Foster Poultry Farms, LLC

Foster Poultry Farms, LLC, doing business as Foster Farms, is a major poultry producer headquartered in Livingston, California, that serves as a principal supplier of chicken commodities to the federal government. Registered in SAM.gov since September 7, 2001, the company is structured as a for-profit limited liability company and operates as a parent entity without any federal contract prime awardees serving as subsidiaries. Foster Farms has established itself as a cornerstone supplier for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's domestic food assistance programs, providing an extensive range of chicken products to support federal nutrition initiatives such as the National School Lunch Program and various food distribution efforts across the United States.

Foster Poultry Farms has demonstrated consistent capability in supplying diverse chicken commodities through numerous definitive contracts awarded by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. The company has delivered chilled bulk chicken, frozen whole bagged chicken in 36-43 pound cartons, frozen chicken drumsticks, frozen chicken leg quarters, boneless skinless chicken breasts, and pulled cooked frozen chicken in various package configurations. Contract values have ranged significantly, from modest awards of approximately $19,800 to substantial contracts exceeding $4.6 million, with individual awards typically valued between $160,000 and $3.4 million. All awards have been firm-fixed-price definitive contracts without set-aside designations, reflecting Foster Farms' status as an established large supplier capable of competing on an open basis. The company's federal contracting has been exclusively with USDA agencies, specifically the Food and Nutrition Service and the Agricultural Marketing Service's Commodity Procurement Program, with performance consistently taking place at facilities in Livingston, California, and occasionally at locations in Fresno, California. These contracts have supported the delivery of chicken products to multiple distribution locations nationwide, with all products required to comply with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation 470-103(b), ensuring commodities are exclusively products of the United States.

Foster Poultry Farms currently holds two active indefinite delivery contracts with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service that provide a framework for ongoing commodity procurement. The first IDC, awarded on April 2, 2024, carries a ceiling value of $1,116,288 for the delivery of frozen chicken drumsticks packaged in 8-5 pound configurations, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024, and is designated as a multiple-award contract without set-aside requirements. The second IDC, awarded on January 1, 2024, has a ceiling value of $2,589,580.50 and covers the delivery of boneless, skinless chicken breasts packaged in 10-pound bags for domestic food assistance programs, with a performance period extending through June 30, 2024, also structured as a multiple-award contract without set-asides. Both indefinite delivery contracts require all products to be grown, processed, and prepared in the United States and support the USDA's mission of facilitating agricultural marketing and ensuring food supply availability through commodity procurement. Performance under these IDVs is scheduled to take place at Foster Farms' facilities, with delivery orders issued to support multiple locations throughout the United States as food assistance program needs dictate.