Cooks Direct Inc.
Woodridge, IL Doing business as Cooks Correctional Kitchen Equipment
- UEI
- CFBAE2NQDE76
- CAGE
- 1UYM5
- Primary NAICS
- 423440 Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2250 75th St #200, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
- Website
- cooksdirect.com
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Retailing
- Distributors
- SIC code
- 50 Wholesale Trade – Durable Goods
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile heated cabinet | Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn | $73,199 | |
| Hot satellite food carts | Federal Correctional Institution Ray Brook | $24,704 | |
| Griddles | Federal Correctional Institution Oxford | $22,246 | |
| Food service steam kettle | Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield | $32,430 | |
| Sheet pans | Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City | $27,192 |
About Cooks Direct Inc.
Cooks Direct Inc., doing business as Cooks Correctional Kitchen Equipment, supplies specialized food service equipment to federal correctional institutions and detention centers as a prime contractor exclusively, operating from Woodridge, Illinois, and competing in full-and-open procurements without SBA set-aside designation across most of its federal work.
Cooks Direct operates a highly specialized equipment supply business focused on kitchen and food service equipment for the Bureau of Prisons. The vendor delivers mobile heated cabinets, hot satellite food carts, griddles, steam kettles, sheet pans, drying racks, and hot and cold serving counters to federal correctional facilities. Recent concrete examples include a $73,199 purchase order from the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn (June 2026) for a mobile heated cabinet, a $24,704 order from Federal Correctional Institution Ray Brook (June 2026) for hot satellite food carts, a $32,429 purchase order from Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield (October 2023) for food service steam kettles, and a $22,246 total small business set-aside order from Federal Correctional Institution Oxford (September 2025) for griddles. The vendor holds seats on two GSA Federal Supply Schedules (GS07F251BA and GS07F250BA), which anchor six and two task orders respectively with $67 thousand and $37 thousand in combined potential value.
Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons system across 73 distinct correctional facilities. The top five facilities by award count account for 23% of all awards: Federal Correctional Complex Allenwood (32 awards, $440 thousand combined potential value), Federal Correctional Complex Coleman (10 awards, $111 thousand), Federal Correctional Complex Yazoo City (8 awards, $130 thousand), Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont (6 awards, $52 thousand), and Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City (6 awards, $65 thousand). The top-value ranking tracks the same institutions, confirming Allenwood's dominance. The vendor's 274 total prime awards span 2004 to June 2026, with recent activity showing one award in 2025 and two in 2026; combined potential value stands at $4.3 million with $3.3 million obligated. NAICS distribution centers on Food Product Machinery Manufacturing and Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (53 awards each), with secondary weight in Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (21 awards). Primary PSC coding is Kitchen Equipment and Appliances (117 awards) and Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment (70 awards). Cooks Direct carries no subcontract footprint in the source data — all 274 awards reflect prime performance.
Quick answers
What is Cooks Direct Inc.'s UEI?
Cooks Direct Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is CFBAE2NQDE76.
What is Cooks Direct Inc.'s CAGE code?
Cooks Direct Inc.'s CAGE code is 1UYM5.
What is Cooks Direct Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Cooks Direct Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 423440 (Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers).
Where is Cooks Direct Inc. located?
Cooks Direct Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 2250 75th St #200, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA.
Is Cooks Direct Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cooks Direct Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 8, 2027.
What is Cooks Direct Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Cooks Direct Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Mobile heated cabinet (15BBR026P00000105), from Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn, on June 10, 2026.
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