Indefinite Delivery Contract 123J1426D0009

Winona Foods Inc., headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $641,264.64 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service on February 10, 2026, for the procurement of shredded cheddar cheese in 6/5-pound bags to support federal food assistance programs. The contract carries an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027, and represents a non-set-aside commercial procurement under which the vendor competes directly against other qualified suppliers without small business or other socioeconomic preference designations. Performance will be executed at Winona Foods' facility in Howard, Wisconsin, with all deliveries made on a firm fixed-price basis to support the USDA's commodity procurement objectives for low-income nutrition assistance initiatives, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The underlying solicitation, posted by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service on January 20, 2026, sought approximately 100.4 million pounds of American cheese products across four distinct commodity line items: Cheddar Reduced Fat Yellow Shredded Cheese, Natural American Fontina Block Dairy Cheese, Cheddar Shredded Cheese, and Cheddar Block, all intended for domestic food assistance programs with deliveries on a Food on Board destination basis throughout the United States. Bidders were required to meet thirteen mandatory attributes including Food Safety Modernization Act compliance, current System for Award Management registration, commercial brand identification, and demonstrated on-time delivery capability, with evaluation conducted on compliance and submitted bid certifications rather than competitive pricing. This procurement reflects the USDA's ongoing reliance on established dairy suppliers to efficiently meet the substantial commodity demands of federal nutrition assistance programs through multiple-award indefinite delivery vehicles that enable flexible, as-needed ordering.