Definitive Contract 123J1423C2300

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $918,996.54 firm fixed-price contract to JBS USA Food Company on September 20, 2023, for the procurement of frozen pork commodities to support domestic food assistance programs. The contract specifies delivery of frozen pork roast legs in 32-40 pound cartons and boneless pork picnics in 60-pound containers, with a completion date of November 30, 2023. Performance will be executed at JBS USA Food Company's facility in Worthington, Minnesota. The contract was not issued under a small business set-aside designation, reflecting the awardee's status as a large for-profit corporation. JBS USA Food Company will perform all work as the prime contractor with no identified subcontractors.

JBS USA Food Company, headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, is a large meat processing and manufacturing corporation that serves as a primary supplier of frozen pork products to the federal government's commodity procurement programs. The company's extensive federal contracting history demonstrates its capability to supply frozen pork commodities to support food banks, school lunch programs, and nutrition assistance initiatives across the continental United States and its territories. This award supports the USDA's ongoing mission to provide nutrition assistance through the distribution of domestically-produced commodities to vulnerable populations nationwide.