Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE30025DSB02

Creation Gardens, Inc., doing business as What Chefs Want, a Louisville, Kentucky-based produce distributor, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence division valued at $4.9 million with a performance period from May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. The contract encompasses the supply of fresh fruits, vegetables, and shell eggs meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grade Number 1 or better quality standards to Department of Defense and non-Department of Defense schools, primarily in Pennsylvania. The contract was issued without set-aside designations and originated from a Request for Information posted August 9, 2023, which solicited responses for supplying produce to DoD Troop customers in Colorado and Wyoming, representing the government's intent to establish an indefinite quantity contracting vehicle for fresh subsistence products. All deliveries are performed to Blue Ridge Manor, Kentucky, supporting the military and institutional feeding programs under DLA's subsistence procurement authority.

The contractor's performance obligations under this IDC are evidenced by forty-seven delivery orders awarded as of September 2025, with completion dates of September 11-12, 2025, collectively valued at approximately $17,000. These task orders demonstrate consistent demand for a diverse product portfolio including oranges, apples, grapes, strawberries, watermelons, cantaloupes, clementines, peaches, pears, carrots, lettuce, and salad mix in both fresh and chilled conditions. Each delivery order is structured as a firm fixed-price contract without set-aside provisions, reflecting the competitive procurement processes under the parent IDC. The delivery orders range from individual line items valued between $146 and $1,130.81, collectively representing the operational utilization of the indefinite delivery vehicle to fulfill recurring subsistence requirements for federal feeding programs. Creation Gardens, Inc.'s established role as a regional produce distributor with demonstrated capability in supplying quality agricultural products to government customers positions the company as a critical supply chain partner for Defense Logistics Agency subsistence operations.