Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc.

Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc., a for-profit seafood processing manufacturer headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts, has established itself as a primary vendor for frozen seafood commodities supplied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in support of domestic food assistance programs. Registered in SAM.gov since 2001, the company specializes in providing high-quality frozen fish products that support federal nutrition initiatives. Channel Fish Processing maintains a robust federal contracting presence, having received over $100 million in cumulative USDA contract awards spanning multiple product categories and delivery formats.

The company has demonstrated substantial capacity across a diverse portfolio of frozen seafood products delivered through prime federal contracts awarded by both the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. Channel Fish Processing has supplied frozen Alaska pollock in multiple formats, including fillets, sticks, breaded sticks, and nuggets, as well as Atlantic pollock fillets, haddock fillets, ocean perch fillets, and catfish strips. The majority of contracts have been definitive, firm-fixed-price agreements with ceiling values ranging from approximately $117,000 to $22.4 million, with most awards structured to support The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and related domestic food assistance initiatives. Notable recent contracts include a $22.4 million award issued in March 2025 for various frozen Alaska pollock products, a $16.6 million contract awarded in July 2025 for haddock and pollock fillets, and a $14.5 million award in September 2025 for Alaska pollock nuggets. The company has received contracts with completion dates extending through 2026, with delivery locations spanning multiple sites across the United States on an FOB destination basis. While the overwhelming majority of awards contain no set-aside designation, one notable contract valued at $1.39 million awarded in May 2024 was designated as a total small business set-aside for catfish products. Products have been packaged in standardized 20-pound units and 40-pound bulk containers, reflecting the company's capacity to meet large-volume federal procurement requirements.

Channel Fish Processing Co., Inc. currently holds two significant indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contracts with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, both structured as multiple-award vehicles without set-aside designations. The first IDV, awarded on June 21, 2023, carries a ceiling value of $20.8 million with an original completion date of June 30, 2024, and covers frozen Alaska pollock sticks and fillets packaged in 20-pound units. The second and larger IDV, awarded on April 2, 2024, provides a $33.9 million ceiling with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024, and similarly covers frozen Alaska pollock sticks and fillets in standardized packaging. Both vehicles were established to support the USDA's Commodity Procurement Program, enabling the issuance of task orders for frozen Alaska pollock products to meet domestic food assistance program demands across the nation. These IDVs facilitate ongoing procurement flexibility, allowing the USDA to issue delivery orders and definitive task orders against the established ceiling values as operational needs arise. The underlying solicitations for these IDVs sought various commodity categories for government food donations, with Channel Fish Processing winning space on multiple-award contracts alongside other qualified vendors. Through these IDV vehicles, Channel Fish Processing has been positioned as a critical partner in the federal government's food assistance infrastructure, ensuring consistent availability of high-quality frozen seafood products for low-income households and other eligible recipients nationwide.

We have been in business for over 60 years. We provide a wide variety of fresh and frozen Seafood products. Channel has an eco friendly new Processing Plant located in Braintree, MA We process Fresh, Frozen and value added Seafood all under one roof!