Bushmans' Inc.

Bushmans' Inc., doing business as Bushmans Inc., supplies fresh, frozen, and processed fruits and vegetables for domestic food assistance programs to the U.S. Department of Agriculture exclusively as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under total and partial small business set-asides. The company is a for-profit agricultural commodity supplier based in Grand Marsh and Rosholt, Wisconsin, with no formal SBA certifications (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB); small business status is determined by NAICS code and revenue thresholds under FAR Part 19.

Bushmans' Inc. operates a focused capability portfolio: the delivery of fresh produce (citrus, stone fruits, apples, pears, grapes, root vegetables), frozen and bulk-processed commodities (potatoes, sweet potatoes), and packaged fresh vegetables (tomatoes, nectarines, peaches) to support the National School Lunch Program, Section 32 commodity procurement, and broader USDA domestic food donation initiatives. Representative contracts include a $3.6 million definitive award for fresh mandarin tangerines (September 2026, total small business set-aside, completion February 2027), a $3.94 million definitive for fresh mandarins (September 2026, total small business set-aside, completion April 2027), a $7.54 million definitive for fresh grapefruit (December 2023, total small business set-aside), and a $4.43 million definitive for fresh packaged sweet potatoes (April 2023, total small business set-aside). All work is performed at the company's facilities in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, on firm fixed-price terms under NAICS 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) and PSC code 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables).

Customer concentration is extreme and unimodal. The Department of Agriculture accounts for 199 of 206 awards (97% of the footprint), with the Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office anchoring 84 awards worth $136.5 million in combined potential value. The Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office places 19 awards ($31.7 million), the Specialty Crops Program 41 awards ($28.1 million), and the Food and Nutrition Service 38 awards ($25.4 million). No other federal agencies appear in the award history.

Bushmans' Inc. holds active positions on five indefinite-delivery vehicles, all USDA-issued: an IDC for bulk sweet potatoes and frozen potatoes (ceiling $9.66 million, partial small business, completion June 2027); an IDC for bulk apples for processing (ceiling $1.01 million, partial small business, completion December 2025); an IDC for fresh grapefruit (ceiling $1.39 million, total small business, completion September 2025); an IDC for fresh nectarines and peaches (ceiling $523 thousand, total small business, completion January 2025); and an IDC for bulk frozen potatoes (ceiling $320 thousand, partial small business, expired June 2023). The vendor has issued task orders against these vehicles and receives new definitive contracts through competitive sealed-bid solicitation in parallel.

Activity has grown modestly year over year — 14 awards in 2022 to 22 in 2024, with 9 awards in 2025 and 12 in 2026 — and the trajectory remains upward. Six awards totaling $15.5 million in combined potential value complete within the next twenty-four months, representing moderate recompete exposure in the near term. Combined potential value across all 206 awards (prime only, no subcontracting activity) stands at $222.5 million, with $220.5 million obligated (99% execution rate), indicating Bushmans' Inc. is a stable, high-performing vendor with consistent payment receipt and no significant pipeline risk.

Bushmans' Inc. maintains SAM.gov registration since 2001 and holds USDA qualification certifications under Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices audit verification standards, which are mandatory for federal food commodity supply. The vendor competes in full-and-open solicitations where set-asides are not applied (approximately 15% of awards) and captures the majority of its volume under total and partial small business set-asides (approximately 85% of awards). All commodities are required to be U.S.-grown, U.S.-processed, and domestically distributed per Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements.