Definitive Contract 123J1422C0165

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a definitive contract to Barrios Distributing for the supply of frozen ground beef in 40-pound cartons to support federal food donation commodities programs. The contract, valued at $724,400.00 on a firm fixed-price basis, was awarded on November 12, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2022, and designated as a partial small business set-aside. The place of performance is located in Chicago, Illinois, where the contractor will coordinate distribution of the beef products for use in national food assistance initiatives.

Barrios Distributing, a service-disabled veteran-owned, minority-owned, and woman-owned small business based in San Diego, California, brings extensive experience in federal food commodity procurement to this engagement. The company, owned by Olga H Barrios, has maintained SAM.gov registration since 2002 and has secured numerous prime contracts with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service, including multiple indefinite delivery contracts with ceiling values exceeding $16 million. This award reflects the contractor's established capacity to supply frozen and canned food products supporting critical domestic food assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program.