Meat, Poultry, And Fish

PSC 8905 (Meat, Poultry, and Fish) encompasses a broad range of protein-based food products procured for various federal government institutions, primarily focusing on institutional food service needs. These products include fresh, frozen, and processed meats, poultry, and fish items intended for correctional facilities, military installations, and domestic food assistance programs. The category covers a wide spectrum of protein products, ranging from ground beef and chicken breasts to fish fillets and specialty meat preparations.

Federal Contract Awards under this PSC code predominantly involve the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. Awards are typically firm-fixed-price purchase orders or definitive contracts with values ranging from $11,000 to $8.6 million, and performance periods spanning one to six months. Frequently awarded entities include small businesses like Pueblo Trading Co Inc., North Star Imports LLC, and Advanced Commodities, Inc., with a strong emphasis on total small business and woman-owned small business set-asides. Most awards target federal correctional facilities across states like Texas, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Kentucky, with delivery requirements emphasizing product quality, temperature control, and specific nutritional specifications.

Recent federal contract opportunities under this PSC code focus on solicitations for meat, poultry, and fish products for institutional food service and domestic food assistance programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted multiple solicitations seeking bulk chicken, turkey, salmon, and pollock products for national nutrition programs. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons has issued numerous solicitations for quarterly meat requirements at various correctional facilities, requesting specific quantities of ground beef, chicken, fish, and pork products. These opportunities consistently target small businesses, require 100% U.S.-produced products, and involve delivery to multiple locations nationwide, including federal correctional institutions, military bases, and food distribution centers.