Definitive Contract 123J1422C0282

Goodman Food Products, Inc., operating under its Don Lee Farms division, was awarded a definitive fixed-price contract valued at $8.96 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service on November 18, 2021. The contract, with a completion date of January 31, 2022, requires delivery of frozen cooked beef products to support federal food donation initiatives, specifically beef patties (cooked, frozen, 2.0 mm thickness in 40-pound cartons), beef crumbles with soy protein product (packaged as 4 cases of 10 pounds), and beef specialty patties (home-style cooked, 2.0 mm thickness in 40-pound cartons). The performance location is Inglewood, California. No set-aside designation was utilized for this award, though the vendor qualifies as an SBA-certified HUBZone small business.

Goodman Food Products serves as a specialized manufacturer of protein-based food products for the USDA and has established itself as a consistent supplier to the Food and Nutrition Service for domestic food assistance programs, including school lunch initiatives and food bank distributions. The company's federal contracting history demonstrates substantial capacity, including multiple indefinite delivery contracts with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service with potential values exceeding $90 million for various cooked meat products. This award reflects the vendor's critical role in supporting the USDA's broader mission to provide nutritious protein products to vulnerable populations across the United States.