Definitive Contract 123J1421C0894

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $282,819.60 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Mainstay Distributing, LLC on February 19, 2021, for the procurement and delivery of coarse ground beef in 60-pound frozen containers. The contract, which was not designated as a set-aside, supported USDA food donation commodities and concluded on April 30, 2021. Performance was based in Rantoul, Illinois, where Mainstay Distributing maintains its primary operations as a veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business.

Mainstay Distributing has established itself as a key supplier to USDA agencies, particularly the Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service, specializing in frozen beef products for domestic food assistance and nutrition programs. The company has a track record of delivering between 200,000 and 8 million pounds of beef products per contract across multiple locations nationwide, with contract values historically ranging from approximately $100,000 to over $3.7 million. This contract reflects the company's ongoing contribution to USDA efforts to provide food assistance to communities in need throughout the United States.