Big Daddy Foods, Inc.

Big Daddy Foods, Inc., operating exclusively as a small business prime contractor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, supplies fresh and frozen meats, dairy products, prepared meals, and subsistence items across 88 correctional facilities nationwide under firm fixed-price purchase orders. The company, a subchapter S corporation headquartered in Katy, Texas and registered in the System for Award Management since February 2014, competes entirely under total small business set-asides—the defining posture across its entire 741-award footprint.

Big Daddy Foods' customer base concentrates almost entirely within the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons system. The top five customer facilities by award count account for 17 percent of all awards: Federal Correctional Complex Coleman leads with 27 awards ($967 thousand), followed closely by Federal Correctional Complex Pollock (27 awards, $807 thousand), Federal Correctional Complex Allenwood (24 awards, $734 thousand), Federal Correctional Institution Bennettsville (23 awards, $376 thousand), and Federal Correctional Complex Yazoo City (23 awards, $575 thousand). When ranked by potential value, the concentration reflects a slight shift: FCC Coleman retains the top position at $967 thousand, but Metropolitan Detention Center Guaynabo (22 awards, $912 thousand) ranks second by dollar magnitude, indicating that larger-value quarterly procurements flow through Puerto Rico operations alongside mainland facilities. Together, the top five customers account for 26 percent of combined potential value across all awards.

Representative recent work demonstrates the scope and scale of Big Daddy Foods' quarterly procurement cycle. A $130 million purchase order from Federal Correctional Complex Butner in July 2024 covered meat products for fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 (July 22–August 2). A $72.5 thousand award from Federal Correctional Institution Jesup in October 2024 supplied subsistence items for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. A $60.4 thousand meat menu contract from FCI Bastrop in October 2024 covered first-quarter FY25 requirements. A $68.3 thousand order from FCC Oakdale in October 2025 procured subsistence and meat for first-quarter FY26. All are firm fixed-price, total small business set-asides, issued under NAICS codes 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), 311615 (Poultry Processing), and related food manufacturing categories. PSC codes are predominantly 8905 (Meat, Poultry, and Fish) and 8945 (Food, Oils and Fats).

Activity has grown consistently year over year—78 awards in 2022 to 112 in 2024—with a modest decline in 2025 (102 awards) and 2026 (46 to date). Within the next twenty-four months, only five awards totaling $155 thousand face recompete, indicating a stable, recurring revenue stream with minimal competitive exposure in the near term. Big Daddy Foods operates with zero subcontract footprint; all 741 awards are prime contracts directly to the vendor, with no recorded sub-award involvement. The company maintains direct responsibility for procurement, quality assurance, temperature-controlled delivery, and full compliance with USDA, FDA, and Food Safety Inspection Service regulations across all locations.

Combined potential value across the entire portfolio stands at $15.5 million, with $14.8 million (96 percent) obligated, reflecting strong execution against awarded scope. The vendor's narrow specialization—exclusively correctional food service under recurring quarterly contracts—creates both depth of expertise in a federal niche and concentration risk tied entirely to BOP funding and meal program continuity.

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