Composite Food Packages

PSC Category 8970 encompasses Composite Food Packages, which represent a diverse range of prepared and packaged meal solutions for military, government, and emergency response contexts. These products include ready-to-eat meals, military rations, training meals, and disaster relief food packages. The category covers a wide spectrum of food products designed for convenience, portability, and nutritional completeness across various operational environments.

The federal contract awards under PSC 8970 predominantly feature meal procurement for military training, processing stations, and national guard units. Typical contract values range from approximately $10,000 to $240,000, with performance periods spanning several months to a year. Frequently awarded entities include food service contractors like Sopakco Packaging, Baxters North America (Wornick Company), and Valley Foods Inc. These contracts are often set aside for small businesses and total small business participation, with primary funding agencies including the Department of Defense, Army National Guard, and Defense Logistics Agency. Places of performance are typically military installations, training centers, and processing stations across the United States, with concentrations in states like Puerto Rico, Iowa, Virginia, and California.

Recent federal contract opportunities under PSC 8970 focus on procuring prepared meals for military training events, national guard units, and military entrance processing stations. Solicitations request pre-packaged breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals for units conducting training or processing activities. Agencies like the Army National Guard, particularly in Puerto Rico and Iowa, are actively seeking small business contractors to provide meal services. Typical requirements include detailed menu specifications, food safety standards, temperature maintenance protocols, and delivery to specific military installations. Most opportunities are set aside for small businesses, with performance locations including Camp Santiago in Puerto Rico, Camp Dodge in Iowa, and various military processing stations nationwide.