This federal contract award to Tyson Foods Inc. (Tyson Foods Logistics) for $10,055,016.01 was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. The contract is for the delivery of 13,140,000 pounds of chicken products, including whole chickens and chicken legs, to support domestic food assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The contract was awarded under a firm-fixed-price solicitation issued by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program. The products must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States. The contract does not include any small business set-aside designations. Tyson Foods Inc. has a history of fulfilling large-scale protein commodity requirements for USDA food donation initiatives through both definitive contracts and Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts with the agency.