Wawona Frozen Foods Inc.

Wawona Frozen Foods Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of frozen fruit products based in Clovis, California, serves as a critical supplier to the U.S. federal government for commodity procurement supporting domestic food assistance initiatives. The company specializes in processing and packaging various frozen fruits, including strawberries, peaches, blueberries, apricots, and mixed berries in multiple formats ranging from individually quick-frozen bulk cartons to pre-portioned cups. Since 2003, Wawona Frozen Foods has maintained active registration in the System for Award Management and has become one of the primary frozen fruit commodity suppliers to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, having received over 100 prime federal contract awards since 2019 with values ranging from approximately $50,000 to over $22 million.

Wawona Frozen Foods has demonstrated substantial capability in delivering diverse frozen fruit commodities through its federal contract portfolio, primarily supporting USDA programs including the National School Lunch Program and broader domestic food donation initiatives administered through the Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. The company's deliverables include whole unsweetened individually quick frozen strawberries in 12/1-pound and 6/5-pound cartons, diced frozen peaches in 96/4.4-ounce cups, strawberry slices in 6/5-pound and 30-pound cartons, freestone peach slices in various container configurations, blueberries in bulk cases, and mixed berry cups in 4-ounce and 4.5-ounce containers. Contract awards have utilized both definitive contracts and delivery orders under indefinite delivery vehicle arrangements, with pricing structures employing firm fixed-price arrangements. While the majority of awards have carried no set-aside designations, several contracts—including definitive contracts valued at $6.1 million for peach slices and $22.7 million for mixed berry and strawberry cups—have included partial or total small business set-asides. All contracts have been awarded directly to Wawona Frozen Foods as the prime contractor with performance conducted at its Clovis, California facility, with FOB origin deliveries to distribution centers across the continental United States and Puerto Rico.

Wawona Frozen Foods currently holds multiple indefinite delivery contracts with the USDA that facilitate streamlined procurement of frozen fruit commodities for federal food assistance programs. The company's active IDV portfolio includes a $8.96 million multiple-award contract with the Food and Nutrition Service (awarded June 25, 2025, expiring September 30, 2026) covering strawberry slices, whole unsweetened strawberries, and freestone peach slices with a partial small business set-aside; a $6.64 million multiple-award IDV with the Agricultural Marketing Service (awarded July 16, 2024, expiring January 31, 2025) for frozen peach diced cups; and a $15.72 million multiple-award contract with the Agricultural Marketing Service (awarded March 6, 2024, expiring November 30, 2024) for frozen strawberry commodities. Additionally, Wawona maintains several expired or expiring IDVs from prior years, including a $26.69 million Food and Nutrition Service contract and a $5.97 million Agricultural Marketing Service contract, both of which supported ongoing task order issuances for mixed berries and strawberries. These indefinite delivery vehicles enable the USDA agencies to issue firm fixed-price delivery orders on an as-needed basis to efficiently procure seasonal produce while maintaining consistent supply relationships with an established, qualified frozen fruit manufacturer.