Commodities for USG food donations: 2000011159/4400002544/cheese blend am skim SLC-LVS 6/5-generic, cheese blend amer SKM LVS-12/2 LB, cheese blnd amer skmyel regslc LVS-6/5LB
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 123J1426D0004
- Awardee
-
Bongards Creameries UEI TTB1W4DXY7L5
- Awarding agency
-
Washington Office
Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
- Task orders
- 15 $39,911,264 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- CHEESE, PROCESSED for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs Solicitation · 123J1426B0130 · Posted Jan 20, 2026
- Combined order value
- $45,108,874 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 51% complete
- IDV ceiling 38% used
- $104,139,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Food and Nutrition Service Department of Agriculture
- NAICS code
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8910 Dairy Foods And Eggs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 4 offers Sealed Bid
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Food and Nutrition Service awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract to Bongards Creameries on February 9, 2026, with a ceiling of $104.139 million for processed cheese commodities, including cheese blend American skim solids, processed cheese slices, and related blends in multiple packaging formats, for domestic food assistance programs through June 30, 2027.
Place of performance spans manufacturing facilities in Humboldt and Perham, Tennessee, and Norwood Young America, Minnesota, with delivery to various domestic locations as directed by the Food and Nutrition Service.
The originating solicitation, posted January 20, 2026, with offers due January 30, 2026, sought approximately 50.37 million pounds of processed cheese products across six line items on a firm-fixed-price basis. Mandatory qualifications included Food Safety Modernization Act compliance, active System for Award Management registration, and demonstrated on-time delivery capability.
The period of performance runs through June 30, 2027. Bongards Creameries operates as a small agricultural cooperative headquartered in Norwood Young America, Minnesota, and manufactures exclusively for federal nutrition assistance procurement with no subcontracting footprint. All delivery orders issued under this IDIQ use fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment structures tied to commodity indices. Recent delivery orders total approximately $37.5 million across sixteen orders issued between February and September 2026, with customer demand concentrated in the 6/5-pound sliced and 12/2-pound loaf formats for American skim milk cheese blends and processed yellow and white slices. The Food and Nutrition Service accounts for approximately 80 percent of Bongards' combined federal awards and potential value, with quarterly order flow consistently ranging from $3 million to $8 million per delivery order.
Task orders
Show all 15
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 123J1426D0004?
123J1426D0004 was awarded to Bongards Creameries by Washington Office (Agricultural Marketing Service) on February 9, 2026.
How much is contract 123J1426D0004 worth?
Orders under 123J1426D0004 have obligated $39,911,264. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $45,108,874. 123J1426D0004's own ceiling is $104,139,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 123J1426D0004?
15 orders have been placed under 123J1426D0004, the latest on September 8, 2026.
Which agency awarded contract 123J1426D0004?
Washington Office (Agricultural Marketing Service) awarded 123J1426D0004, with funding from Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture).
Who can order from contract 123J1426D0004?
123J1426D0004 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 123J1426D0004 competed?
The extent of competition for 123J1426D0004 was full and open competition. The government received 4 offers.
On GovTribe
See this IDV's full record
- Every order and transaction
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar IDVs and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this IDV