Domestic Food Assistance Programs - Commodities (DFAP-C)

This Master IDIQ established by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 9, 2014, procured dairy commodities for Domestic Food Assistance Programs, but ordering closed on December 31, 2015, making this vehicle inactive for over ten years. The contract is no longer available for new task orders or pursuit.

During its brief operational window, the vehicle awarded 253 delivery orders totaling $298.9 million in combined potential value, with all $298.9 million obligated. Task-order activity accelerated sharply in 2015, with 212 orders placed compared to 41 in 2014. Award dates on the most recent task orders cluster in August and September 2015, with performance completion dates through December 2015, indicating a final surge of orders as the contract approached its December 31, 2015 ordering deadline.

Scope was narrowly focused on mozzarella cheese and process cheese products supplied under fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment provisions. Order values ranged from roughly $77,000 to approximately $6.3 million, with typical orders in the $1 million to $4 million range. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service was the sole customer agency, placing all 253 orders.

Competition was concentrated among dairy cooperatives and food manufacturers. Bongards Creameries led by potential value with 35 orders worth $91.8 million, followed by Land O Lakes Inc. with 56 orders valued at $62.5 million and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Co with 22 orders worth $50.2 million. These three firms captured 86 percent of combined potential value. Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc., Masters Gallery Foods, Incorporated, and six smaller primes rounded out the awardee base. All task orders carried no set-aside designations.

This is a Master IDIQ for commodities purchasing for Domestic Food Assistance Programs under the Food and Nutrition Service.