Special Dietary Foods And Food Specialty Preparations

Product Service Code (PSC) 8940 encompasses special dietary foods and food specialty preparations, primarily focused on providing customized and religiously compliant food products for specialized institutional settings. These items include kosher, halal, and common fare meals designed to meet specific nutritional and religious requirements. The category covers a wide range of food products, from prepared meals to individual food components, with a significant emphasis on meeting diverse dietary needs in correctional, medical, and military environments.

Key federal contract awards under PSC 8940 reveal a consistent pattern of small business set-aside contracts, predominantly with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. Awards typically range from $10,000 to $250,000, with contract durations spanning quarterly or annual periods. Frequent awardees include L.a. Foods, LLC, Shaver Foods LLC, and JNS Foods LLC, who specialize in providing religiously certified meals to federal correctional facilities. The majority of these awards are firm-fixed-price purchase orders, with delivery locations spanning multiple states including Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. Funding agencies primarily include the Federal Bureau of Prisons and, to a lesser extent, agencies like the Indian Health Service and Department of Defense.

Recent federal contract opportunities in PSC 8940 demonstrate a continued focus on procuring specialized dietary food items for federal institutions. Solicitations predominantly originate from the Bureau of Prisons, seeking kosher and halal meal products for various correctional facilities across the United States. These opportunities consistently request small business vendors to provide comprehensive meal solutions, including items like fish fillets, chicken dishes, vegetable proteins, and condiments. Performance locations include facilities in South Carolina, Florida, Texas, and other states, with typical delivery periods spanning the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Evaluation criteria frequently emphasize past performance, pricing, and strict adherence to religious dietary certification requirements.