Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS 424440 encompasses Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers, which specialize in the distribution and wholesale trade of various poultry-related products. These businesses handle a wide range of poultry items, including whole chickens, chicken quarters, wings, drumettes, breasts, and processed poultry products. The category primarily focuses on the intermediary role of procuring, storing, and distributing poultry goods to institutional and commercial customers.

The federal contract awards under this NAICS code demonstrate a consistent pattern of procurement by the Bureau of Prisons for institutional food services. Typical contract values range from approximately $2,500 to $350,000, with most awards being firm fixed-price purchase orders for quarterly food service requirements. Frequent awardees include small businesses such as Twin Valley Farms Exchange, Rainmaker Inc., Pueblo Trading Co Inc., and JNS Foods LLC. These contracts are predominantly set aside for small businesses, including women-owned and economically disadvantaged small business categories. The primary funding agency is the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons, with performance locations spanning various federal correctional facilities across the United States.

The federal contract opportunities, specifically represented by the posted solicitation, align with the broader procurement pattern of poultry and food products for correctional institutions. The current opportunity is a solicitation for egg requirements by the Federal Correctional Institution in Jesup, Georgia, seeking both shell and liquid eggs for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. The solicitation is set aside 100% for small businesses, with a delivery period of October 1-31, 2024. Evaluation criteria include price, past performance, and conformance to solicitation requirements, with the government reserving the right to make single or multiple awards based on these factors.