The Federal Bureau of Prisons awarded a $91,612.62 firm fixed-price purchase order to Bassett Dairy Products Inc. (doing business as Bassett's Dairy) for milk products supporting the Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale's first quarter fiscal year 2026 food service operations. The contract, awarded October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of January 21, 2026, encompasses delivery of 405,000 individual 8-ounce Ultra High Temperature processed kosher milk servings (which may include plant-based dairy substitutes) and 75 containers of 5-gallon pasteurized nonfat milk for institutional dispensers. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), with performance taking place at the FCC Oakdale facility in Louisiana on a free-on-board destination basis.
Bassett Dairy Products Inc., a small business dairy supplier headquartered in Loogootee, Indiana, with operational facilities in Perry, Florida, serves as the prime contractor and has established itself as a specialized and recurring vendor to the Bureau of Prisons' correctional facilities nationwide. The company operates exclusively within the federal prison food service sector, with a portfolio of over 100 contract awards since 2021, and this award exemplifies its consistent role as a reliable supplier meeting the nutritional and food service requirements of federal correctional institutions across multiple states.