Purchase Order 15B41926P00000056

Big Daddy Foods, Inc., a small business food distribution vendor headquartered in Katy, Texas, has been awarded a $45,920 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for subsistence and non-food items required at the U.S. Penitentiary Thomson in Illinois. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under solicitation 15B41926Q00000002, covers the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2026 and includes delivery of certified food products, meats, frozen prepared meals, bulk subsistence items such as butter, cheeses, beans, canned vegetables, and spices, along with non-food items including beard covers, disposable napkins, hair nets, and cleaning supplies. The solicitation specified substantial quantities of goods, including approximately 208,000 units of certified food items, up to 25,000 pounds of various meat products, and 235,000 individual milk servings, with all deliveries scheduled between April 1 and April 17, 2026, on a Free on Board Destination basis with temperature-controlled transport maintained between 34 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit for frozen or perishable products.

Big Daddy Foods has established itself as a primary food service provider to the BOP, having secured over 140 federal contract awards since 2024 across numerous federal correctional facilities nationwide. The company operates as a prime contractor with direct responsibility for procurement, quality assurance, and delivery of all food products in compliance with stringent USDA, FDA, and Food Safety Inspection Service regulations, while maintaining the BOP's nutritional and operational standards. This award reflects the company's consistent qualification and preference within federal small business procurement initiatives for supporting the BOP's National Menu program, which ensures nutritionally diverse and adequate meal provisions for inmate populations throughout the federal prison system.