Definitive Contract 123J1422C1053

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $1.54M definitive contract with firm fixed pricing to Calumet Diversified Meats Inc. (doing business as Pleasant Prairie Packing) on February 17, 2022, for the supply of frozen boneless pork chops packaged in one-pound units to support USG food donation programs. The contract, designated as a partial small business set-aside, has an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2022, and will be performed at the contractor's facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Calumet Diversified Meats, a self-certified small disadvantaged business and established pork processor with over 30 years of experience, specializes in supplying frozen pork commodities to federal food assistance initiatives administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service.

This award reflects the contractor's established track record of delivering frozen protein commodities to support domestic food assistance programs across the United States. The contract aligns with USDA's broader mission to distribute nutritious protein products to food banks and assistance programs nationwide. Calumet Diversified Meats has secured multiple federal contract vehicles with the USDA, including two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts with combined potential values exceeding $10M for delivering millions of pounds of frozen boneless pork chops. The company also received COVID-19 response grant funding from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service in January 2022 to support workplace safety and operational resilience measures.