Indefinite Delivery Contract 123J1417C0013

This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to Del Monte Foods Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of goods. The $18.37 million contract provides a variety of canned fruits and vegetables, including green beans, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, peas, peaches, pears, apricots, and mixed fruit. These shelf-stable food products support the USDA's domestic nutrition assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. The IDC utilizes firm-fixed-price and fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract types, and does not carry any set-aside designations. Performance locations are spread across Del Monte's production facilities in Wisconsin, Illinois, and California.

The contract includes multiple delivery orders issued against the IDC, valued from hundreds of thousands to over $775,000, for the provision of canned green beans, vegetable mix, and other commodities. These task orders are typically one year in length, with firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment pricing. The flexible Indefinite Delivery Vehicle structure allows the USDA to efficiently procure a variety of canned goods as needed to support its ongoing food assistance initiatives, while also helping to sustain American agriculture through commodity purchases from suppliers like Del Monte Foods.