Commodity Specification for Dried Fruits October 2026
Updated
Special Notice from the Agricultural Marketing Service. Due Dec 31, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 68 days left.
| Solicitation number | 12-3J14-Notice-26-025 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Office | USDA Ams 3J14 |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing (311423) |
| Product or service code | 8915 |
| Posted | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 31, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5) (68 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Attached is the updated Commodity Specification for Dried Fruit. Highlights include the consolidation of all dried fruit products into one specification document, clarification of inspection language, nutritive sweetener information, removal of raisin types, update on grading standards and MIFB-D language.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 311423, a business counts as small if it has no more than 750 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for dried and dehydrated food manufacturing work, who also hold USDA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Victor Packing, Inc. $22.4 million in this trade
- SUN Valley Raisins, Inc., A California Corporation $21.0 million in this trade
- Stutz Packing Company $10.9 million in this trade
- INN Foods, Inc. $976,847 in this trade
- Horizon Marketing, Inc. $286,740 in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Agriculture awarded $10.8 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Kiewit Infrastructure South Co, Tyson Foods Inc. and Perimeter Solutions LP. See what USDA is buying now.