Tabatchnick Fine Foods Inc.

Tabatchnick Fine Foods Inc., a woman-owned HUBZone-certified small business manufacturer based in Somerset, New Jersey, supplies frozen and shelf-stable food commodities exclusively to the federal government as a prime contractor, specializing in frozen fruit cups, peanut butter, and therapeutic foods for domestic nutrition assistance and international humanitarian aid programs. The company competes entirely under full-and-open awards; its HUBZone certification and woman-owned status recur across its prime footprint but do not drive set-aside-category concentration — roughly one-third of recent awards carry partial or total small business set-asides, while two-thirds are open-market awards.

Tabatchnick's customer base is heavily concentrated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The top five customer organizations account for 98% of awards by count: USDA Food and Nutrition Service anchors the portfolio at 78 awards worth $326.6 million in combined potential value, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office follows with 50 awards and $161.5 million, and USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office contributes 18 awards and $25.1 million. The US Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance brings 11 awards and $6.6 million, primarily for Ready to Use Therapeutic Food and supplementary products. The two customer rankings align closely — FNS dominates both volume and dollars — though USAID's humanitarian portfolio is narrower in count relative to its dollar contribution.

Tabatchnick's capability portfolio centers on procurement and domestic manufacture of frozen commodity foods in standardized portion-control packaging. Representative work includes a $13.9 million Food and Nutrition Service delivery order awarded August 14, 2026 (with ultimate completion December 15, 2026) for frozen strawberry, peach, and mixed berry cups in 96-count, 4-ounce portions under a partial small business set-aside; a $10.18 million USDA Agricultural Marketing Service definitive contract awarded June 30, 2026 for peach freestone diced frozen cups sourced under 2025-crop-forward materials; and a $3.49 million Food and Nutrition Service delivery order awarded December 15, 2025 for mixed lots of frozen peach and berry cups. Secondary capabilities include peanut butter (smooth and kosher variants in multiple jar sizes), cream of chicken soup, roasted peanuts, and sunflower seed butter — all manufactured in the United States for food assistance. A single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, executed January 1, 2022 and extending through December 31, 2024, supplies Ready to Use Therapeutic Food and lipid nutrient supplements for global humanitarian relief on an as-needed basis.

The company holds multiple active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with USDA agencies. The largest is a Food and Nutrition Service multiple-award IDC awarded June 25, 2025 with a $47.6 million ceiling running through September 30, 2026; a second FNS multiple-award IDC awarded October 1, 2024 carries a $31.9 million ceiling through September 30, 2025. A third Food and Nutrition Service IDC awarded April 7, 2026 holds a $52.8 million ceiling through September 30, 2027. An Agricultural Marketing Service multiple-award IDC from May 18, 2022 held a $30.5 million ceiling (now expired or near completion in 2024). These vehicles support delivery-order execution against recurring solicitations for seasonal frozen fruit and shelf-stable food commodity procurement. Top parent vehicles by task order count include IDC 123J1425D0045 (13 task orders, $36.8 million combined potential value), IDC 123J1423D0039 (7 task orders, $23.5 million), and IDC 123J1422D0020 (6 task orders, $24.5 million).

Activity has remained stable to slightly declining over the past five years — 13 awards in 2022, peaking at 20 in 2024, then moderating to 18 in 2025 and 12 through August 2026. The company faces a recompete cliff: four awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $25.4 million. Tabatchnick operates 100% as a prime contractor with no sub-award footprint. The vendor's NAICS concentration splits between Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing (NAICS 311411, 74 awards) and Fruit and Vegetable Canning (NAICS 311421, 38 awards), reflecting its dual capability in frozen and shelf-stable commodity production. PSC coding skews heavily to 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables), with secondary exposure to special dietary foods and confectionery. Place of performance is consistently Somerset, Franklin Township, New Jersey, with FOB origin delivery to multiple U.S. locations and Puerto Rico. The company manufactures all products domestically and supplies exclusively to federal food assistance and humanitarian programs, positioning itself as a mission-critical vendor within the USDA's commodity procurement ecosystem.

Tabatchnick Fine Foods makes a wide variety of foods, retail, food service, and emergency feeding programs. Our products include all natural frozen and aseptic soups, smart snack items for school lunch, frozen pastas, and ready to use therapeutic/supplemental foods. We are family owned and operated since 1997 with emphasis on building good customer relations.