The 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 contract has a ceiling value of $63,571.32 and a period of performance through September 30, 2025.
The IDC is intended to support the USDA's domestic food assistance programs by providing a variety of canned fruits and vegetables, including green beans, carrots, and tomatoes. These products will be procured through task orders placed against the IDC, which is a multiple award vehicle. The contract does not have any set-aside designations. The original solicitation, issued by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, sought firm-fixed-price offers for the delivery of these seasonal canned and frozen vegetable products to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis. The solicitation may have included small business set-asides, such as partial or total set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses.
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