Definitive Contract 123J1425C0948

This federal contract award to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, a global food production company, is for the supply of chicken and chicken products to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. The $2,140,020.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract was awarded on March 27, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2025. The contract is for the delivery of 2,000,010,693 pounds of chicken products, including large chilled chicken, to support domestic food assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program and The Emergency Food Assistance Program. The original solicitation, issued by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, did not utilize any set-aside designations, indicating the contract was awarded through full and open competition. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, with its significant experience in federal government contracting, was selected to fulfill this requirement based on its demonstrated capability to deliver large quantities of protein products to multiple government locations across the United States.