Definitive Contract 123J1426C1014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $372,800 definitive contract to Barrios Distributing, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in San Diego, California, on April 28, 2026. The contract, designated as a partial small business set-aside, calls for the procurement and delivery of frozen ground beef in 40-pound packages containing 1-pound units to support federal domestic food assistance programs, with performance expected through June 30, 2026. The place of performance is Chicago, Illinois. Barrios Distributing, owned by Olga H. Barrios, holds multiple small business certifications including SBA Certified Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business status and has established itself as a critical supplier within the USDA's food assistance ecosystem over nearly two decades of federal contracting.

This award derives from the Agricultural Marketing Service's Solicitation Number 12-3J14-26-B-0195, a combined synopsis and solicitation for frozen and fresh raw beef products intended to support domestic assistance initiatives such as the National School Lunch Program. Barrios Distributing maintains an extensive portfolio of Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Food and Nutrition Service, with current vehicles valued at approximately $20.1 million collectively and focused on procuring various frozen and canned fruit and vegetable commodities. The company performs as a prime contractor with direct responsibility for commodity procurement and delivery, demonstrating consistent capacity to fulfill large-scale federal food commodity requirements while maintaining firm fixed-price contract structures typical of USDA domestic food assistance procurements.