This federal contract award is for the purchase of 750 bags (25 kg each) of toasted soy grit by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) from Original Food Co LLC, a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned small business located in Laredo, Texas. The $61,567.50 firm fixed-price contract has a completion date of September 30, 2024 and is not set aside.
The toasted soy grit is a crucial ingredient used in APHIS's Mexican Fruit Fly rearing program, which produces millions of pupae weekly as part of the agency's plant protection and quarantine operations along the southern U.S. border. Original Food Co LLC has a history of fulfilling similar contracts with APHIS for agricultural products like wheat germ and Spinosad-based fruit fly bait. This award is likely supported by Original Food Co LLC's status as a small disadvantaged business.