Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C24220D0033

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., doing business as Bison Products, holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDV) with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 to provide milk and dairy requirements. The single-award IDV, valued at $166,783.65, was awarded in December 2019 and runs through September 2024. Under this contract vehicle, Bison Products has received multiple firm fixed price and fixed price with economic price adjustment delivery orders to supply fresh milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, and other dairy products to VA medical facilities in New York state. The delivery orders range in value from approximately $20,000 to $52,000 and support the VA's provision of healthcare services and nutrition programs for veterans. No set-aside designations were used for these procurements.

In addition to the IDV, Bison Products has also secured federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the dairy industry. Most recently, in April 2023, the company was awarded a $1,566,233.10 cooperative agreement from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) to distribute payments to eligible dairy farmers who experienced lower revenues due to market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.