Definitive Contract 123J1426C0949

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract to Out Of The Shell LLC for the supply of chilled chicken legs in bulk, with a ceiling value of $34,560 and an ultimate completion date of June 15, 2026. Out Of The Shell LLC, a minority-owned and woman-owned small business headquartered in South El Monte, California, was selected through full and open competition without a small business set-aside. The contract supports the federal government's domestic food assistance and nutrition initiatives, including the National School Lunch Program and various food donation programs designed to address food insecurity nationwide. The procurement was issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) by the Agricultural Marketing Service with a solicitation deadline of April 9, 2026, and the award was made on April 23, 2026.

Out Of The Shell LLC brings substantial experience to this engagement, having established a portfolio of prime federal contract awards exclusively from USDA agencies since November 2006, with cumulative deliveries exceeding 200 million pounds of poultry products across more than thirty states. The contractor's recent awards include a $1.2 million contract from the Food and Nutrition Service and a $2.18 million award from the Agricultural Marketing Service, both issued in January 2026, demonstrating sustained capacity to manage large-scale poultry procurement and distribution operations. All deliveries must meet strict domestic sourcing mandates under the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation and comply with food defense plans and GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network reporting standards, with FOB destination delivery terms and firm fixed-price structures utilized throughout the company's contract portfolio.