Bongards Creameries, a small agricultural cooperative based in Minnesota, has been awarded multiple Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service, with potential values ranging from $2.4 million to $129 million. These IDV contracts enable the USDA to efficiently procure a variety of cheese and dairy commodities, including natural American cheese, cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese blends, and processed cheese, to support domestic food assistance programs such as school meal initiatives and food bank distributions. The contracted products are to be delivered to locations in Minnesota and Tennessee. The IDV contracts do not utilize any small business set-aside designations. In addition to the IDV contracts, Bongards Creameries has also received a $185,622 cooperative agreement from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program to provide pandemic-related support to eligible dairy farmers in Minnesota. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program intends to issue a solicitation for the procurement of processed cheese products to be used in domestic food assistance programs. The solicitation may include various small business set-asides, such as service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, quantities reserved for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms, and price evaluation preferences for qualified HUBZone small businesses. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price, and the commodities and their components must be a product of the United States. Deliveries will be made to various locations in the United States on an FOB origin basis.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/24/25 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/28/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 10/18/24 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 123J1425D0010-123J1425F0768 | Bongards Creameries | $3.7m | 2/18/25 | 4/30/25 | 4/3/25 | |
Delivery Order 123J1425D0010-123J1425F0325 | Bongards Creameries | $4.9m | 11/25/24 | 1/31/25 | 1/31/25 | |
Delivery Order 123J1425D0010-123J1425F0446 | Bongards Creameries | $3.0m | 12/23/24 | 2/28/25 | 2/4/25 | |
Delivery Order 123J1425D0010-123J1425F1447 | Bongards Creameries | $2.0m | 6/18/25 | 8/31/25 | 6/18/25 | |
Delivery Order 123J1425D0010-123J1425F0996 | Bongards Creameries | $2.8m | 4/14/25 | 6/30/25 | 4/14/25 |
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | Federal Agency | Type | Posted Date (Click to sort descending) |
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Processed Cheese for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs. | 12-3J14-24-B-0628 | Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service | Solicitation 1/1 | 9/24/24, 12:37 PM |