FEMA Self-Heating Meals 2017-2022

The FEMA Self-Heating Meals 2017-2022 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a critical federal contract vehicle designed to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster response and emergency preparedness capabilities. The contract focuses on procuring shelf-stable, self-heating, reduced sodium meals with extended shelf lives of 30-36 months. These meals are intended to provide critical nutritional support during emergency situations, natural disasters, and recovery efforts across both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. The master IDIQ establishes a pre-qualified supply chain for rapidly deploying meals to support survivors and emergency responders during crises.

The contract vehicle has primarily been executed through task orders awarded to three prime contractors: Ameriqual Group LLC, So-Pak-Co, Inc., and Chef Minute Meals, Inc. Task orders typically range from $500,000 to $12.5 million and have performance periods spanning two to thirteen months. The orders consistently support disaster relief efforts for events such as Hurricane Michael, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Ida, Hurricane Laura, and Tropical Storm Barry, as well as COVID-19 pandemic response and steady-state meal stockpiling. Delivery locations have included distribution centers in California, Texas, Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii, and various military installations like Fort Bragg and Maxwell Air Force Base. None of the task orders utilized small business set-aside designations, and all were structured as firm fixed-price delivery orders with specific meal quantity and sodium content requirements.