Definitive Contract 123J1426C0499

Tyson Foods Inc., through its Tyson Foods Logistics operating division, was awarded a $11.5M firm-fixed-price definitive contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service on January 13, 2026, for the procurement of large chilled bulk chicken products intended for domestic food assistance programs. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026, fulfills requirements from a solicitation posted on January 5, 2026, which sought 16.5M pounds of chicken products for delivery to ten distribution locations across the United States between March 1-31, 2026. Products will be delivered on an FOB destination basis to facilities in California, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, supporting the USDA's commodity procurement efforts for nutrition assistance initiatives such as the National School Lunch Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

This contract contains no set-aside designations and reflects Tyson Foods' established role as a primary supplier of protein commodities to federal food assistance programs. All products must comply with the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirement that commodities be products of the United States, and the company must maintain compliance with food defense protocols and Global Data Synchronization Network reporting standards. The work will be performed at Tyson's facility in New Holland, Pennsylvania, with the firm-fixed-price structure providing cost certainty for this large-scale domestic food procurement initiative.