Definitive Contract 123J1421C1191

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a definitive firm fixed price contract valued at $2.75 million to Crider, Inc. for the supply of frozen chicken strips in 30-pound cartons to support domestic food assistance programs. The contract, awarded March 30, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2021, was issued without a set-aside designation. Crider, Inc., a veteran-owned small business poultry processor based in Stillmore, Georgia, will perform under this contract at its facility in Stillmore. The company supplies meat commodities primarily to the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service, which administer federal nutrition programs serving low-income populations and other food assistance recipients nationwide.

This contract represents a single delivery order under Crider, Inc.'s existing Indefinite Delivery Vehicle arrangements with USDA, through which the agency maintains flexibility in procuring protein products for food aid initiatives. The frozen chicken strips will be distributed across multiple locations to support the government's food donation and assistance efforts. With over $130 million in cumulative federal contract awards, Crider, Inc. has demonstrated substantial capacity and reliability as a primary supplier of processed meat commodities to USDA agencies, delivering canned and frozen protein products across the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii.