Purchase Order 123J1417D0625

This is a $1,748,347.02 fixed-price purchase order awarded to Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. The contract is for the delivery of mozzarella cheese products, including low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, to support USDA food assistance and nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program. Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co. is the prime contractor and there is no set-aside designation mentioned. The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2017.

Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co. is a major supplier of dairy products to the U.S. government, holding several indefinite delivery vehicles (IDVs) with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service for the provision of cheese and other commodities to support federal food donation and assistance initiatives. These IDVs have ceiling values ranging from $54.7 million to $88.9 million and enable the USDA to efficiently procure large quantities of dairy products on an as-needed basis.