David Lee Brune

David Lee Brune, doing business as C & D Produce Sales, supplies fresh apples and pears to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for domestic food assistance and commodity donation programs as a sole proprietor operating exclusively as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The company is based in Ben Wheeler, Texas, and operates under NAICS 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) and PSC 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables), delivering domestically sourced produce in standardized commercial packaging for federal distribution.

C & D Produce Sales has executed fifty-one awards across a twenty-four-year history, with an aggregate potential value of $18.1 million. The vendor's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Department of Agriculture across five distinct sub-agencies. The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office anchors the portfolio by dollar value ($6.3 million across 7 awards), while the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program leads by award count (13 awards, $5.6 million combined potential value). The Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office accounts for 12 awards valued at $4.1 million, the Food and Nutrition Service for 11 awards valued at $1.5 million, and the Agricultural Marketing Service itself for 4 awards valued at $226 thousand. Together, these top five sub-agencies represent 92% of the award count and 98% of combined potential value, reflecting extreme USDA concentration. Ninety-nine percent of all awards carry the PSC 8915 classification (Fruits and Vegetables), with the vast majority under NAICS 311991 (32 awards) supplemented by apple orchards and other fruit-farming classifications.

Recent activity is modest but consistent. The vendor executed three awards in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026 (most recent award August 20, 2026). Award values have ranged from approximately $26 thousand to $1.26 million, with firm fixed-price delivery orders and definitive contracts as the predominant vehicle types. The vendor holds a position on an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC 123J1423D0002) valued at $147 thousand with the Agricultural Marketing Service that expired June 28, 2023, though recent awards suggest continued work under successor or related procurement arrangements. One award ($130 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, exposing a modest recompete opportunity in that window. Representative awards include a $1.26 million definitive contract from AMS for fresh apples in 40-pound cartons (January 30, 2024), a $509 thousand contract for 200,000 pounds of bagged apples (January 31, 2024), a $434 thousand definitive contract for apples in multiple packaging formats (September 17, 2024), and a $130 thousand contract from the Food and Nutrition Service for Bartlett pears and apples awarded August 20, 2026.