Sugar, Confectionery, And Nuts

The Product and Service Code (PSC) 8925 encompasses Sugar, Confectionery, and Nuts, representing a diverse category of food products used across various federal government nutrition and food assistance programs. This PSC includes items such as sugar (refined, brown, confectioners'), nuts (mixed, pecans, pistachios), peanut butter, honey, candies, syrups, and related confectionery products. These commodities are primarily procured for domestic food assistance initiatives, military dining operations, and institutional feeding programs.

Federal contract awards under PSC 8925 primarily involve the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS). Awards typically range from $100 to $3.8 million, with delivery order contracts frequently issued to large food distribution companies like Labatt Food Service, US Foods Inc., Sysco Corporation, and Coastal Pacific Food Distributors. Most contracts are firm fixed-price delivery orders with performance periods of one to three months. While many awards do not utilize set-aside designations, some include partial small business set-asides, particularly for peanut butter and related products.

Recent federal contract opportunities focus on procuring sugar, nuts, and peanut products for domestic food assistance programs. The USDA AMS has posted solicitations for raw shelled peanuts, peanut products, and sunflower butter, with deliveries scheduled between January and March 2025. These opportunities often require products to be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States, with bids submitted electronically through the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System. Potential set-asides include service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a), and HUBZone small business allocations, with some solicitations reserving up to 75% of quantities for small businesses.