Advanced Commodities, Inc.

Advanced Commodities, Inc., doing business as Midwest Quality Foods, supplies food commodities and subsistence items exclusively to federal correctional facilities as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders under the Total Small Business set-aside, with no identified subcontractors and headquarters in Bartlett, Illinois operating a distribution facility in Ontarioville, Illinois.

The vendor's concrete capability footprint centers on quarterly food service procurement for the Bureau of Prisons: meats (beef, chicken, pork, turkey, fish) in both raw and processed forms; dairy products including milk, cheese, butter, and eggs; frozen foods and prepared meal items; dry goods spanning grains, beans, pasta, and rice; canned vegetables and fruits; bakery products; spices and condiments; oils and fats; and specialty meals certified to meet kosher and halal dietary requirements. All deliveries comply with the Bureau of Prisons' National Menu Specifications for nutritional adequacy, USDA grading standards, temperature-controlled logistics (34–40 degrees Fahrenheit for perishables, 0 degrees or below for frozen items), and specific packaging and labeling requirements. Representative work includes a $119,100 purchase order from Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City for roast beef meat items (July 2026), a $117,627 award from Federal Correctional Complex Coleman for fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 national menu subsistence (July 2026), and a $115,078.54 award from Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix for inmate food subsistence covering Q2 FY25 (January 2025).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Bureau of Prisons facilities. The top five facilities by award count—United States Penitentiary Canaan (27 awards, $560 thousand), Federal Correctional Institution Elkton (26 awards, $410 thousand), United States Penitentiary Hazleton (24 awards, $535 thousand), Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont (23 awards, $553 thousand), and Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer (23 awards, $476 thousand)—account for approximately 8% of total awards. By dollar concentration, Federal Correctional Complex Coleman leads with 22 awards worth $1 million combined potential value, followed by Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix (19 awards, $854 thousand), and Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City (17 awards, $737 thousand). The portfolio spans 97 distinct Bureau of Prisons locations nationwide, with virtually all awards flowing through the Federal Correctional Institution network rather than other federal agencies.

The vendor operates under two identified parent vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract 4600001108 (20 task orders, $460 thousand combined potential value) and IDC DJU4600001551 (4 task orders, $4 thousand). However, the vast majority of Advanced Commodities' work appears to flow through individual purchase orders issued directly by individual correctional facilities rather than through centralized contract vehicles, reflecting the Bureau of Prisons' decentralized procurement model for quarterly subsistence supplies.

Activity has remained steady. Awards per year over the past five years show 101 in 2022, 150 in 2023, 139 in 2024, 108 in 2025, and 46 through mid-2026 (a partial year reflecting the current date of July 15, 2026). Combined potential value across the footprint is $25.4 million, with $25.2 million (99%) already obligated. Fifteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $772 thousand, representing modest recompete exposure.

The vendor competes exclusively under the Total Small Business set-aside category. NAICS concentration spans All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (530 awards), General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (217 awards), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (169 awards), Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing (141 awards), and Meat Processed from Carcasses (77 awards). PSC coding reflects the portfolio: Meat, Poultry, and Fish accounts for 776 awards; Food, Oils and Fats for 560 awards; with smaller volumes in boxes, cartons, dairy, and produce.

Advanced Commodities operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no documented subcontractors. The company was first registered for federal contracting in February 2002 and has maintained continuous SAM registration since. Its footprint is entirely domestic, concentrated on quarterly food service cycles aligned to the Bureau of Prisons' fiscal-year purchasing calendar, with no presence in other federal agencies, state contracts, or commercial supply chains outside the correctional system.

Advanced Commodities Inc. seeks to be the most reliable, low cost supplier of quality Beef, Pork and Poultry products, and other fresh and frozen meat products.