Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing

NAICS 3114 covers Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing, which involves the processing and packaging of agricultural products into preserved food items. This category includes companies that transform fresh fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural commodities into canned, frozen, dried, and other shelf-stable food products. Manufacturers in this category typically produce a wide range of food items such as canned vegetables, frozen fruits, dried food products, and specialty preserved foods for domestic consumption and food assistance programs.

Federal contract awards in this NAICS code are primarily issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program, which procures food products for domestic food assistance programs like the National School Lunch Program. These contracts are typically firm-fixed-price and range from several hundred thousand to several million dollars, with delivery periods spanning one to three months. The solicitations frequently include small business set-asides, such as partial or total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) set-asides, and reservations for 8(a) and AbilityOne firms. Common places of performance include various locations across the continental United States, with deliveries often specified to distribution centers in states like Arkansas, Missouri, and New York.

Recent federal contract opportunities in this NAICS category include solicitations for various preserved food products such as canned vegetables (tomato products, hominy, spinach), frozen fruits and vegetables (stir fry mixes, blueberries), dried fruit products (cranberries, raisins, plums), and dehydrated potatoes. These opportunities are predominantly issued by the USDA's AMS for domestic food assistance programs, with delivery periods typically scheduled between January and March 2025. The solicitations consistently require that all products be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States, and they are submitted electronically through the USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system.