First Cut Produce Inc.
Evanston, IL
- UEI
- DJ3ZPKBJFEH2
- CAGE
- 8BNW5
- Primary NAICS
- 424480 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 112120 Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
- 311615 Poultry Processing
- 311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
- 424430 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
- 484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1515 Sherman Ave #2, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
- Website
- firstcutproduce.com
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Staples
- Food, Beverage & Tobacco
- Food Products
- Food Production
- SIC code
- 51 Wholesale Trade – Nondurable Goods
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $241,276 |
| FY2025 | $112,517 |
| FY2024 | $1,725,071 |
| FY2023 | $1,085,253 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $241,276 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
First Cut Produce Inc., headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, supplies fresh produce commodities to federal food assistance programs as a small business prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates 100 percent as a prime contractor with no subcontracting footprint, delivering fresh fruits and vegetables — apples, oranges, grapefruit, nectarines, peaches, sweet potatoes, and mixed fresh produce — to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for domestic food donations and emergency nutrition initiatives.
The vendor's customer base concentrates entirely within USDA subdivisions. The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office anchors the portfolio with 24 awards valued at five million dollars combined potential value, followed by the Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office (six awards, four million five hundred thousand dollars) and the Food and Nutrition Service (14 awards, $948 thousand). A single award from the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program adds two million three hundred thousand dollars. The split between transactional volume and dollars reveals a two-tier structure: AMS Washington Office places the most orders across the highest dollar values, while FNS places more numerous but lower-value individual calls, typically under fifty thousand to one hundred thirty thousand dollars per contract.
First Cut Produce holds two multiple-award indefinite delivery contracts with USDA AMS. IDV 123J1424D0067, covering fresh grapefruit with a ceiling of $299,202.01 and ultimate completion date of October 31, 2024, generated one task order. IDV 123J1424D0092, covering fresh nectarines and peaches with a ceiling of $442,422.39 and ultimate completion date of January 31, 2025, similarly yielded one task order. A third IDV for fresh apples in 12/3 lb packages expired January 12, 2023 with a zero ceiling value in the source record.
Activity grew sharply from 2022 through 2024 (five awards to ten to nine respectively) before declining to three awards in 2025 and three in the first eight months of 2026. One award, the August 20, 2026 fresh Fuji and Granny Smith apple contract valued at $197,828.40, has an ultimate completion date of December 2, 2026 and sits within the twenty-four-month recompete window. The combined potential value of awards completing within the next twenty-four months is $198 thousand — minimal recompete exposure. The vendor has obligated $12 million against a combined potential value of $12.7 million (94% realization rate), indicating heavy execution across the recent portfolio.
Operationally, First Cut Produce delivers from facilities in Caldwell, Idaho; Byron Center, Michigan; and Princeton, North Carolina. Representative contracts span the vendor's capability: a $531,671.28 firm fixed-price award from September 17, 2024 for various fresh apples in cartons and 12/3 lb packages (ultimate completion February 26, 2025); a $442,422.39 delivery order from June 14, 2024 for fresh bagged nectarines and peaches; and a $229,202.28 definitive contract from March 10, 2023 for mandarin and tangerine bags. The vendor's NAICS footprint is predominantly 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) across 43 awards, with PSC code 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables) dominating 44 of 45 total awards. All work is transacted under firm fixed-price terms against small business set-asides, with no full-and-open or other-than-set-aside positioning in the recent record.
Quick answers
Is First Cut Produce Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. First Cut Produce Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 7, 2027.
What is First Cut Produce Inc.'s CAGE code?
First Cut Produce Inc.'s CAGE code is 8BNW5, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is DJ3ZPKBJFEH2.
How much has First Cut Produce Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $112,517 to First Cut Produce Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $3,164,118 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is First Cut Produce Inc.'s most recent federal award?
First Cut Produce Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Commodities for USG food donations: 2000011440/4100034842/apples fuji fresh F carton-40 LB, apples granny smith fresh… (123J1426C1782), from Washington Office (AMS), on August 20, 2026.
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