Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated, supplies frozen and cooked beef, pork, and turkey commodities to the federal government as a prime contractor competing full-and-open across domestic food assistance and defense supply channels, with no use of set-aside categories across its 665-award footprint. Based in Wichita, Kansas, Cargill Meat Solutions operates as a manufacturer of goods under primary NAICS 311615 (Poultry Processing) and 311611 (Animal except Poultry Slaughtering), alongside secondary classifications spanning processed meat and meat-product wholesale. The company holds no SBA certifications and competes in full-and-open procurements exclusively.

Cargill Meat Solutions' federal business centers on frozen and cooked commodity meats for USDA domestic food assistance programs and Defense Commissary Agency supply contracts. Recent representative work includes a $2.75 million May 2026 definitive contract with USDA Food and Nutrition Service for frozen turkey breast deli sliced commodities (ultimate completion September 30, 2026), a $13.44 million August 2024 contract for turkey breast deli products in 2-pound packages, and a $1.27 million May 2024 award for cooked frozen beef patties and ground beef supporting food donation initiatives. The company also supplies $376,740 in turkey taco filling, $565,320 in ground beef, and $8 million in smoked and deli-sliced turkey breast products under recent USDA Food and Nutrition Service awards, with performance at facilities in Nebraska City, Nebraska; Fort Worth, Texas; Fresno, California; and Richland, Nebraska.

Customer concentration sits almost entirely within federal food supply chains. The Defense Commissary Agency anchors the footprint with 254 awards carrying $624.4 million in combined potential value, representing 54% of all dollars across the portfolio. USDA Food and Nutrition Service holds 172 awards worth $188.1 million, and USDA Agricultural Marketing Service entities collectively hold 155 awards worth $150.1 million. Together these three customers account for 89% of award count and 85% of potential value. The portfolio covers eight distinct customer agencies, with secondary DoD and Air Force exposure concentrated in DCA supply relationships.

Cargill Meat Solutions operates exclusively under two Defense Commissary Agency vehicle IDICs: contract HDEC0205D0007 carries 51 task orders valued at $408.5 million, and contract DECA0203D0004 carries 33 task orders worth $57.1 million. A basic ordering agreement (DECA0195G1393) supports 29 additional task orders. Defense Logistics Agency indefinite-delivery contracts DLA13H93DM001 and DLA13H93DM049 carry 35 combined task orders. USDA awards flow as direct definitive contracts rather than standing vehicles, with each food assistance procurement issued as a single-award task-specific contract. The 51 DCA task orders under HDEC0205D0007 represent the vendor's primary vehicle concentration and the primary recompete exposure — USDA awards, by contrast, are smaller in individual value and issued in high-frequency cycles, limiting single-award cliff risk.

Activity has remained modest and flat since 2021. The past five years show four awards in 2021, six in 2022, fourteen in 2023, nine in 2024, and one award year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value across all 665 awards stands at $1.16 billion, with $759.4 million obligated (65% of potential). Only one award (valued at $2.8 million) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term. The bulk of the portfolio consists of completed or near-completion awards with scattered remaining tail activity.

The company operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontracting footprint in the federal award record. Cargill Turkey Production LLC operates as a named subsidiary under the parent Cargill, Incorporated structure. Cargill Meat Solutions' award portfolio is characterized by high-volume, low-margin commodity supply under NAICS 311615 and 311611 (poultry and animal slaughter/processing), with 527 of 665 awards classified under PSC 8905 (Meat, Poultry, and Fish). The vendor does not compete on technology, services, or professional offerings — its federal footprint is pure commodity procurement, anchored by DCA supply contracts and episodic USDA food assistance buys.