E.w. Brandt & Sons, Inc.

E.W. Brandt & Sons, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Wapato, Washington, supplies fresh stone fruits and apples to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation under primary NAICS 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) and PSC 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables), competing exclusively under the small business set-aside category across its federal footprint.

E.W. Brandt & Sons holds twelve prime awards spanning 2022 to mid-2026, all with the Department of Agriculture and all under total small business set-aside designation. The vendor supplies fresh peaches, nectarines, and apples in standard commercial packaging (12/2 lb bags, 18–20 lb trays, and 37–40 lb cartons) for domestic food assistance programs. Representative awards include a $2.39 million definitive contract from the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for peaches in multiple configurations with performance through October 2023; an $876.79 thousand AMS contract for nectarines with September 2025 completion; and a $674.41 thousand AMS award for fresh peaches in 12/2 lb bags with September 2026 ultimate completion. Deliveries occur on FOB origin basis to over 100 locations across the continental United States and Puerto Rico.

Customer concentration is extreme and single-agency: eleven of twelve awards (100% of combined potential value at $7 million) flow through the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office, with one $85.08 thousand award from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The vendor has no subcontract footprint and does not sit on IDIQs, GWACs, or other parent vehicles. Activity has remained flat—four awards in 2022, two in 2023, two in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026—with combined potential value of $7 million and combined obligated dollars of $6 million (85% of potential value). No awards face ultimate completion beyond September 2026, so recompete risk is immediate: the two most recent awards, both worth $674.41 thousand and $398.78 thousand respectively, complete September 15, 2026. The vendor's federal profile is narrow, commodity-focused, and USDA-dependent, with no exposure to IT, professional services, logistics, or agency set-aside vehicles that would support competitive expansion into other federal customers.