Brownotter Buffalo Ranch, LLC

Brownotter Buffalo Ranch, LLC is a Native American-owned, veteran-owned, and minority-owned limited liability company located in Timber Lake, South Dakota. The company holds an SBA HUBZone certification and is classified as an Indian Economic Enterprise and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise. Brownotter Buffalo Ranch specializes in supplying frozen, ground bison meat products to the federal government in support of food assistance and commodity donation programs, with a particular focus on serving the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and other USDA initiatives addressing food insecurity nationwide.

Brownotter Buffalo Ranch has demonstrated consistent performance as a prime contractor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, supplying frozen, ground lean bison meat in both 1-pound and 2-pound packages. The company received a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $455,500 awarded on September 4, 2025, for the procurement of frozen, ground lean bison meat packaged in 40/1 LB units, with completion required by December 31, 2025. This contract followed a competitive solicitation posted on August 8, 2025, and required no small business set-aside designation. Performance occurs in New Rockford, North Dakota, with delivery requirements to North Little Rock, Arkansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, Brownotter Buffalo Ranch has received numerous delivery orders under its indefinite delivery contract vehicle, with individual delivery order values ranging from $17,600 to $44,000. These delivery orders collectively represent the supply of over 800,000 pounds of frozen, ground bison products to federal food assistance programs. All contract awards to date have been issued without set-aside designations, and the company has consistently performed as a prime contractor with no identified subcontractors.

Brownotter Buffalo Ranch holds a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Agriculture's Washington Office, awarded on September 20, 2023, with a ceiling value of $162,360 and an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2024. This IDV vehicle was established to provide frozen, ground bison meat in both 1-pound and 2-pound packaging configurations for commodity food donations. The originating solicitation for this indefinite delivery contract specifically sought ground bison products to support the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and included a HUBZone set-aside; however, the awarded IDV itself and subsequent delivery orders issued against it have not utilized any set-aside provisions. Delivery orders issued under this vehicle have been awarded by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service with values typically ranging between $17,600 and $44,000 per order. Performance under the IDV occurs in Timber Lake, South Dakota, and the vehicle has supported the company's ongoing supply of nutrient-dense bison products to address food insecurity across multiple USDA food assistance initiatives.

Brownotter Buffalo Ranch currently provides pound buffalo burger chubs of frozen buffalo burger to North Dakota Distribution Center. Our buffalo ranch is located on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe reservation. Our Buffalo are all natural grass-fed, no antibiotics and no growth hormones. Through the USDA contract, we gained logistics that helped us become knowledgeable in providing our buffalo meat for distribution. We can now facilitate a larger amount of buffalo burger to process for distribution. Working with the USDA we feel confident in making buffalo meat available.