MTH Distribution Inc.

MTH Distribution Inc., a small business based in Berlin, New Hampshire, supplies bread and dairy products to the Federal Correctional Institution Berlin under total small business set-aside purchase orders as a prime contractor. The company operates exclusively in the food-supply space for a single federal customer, with 100% of its award footprint concentrated at one facility.

MTH Distribution is a for-profit organization competing entirely under small business set-asides, with all 31 recent awards designated as total small business set-asides. The vendor's work falls under primary NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing, covering 27 awards) and Food Service Contractors (4 awards), with all awards coded to PSC Food, Oils And Fats. The company has supplied FCI Berlin on a recurring quarterly basis since fiscal year 2020, delivering whole wheat bread, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, skim milk, chocolate milk, cottage cheese, and sour cream on weekly schedules to support inmate meal services. Representative awards include a $43,473.15 firm fixed-price purchase order for third-quarter FY26 bread and dairy (awarded April 1, 2026, completion June 30, 2026), a $31,448.75 order for first-quarter FY26 (awarded October 1, 2025, completion December 31, 2025), and a $27,684.50 order for third-quarter FY24 (awarded April 1, 2024). The bread portions of these solicitations are 100 percent set-aside for small businesses, while dairy components remain unrestricted to all eligible vendors; all awards require fresh bread delivery within 48 hours of baking and dairy items to maintain a minimum 60-day shelf life.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Berlin accounts for all 31 awards and the entire $633 thousand combined potential value. Combined dollars obligated stand at $598 thousand, representing 95% of the combined potential value. Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years (4 awards in 2022, 5 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 2 in 2026 year-to-date), with quarterly purchase orders issued consistently. The vendor maintains no subcontracting relationships and operates as a 100-percent prime contractor exclusively to a single federal facility with established geographic and operational proximity.