Severn Peanut Co Inc.

Severn Peanut Co Inc., operating through its Northampton Peanut Company Division and based in Severn, North Carolina, is a for-profit manufacturer of peanut products that has established itself as a significant federal contractor. The company maintains a primary place of performance in Franklin, Virginia, with additional operations in Lubbock, Texas, and has been registered in SAM.gov since March 2004. Severn Peanut serves as a key supplier to the U.S. federal government, leveraging its manufacturing expertise to support critical domestic food assistance initiatives and nutrition programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Severn Peanut Co Inc. has consistently provided smooth peanut butter in 12/16 ounce jars to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service through a comprehensive series of definitive, firm-fixed-price contracts spanning from 2021 through 2026. The company's federal contracting work exclusively focuses on supplying peanut butter commodities for USDA domestic food donation and assistance programs, including support for child nutrition initiatives, school lunch programs, and broader food insecurity relief efforts. Contract awards have ranged significantly in value, from approximately $43,000 to $568 million, with the most recent contracts awarded in December 2025 totaling approximately $2.4 million collectively. All of Severn Peanut Co Inc.'s identified federal contract awards have been issued by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and its Agricultural Marketing Service, with no set-aside designations applied to the company's awards despite some underlying solicitations containing potential small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone set-aside provisions. The commodities procured under these contracts comply with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements, ensuring all peanut butter products are sourced domestically and distributed to locations across the continental United States and Puerto Rico. The company's sustained contracting relationship with USDA demonstrates its reliability and capacity to fulfill substantial commodity procurement requirements supporting federal nutrition and food assistance missions.