26 by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence program on November 3, 2025. The contract utilizes a firm fixed-price delivery order structure with no set-aside designation, indicating the award resulted from unrestricted competition. The place of performance is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and the ultimate completion date is November 3, 2025. This delivery order falls under a larger single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $4.9 million that Forestwood Farm holds with DLA Troop Support, which was established on October 1, 2025, and extends through September 30, 2030, to supply USDA Grade 1 or better quality fresh fruits, vegetables, and shell eggs to Department of Defense facilities, United States Department of Agriculture school nutrition programs, and Native American reservation customers within the North Dakota and South Dakota geographic zone.

Forestwood Farm has demonstrated extensive capability in supplying fresh produce to military dining facilities and institutional food service operations, with a product portfolio encompassing various fresh fruits and vegetables including pears, apples, strawberries, lettuce, tomatoes, and numerous other agricultural commodities. The vendor, registered in the System for Award Management since February 2002, has successfully fulfilled multiple delivery orders under the DLA Troop Support Subsistence program, competing in unrestricted procurements without set-aside designations. The rapid fulfillment timelines characteristic of military subsistence procurement, combined with the vendor's track record of delivering high-quality produce, establish Forestwood Farm as a reliable single-source supplier for its assigned geographic region within the federal government's institutional food service operations.