BOTTLED JUICE for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a Purchase Award Description detailing the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) purchase of Bottled Juice for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs for Fiscal Year 2026. The purchase resulted from Solicitation No. 2000011131, dated January 22, 2025. All products were purchased on an F.O.B. destination basis, with deliveries scheduled between March 1, 2026, and June 30, 2026.

The purchase includes the following bottled juice products:

• APPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

• CHERRY APPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

• CRANBERRYAPPLE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

• GRAPE CONCORD JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

• ORANGE JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

• TOMATO JUICE PLST BTL-8/64 FL OZ

• Total quantity purchased: 616,025.000 CS

• Total dollar value: $13,139,796.55

• Number of offers/quotes received: 9

This document is a purchase award, not a solicitation. It details the results of offers received in response to a previous solicitation. Further information and cumulative purchase data can be found at the USDA website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food and http://www.ams.usda.gov/reports/purchase-summary-report.

Not applicable, as this document details a purchase award.

Detailed breakdowns of purchases by contractor, material, plant location, destination, quantity, and price are provided throughout the document.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offerors to sell BOTTLED JUICE for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. Deliveries are scheduled between March 1, 2026, and June 30, 2026. The 2025 crop year and onwards will be accepted.

• The primary commodity is BOTTLED JUICE in 8/64 FL OZ bottles.

• Specific types of juice include Apple Juice (various types), Cherry Apple Juice, Grape Concord Juice, Orange Juice, Tomato Juice, and Cranberry Apple Juice.

• Deliveries are required to various locations across the United States, with specific delivery dates and quantities listed for each location.

• The solicitation is a combined presolicitation notice and solicitation.

• Deliveries are to be made between March 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026.

• Offers must be submitted electronically via the Web-Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM).

• Offers submitted by any other means will be deemed nonresponsive.

• Bidders must be active in WBSCM and have the required bidder roles.

• Key deadlines:

  • Offer Due Date: January 22, 2026, 13:00:00 Central Time
  • Opening Date: January 22, 2026, 13:00:00 Central Time
  • Acceptances will be announced by 11:59 pm CT, January 30, 2025.

• Several line items have specific set-asides, including 100% Small Business (SB) and 10% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

• Offerors requesting HUBZone Small Business Price Evaluation Preference must be the manufacturer/producer of the product.

• A probationary period for new-to-AMS contractors limits awards to 10 truckloads per product until successful delivery of five truckloads is demonstrated.

• Contact the specialist, Anna Lande (anna.lande@usda.gov), for questions regarding requirements. Do not discuss bid prices before award.

• Master Solicitation dated November 19, 2025, and Commodity Specification for Bottled Juice dated December 2021 are referenced.

• Bidders are cautioned to bid only quantities they can reasonably expect to produce and deliver by the required dates.