Definitive Contract 123J1423C0448

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $2.51 billion definitive contract on January 4, 2023, to JTM Provisions Co Inc. (doing business as JTM Food Group) for the supply of chicken fajita strips in 30-pound containers. The contract, which carries a partial small business set-aside designation, is designed to support federal food assistance programs and requires delivery to various locations across the United States by the ultimate completion date of April 15, 2023. JTM Food Group, a Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Harrison, Ohio, with processing facilities in multiple states, was selected through a firm fixed-price procurement process to supply approximately 30 million pounds of the commodity product.

JTM Food Group is an established supplier of frozen and cooked protein commodities to the USDA, with a track record of fulfilling federal nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program and The Emergency Food Assistance Program. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of active indefinite delivery contracts with the USDA valued at tens of millions of dollars, enabling efficient procurement of protein products on an as-needed basis. This definitive contract award reflects the government's continued reliance on JTM Food Group as a critical vendor for commodity protein products supporting domestic food assistance initiatives nationwide.