Debarment was proposed because of unpaid assessments to AMS and a civil penalty. On August 11, 2020, Channing Strother, Chief Administrative Law judge (ALJ), USDA, ordered Dakin Dairy Farms to pay $219,893.42 in assessments and late-payment charges for unpaid assessments to AMS and a civil penalty of $5,000 to the Treasurer of the United States.
In March 2024, AMS requested information from the Dairy Board and its designated agent in Florida, Florida Dairy Farmers (FDF), regarding whether the Respondents had complied with the August 2020, ALJ Decision and brought its operations into compliance with the Dairy Stabilization Act and the Dairy Promotion Order by timely paying assessments and reporting required information to the Dairy Board.
On March 21, 2024, the Dairy Board stated that the last payment of assessments they received from the Respondents was on April 25, 2018, and the last payment of late charges they received was on August 23, 2018. Additionally, on March 27, 2024, the FDF, provided a history of payments which detailed that they last received a payment from the Respondents in May 2017. For further information contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agency Exclusions POC.
Restriction and scope
Applies across federal procurement and nonprocurement programs, subject to the issuing agency’s record and applicable exceptions.
Related names
(also Jerry Dakin)
Cross-references listed by the issuing agency.
What is an exclusion?
An exclusion is a federal restriction on a business or individual participating in certain government contracts or assistance programs. Records can include suspensions, debarments and other restrictions.
Use these records to check potential vendors and partners. Restrictions vary: review the status, dates and scope in SAM.gov, and confirm any potential match with the issuing agency. An inactive record does not by itself mean a current restriction.
