This federal contract IDV was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service to Americold Logistics, LLC, a for-profit provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics services. The contract, valued at up to $44,000,000, is for third-party logistics (3PL) services to support the storage, handling, and transportation of temperature-sensitive food commodities donated through government nutrition assistance programs such as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
The services are primarily performed out of Americold's cold storage facilities in Atlanta, Georgia and Kansas City, Missouri. The contract does not have any set-aside designations. Multiple delivery order contracts ranging from $9.6 million to $12.5 million have been awarded to Americold with periods of performance running through April 2026. The USDA issued a special notice indicating an exceptional circumstances determination to extend Americold's existing 3PL services contract to ensure continuity of essential food distribution services while the agency develops and competes a comprehensive recompete acquisition.
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