Norfolk Banana Distributors, Inc.

Norfolk Banana Distributors, Inc., doing business as Norfolk Banana Dist, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, that supplies fresh fruits and vegetables to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Subsistence division and related federal food service operations as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime, with no subcontract footprint in the source data.

Norfolk Banana Distributors holds a dominant position on a single parent vehicle: the $49.5 million small-business-set-aside indefinite delivery contract SPE30024DP429, awarded by DLA Subsistence on July 26, 2024, and running through July 29, 2028. Under this single-award IDV, the vendor has received 3,407 delivery orders (combined potential value $11.9 million) since the IDV award, with the most recent orders issued in April 2026 for fresh blueberries, raspberries, tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, asparagus, cucumbers, watermelon, and other produce items. Delivery orders carry firm fixed-price terms and cycle rapidly, typically with ultimate completion dates within one to four weeks of issuance. The IDV authorizes supply of USDA Grade 1 or better quality fresh fruits and vegetables to Department of Defense and USDA school food service operations throughout the Virginia region, with place of performance in Norfolk, Virginia.

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Troop Support Subsistence accounts for 19,235 awards (combined potential value $226.9 million), representing substantially all tracked activity. The remaining customer base—Defense Commissary Agency (8 awards) and Defense Logistics Agency (7 awards, $8 million combined potential value)—is negligible by comparison. The vendor's award footprint spans nearly three decades, with continuous federal registration since August 1998, but activity has remained steady over recent years (2,159 awards in 2022 to 2,039 in 2025) before declining to 584 awards year-to-date in 2026, reflecting the short calendar span of the source data.

Norfolk Banana Distributors' work is categorized primarily under NAICS 422590 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) with 19,107 awards and PSC Fruits and Vegetables with 19,238 awards. The vendor supplies a broad range of fresh produce—blueberries, raspberries, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, watermelon, asparagus, peppers, strawberries, avocados, pineapples, grapes, potatoes, carrots, spinach, and seasonal items—all under the small business set-aside posture and exclusively through the single DLA Subsistence IDV vehicle. All delivery orders are priced firm fixed and set aside for total small business, reflecting the vendor's core positioning in federal subsistence procurement for military installations and school meal programs in the Virginia region.