Definitive Contract 123J1426C0834

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $12.6 million definitive contract to Tyson Foods Inc. (doing business as Tyson Foods Logistics) on March 25, 2026, for the supply of large chilled bulk chicken commodities in support of federal food donations and nutrition assistance programs. The contract, which originated from a competitive Invitation for Bid solicitation (12-3J14-26-B-0172) posted by the Agricultural Marketing Service on March 5, 2026, carries no small business set-aside designation and reflects full and open competition. The performance location is New Holland, Pennsylvania, with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2026. As a firm fixed-price definitive contract, this award ensures cost certainty for the government while leveraging Tyson Foods' established capacity as a critical supplier of domestically-sourced protein products.

Tyson Foods Inc., headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, is a global leader in food production and processing that has become the USDA's primary vendor for frozen and chilled protein commodities supporting domestic food assistance programs including the National School Lunch Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The company operates through multiple business units and facilities across the United States, with this contract leveraging operations at its New Holland, Pennsylvania location. Tyson Foods maintains an extensive portfolio of prime contract awards and Indefinite Delivery Contracts with USDA agencies, with contract values ranging from under $100,000 to exceeding $29 million, demonstrating the agency's reliance on the company to fulfill substantial and diverse protein commodity requirements on an as-needed basis while maintaining compliance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements for domestically-sourced products.