Transylvania Vocational Services, Inc.

Transylvania Vocational Services, Inc., a minority-owned, tax-exempt non-profit AbilityOne agency headquartered in Brevard, North Carolina, manufactures and supplies shelf-stable food commodities to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing exclusively in unrestricted (non-set-aside) procurements. The company's federal footprint spans 258 prime awards worth $599.9 million in combined potential value, with $527.4 million obligated across active and completed contracts. Transylvania Vocational Services operates as a manufacturer of goods (NAICS 311212, 311211, 424400, 311823, 311824 — dairy, flour milling, and food-mix manufacturing) with core capability in providing instant nonfat dry milk, bakery flour mixes, fortified cereals (CSB Super Cereal Plus), baked-goods mixes, and specialty items such as corn grits and rice products to support domestic nutrition assistance, international food donations, and military subsistence programs.

Customer concentration sits entirely within the Department of Agriculture and Defense Logistics Agency. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service dominates by award count (130 awards, $248.4 million combined potential value), followed closely by the USDA Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office (49 awards, $221.3 million). The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office, though only 6 awards, carries the third-largest dollar value at $89.8 million, signaling concentration in high-value commodity procurements. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence represents the fourth-largest customer (45 awards, $12.6 million), supplying baked-goods mixes and cake mixes to military dining facilities. The Foreign Agricultural Service accounts for four awards worth $13.2 million. Together, these five customer agencies represent 92% of award count and 98% of combined potential value, with USDA sub-agencies anchoring the portfolio.

Transylvania Vocational Services holds two significant indefinite delivery vehicles. A $73.3 million multiple-award IDV with the USDA Kansas City Commodity Office (ultimate completion June 30, 2025, awarded September 24, 2021) covers CSB Super Cereal Plus for food donation programs; delivery orders against this vehicle have ranged from $2.9 million to $16.5 million. A $1.24 million single-award IDV with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence (ultimate completion May 20, 2027, awarded May 21, 2024) covers baked-goods mixes including sugar cookie mix, yellow cake mix, and biscuit mix in No. 10 cans for military subsistence. Representative recent definitive contracts include an $8.6 million award from the Foreign Agricultural Service for CSB Super Cereal Plus in 1.5-kilogram boxes (June 4, 2026), a $6.28 million award from the Food and Nutrition Service for instant nonfat dry milk and bakery flour mix (December 11, 2025), a $16 million award from the USDA Washington Office for instant nonfat dry milk (August 28, 2024), and a $13.2 million delivery order from the Kansas City Commodity Office for CSB Super Cereal Plus (September 24, 2024). Place of performance is Brevard, North Carolina and Greer, South Carolina, with deliveries to domestic and international locations as specified in solicitation documents.

Activity has fluctuated over the past five years — nine awards in 2022, fourteen in 2023, thirteen in 2024, four in 2025, and five in 2026 (year to date) — reflecting the episodic nature of federal commodity procurement. Four awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $23.3 million, representing moderate recompete exposure. All contracts reviewed carried no set-aside designation, indicating Transylvania Vocational Services competes successfully in full-and-open procurements without reliance on minority-owned business, HUBZone, or other preferential set-asides despite its AbilityOne status. The vendor's award portfolio is entirely prime — no subcontract work appears in the source. The company specializes in commodities for nutrition assistance and food donation; its mission aligns with employing individuals with disabilities while fulfilling critical federal food supply needs.