Definitive Contract 123J1426C0341

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $3.7 million definitive contract to Barrios Distributing, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in San Diego, California, for the procurement of frozen ground beef products. The contract, awarded December 11, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2026, specifies delivery of fine ground frozen beef in 40-pound cartons and 40-pound case packages to Chicago, Illinois. This procurement supports domestic food assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program, and was solicited under a partial small business set-aside designation. The underlying solicitation (number 12-3J14-26-B-0065) sought 14.4 million pounds of U.S.-origin beef products with delivery windows between January and March 2026 to multiple locations nationwide on a firm-fixed-price basis.

Barrios Distributing, owned by Olga H. Barrios, brings extensive experience in federal food commodities contracting, holding multiple small business certifications including minority-owned, woman-owned, and Hispanic American-owned designations. The company has established a track record supplying frozen and canned food products to USDA and other federal agencies, with prior contract values ranging up to $5 million and several indefinite delivery contracts with ceiling values exceeding $16 million. This award represents the company's continued role in supporting critical national nutrition initiatives through consistent supply of quality food commodities to federal assistance programs.