Salad mix, CHL

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence program awarded a delivery order valued at $1,776.59 to Forestwood Farm, Inc. for the supply of salad mix on December 10, 2025. This delivery order was issued under a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $4.9 million that Forestwood Farm secured on October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2030. The IDC authorizes the supply of USDA Grade 1 or better quality fresh fruits, vegetables, and shell eggs to support Department of Defense operations, USDA school nutrition programs, and Native American reservation customers within the North Dakota and South Dakota geographic zone. This award was made without a set-aside designation, resulting from an unrestricted competitive procurement process. Forestwood Farm, a family-owned, for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and registered in the System for Award Management since February 2002, has demonstrated extensive capability in fulfilling multiple delivery orders for military subsistence operations.

The delivery order represents tactical fulfillment under the broader IDC vehicle, which was established following a Request for Information issued by DLA Troop Support on August 1, 2023, indicating that the geographic zone would be divided into four groups with one contract awarded per group. Forestwood Farm's contract performance encompasses a comprehensive range of fresh agricultural commodities including fruits, vegetables, and pre-packaged produce mixes. The numerous delivery orders issued in October 2025 demonstrate active utilization of the contract to meet ongoing subsistence needs for military and civilian institutional food service operations across the North Dakota and South Dakota region. As the prime contractor, Forestwood Farm bears full responsibility for delivering USDA Grade 1 or better quality produce to support Department of Defense dining facilities and other institutional food service operations.