Taylor Boys Produce, Inc.

Taylor Boys Produce, Inc. is a small business located in Enoree, South Carolina, registered as a Subchapter S Corporation that specializes in providing fresh produce and food products to federal agencies. The company is primarily focused on delivering weekly produce to federal correctional facilities, with a strong emphasis on supporting government food service programs. Its federal contracting history demonstrates a consistent capability to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to institutions, particularly within the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons system.

Through its federal contract awards, Taylor Boys Produce, Inc. has predominantly supplied fresh produce to the Federal Correctional Complex Butner, executing multiple small business set-aside purchase orders with contract values typically ranging from $14,000 to $21,000. These weekly produce delivery contracts support the Bureau of Prisons' food services program, ensuring nutritional needs are met for inmates across correctional facilities. The company has maintained a steady relationship with the Department of Justice, consistently winning short-term purchase orders for produce delivery throughout fiscal years 2024 and 2025, demonstrating reliability and specialized expertise in food distribution to federal institutions.

Regarding federal grant awards, Taylor Boys Produce, Inc. received a significant project grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service in January 2022, specifically designed to support COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. This $20,000 grant was structured to help food processors, distributors, and producers manage workplace safety, market adaptations, facility retrofitting, transportation challenges, worker housing, and related medical expenses during the public health emergency. Additionally, the company recently received a sub-grant from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture on May 7, 2024, related to the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.

Taylor Boys Produce, Inc. has also participated in a federal contract IDV (Indefinite Delivery Vehicle) with a Coronavirus COVID-19 National Interest Action Code, specifically a Basic Ordering Agreement with the USDA Washington Office. This multiple-award IDV, effective from September 11, 2020, to August 15, 2022, covered various food product categories including precooked meat boxes, combination boxes, fresh fruit/vegetable boxes, and dairy product boxes. The most notable contract under this IDV was a $1.14 million definitive contract with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to deliver fresh fruit and vegetable boxes nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the company's capacity to manage large-scale food distribution contracts during critical national emergencies.