FROZEN JUICE for use in Domestic Food Assistance Programs

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a Purchase Award Description detailing the USDA's purchase of Frozen 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. 2000011143, dated January 12, 2026.

• Product: APPLE JUICE SINGLE FRZ CUP-96/4 OZ

• Total Quantity: 22,528.000 CS

• Delivery Basis: F.O.B destination

• Delivery Period: April 1, 2026, to May 15, 2026

• Contractor: PETERSON BRANDS, LLC

• Contract Number: 12-3J14-26-C-0601

• Total Award Amount: $436,536.32

• Number of Offers/Quotes Received: 1

• The document lists detailed delivery destinations, quantities, and prices per destination.

Not specified in this award description.

• Further information on selling food to USDA can be found at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food.
• Cumulative purchase data is available at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/reports/purchase-summary-report.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This solicitation is for the procurement of FROZEN JUICE (APPLE JUICE SINGLE FRZ CUP-96/4 OZ) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. The solicitation is a combined pre-solicitation notice and solicitation.

• Product: APPLE JUICE SINGLE FRZ CUP-96/4 OZ

• Crop Year: 2025 crop year and onwards accepted.

• Delivery: Deliveries are to be made between April 1, 2026, through May 15, 2026.

• Multiple Stops: Some line items may show multiple stops, limited to a maximum of three per lot. Bidders may submit different prices for each stop, but a price is required on all line items within a lot.

• Offshore Destinations: Offerors have the option to enter bids direct to offshore destinations or to the port.

• Invitation Type: Definite Delivery

• Purchases will be made on an f.o.b. destination basis.

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

• Offer Due Date: January 26, 2026, 13:00:00 (Central Time).

• Opening Date: January 26, 2026, 13:00:00 (Central Time).

• Contact for Questions: Ashley Train (ashley.train@usda.gov) for Contracting Officer inquiries, and Anna Lande (anna.lande@usda.gov) for specialist inquiries. Do not discuss bid prices with the specialist or contracting officer before award.

• Hubzone Small Business Price Evaluation Preference: Offerors requesting this preference must be certified in the HUBZone program and must be the manufacturer/producer of the product.

• Probationary Period: New-to-AMS contractors and existing contractors bidding on new products may have awards limited to 10 truckloads per product. Successful delivery of at least five (5) truckloads is required to be removed from probationary status.

• Master Solicitation dated November 11, 2025, and Commodity Specification for Frozen Juice dated November 2024 are referenced.

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

• Prime vendors are reminded that they are prohibited from subcontracting with companies or individuals that have been suspended or debarred.