Definitive Contract 123J1425C1832

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1.96 million firm fixed-price contract to John Hofmeister & Son Inc. (doing business as HOF Haus) on August 28, 2025, for the supply of frozen pork ham commodities to support domestic food assistance programs. The contract, which runs through December 15, 2025, calls for water-added pork ham in multiple package configurations (8/5 lb and 4/10 lb containers) to be delivered to locations in Chicago, Illinois. HOF Haus, a Chicago-based manufacturer of frozen meat products and SBA-certified HUBZone firm, was selected through a competitive solicitation that closed on August 14, 2025. No set-aside designation was applied to this award.

The underlying solicitation sought multiple pork and ham products totaling approximately 2.8 million pounds for the USDA's commodity procurement program supporting food assistance initiatives such as the National School Lunch Program and Emergency Food Assistance Program. All commodities are required to be products of the United States, grown and processed exclusively within the country per Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements. HOF Haus has established itself as a consistent supplier to the Food and Nutrition Service, with a track record of delivering frozen meat commodities across multiple federal food assistance programs, and this award reflects the agency's ongoing reliance on qualified domestic producers for commodity-based nutrition assistance.