The USDA is asking for offers from produce distributors to sell fresh apples and pears to the agency for use in school lunches and other feeding programs.
More than 1 million cartons of fruit expected to be purchased, according to USDA’s 83-page document describing the offer.
The USDA said it will announce the purchase awards by Jan. 25; deliveries of the fruit are to be made between Feb. 26 and May 29 in 2024.
Nick Wiber ,at nick.wiber@usda.gov, will be the contract specialist handling the purchase, USDA said.
