Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company

Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company is a prominent subsidiary of Leprino Foods Company, a major global producer of mozzarella cheese and dairy ingredients. Based in Roswell, New Mexico, the company specializes in providing dairy products, particularly mozzarella cheese, to the U.S. federal government through competitive contract awards. The company has established itself as a key supplier to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, consistently winning federal contracts to support domestic food assistance and nutrition programs.

Through its federal contract awards, Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company primarily supplies various mozzarella cheese products, including shredded mozzarella, low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, and processed cheese packages. These products are specifically designed to support critical nutrition assistance initiatives such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the National School Lunch Program. The company has been awarded multiple delivery order contracts, consistently valued between $1 million and $7 million, with no specific set-aside designations. All contract awards have been issued directly by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, and Leprino Foods has consistently served as the prime contractor without utilizing major subcontractors.

Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company holds a significant indefinite delivery contract (IDV) with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, specifically for "Commodities for USG Food Donations". The most recent IDV, awarded on October 16, 2023, has a potential ceiling value of $54,665,385.48 and is structured as a multiple-award contract running through December 31, 2024. This contract enables the USDA to efficiently procure large quantities of dairy products, particularly cheese, on an as-needed basis. Task orders issued against this IDV typically involve delivering approximately 200,000 pounds of cheese per order, primarily to Leprino's Roswell, New Mexico facility, with fixed pricing and economic price adjustment provisions to accommodate market fluctuations.