Richlands Diary Farm Meeting Space Rental - Creamery Party Room $60 per hour; 2 hour minimum and 1 more item

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services awarded contract PO05383037 to Richlands Dairy Farm Inc on June 16, 2026, for a cumulative contract value of $300. The contract encompasses two primary service offerings to be delivered at the Richlands Dairy Farm facility. The first service involves meeting space rental of the Creamery Party Room at $60 per hour with a two-hour minimum requirement, generating $120 in value. The second service consists of a guided creamery tour of the dairy farm and associated facilities, including the milking parlor, cow barns and housing, nursery calf barn, and robotic calf barn, with an interactive component allowing attendees to hand milk a cow.

The creamery tour service is priced at $12 per attendee, comprising a $10 facility tour fee for groups of eight or more participants and a $2 ice cream component, with an anticipated 15 attendees generating $180 in value. Both services are to be delivered to Dixie Alexander in the Commissioner's Office and Crafton Wilkes of the Milk Commission. The contract specifies a single award period aligned with the June 16, 2026 award date, with performance to be conducted at the Richlands Dairy Farm location in Virginia.