The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $11.67 million definitive contract to Caviness Beef Packers, LIMITED for frozen and fresh beef commodities on September 21, 2026, under firm fixed-price terms with no set-aside.
The solicitation (12-3J14-26-B-0411) sought frozen and fresh raw beef products for domestic food assistance programs, including beef patties at 85/15 and 90/10 lean-to-fat ratios, boneless special trim, fine ground beef in 40-pound cartons and individual 1-pound packages, and coarse ground beef in 60-pound containers. All products must be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States. Place of performance is Timbercreek Canyon, TX. The contract period concludes December 31, 2026.
Caviness Beef Packers operates exclusively under NAICS 311612 (Meat Processed from Carcasses) and PSC 8905 (Meat, Poultry, and Fish), serving as a family-owned beef packing operation based in Amarillo, Texas with over 60 years of industry experience. The company performs all work in-house with no subcontractors and competes exclusively on full-and-open solicitations within the Department of Agriculture's commodity procurement program for food assistance and nutrition initiatives.