National Food Group Inc.
Novi, MI Doing business as Athlete's Needs
- UEI
- W2Y7WG93LRS5
- CAGE
- 3KDT7
- Primary NAICS
- 424420 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- 424210 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
- 424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
- 424470 Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 46820 Magellan Dr a, Novi, MI 48377, USA
- Website
- nationalfoodgroup.com
- Founded
- 1990
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Staples
- Food & Staples Retailing
- Food Retail
- SIC code
- 51 Wholesale Trade – Nondurable Goods
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $153,619 |
| FY2026 | $2,978,359 |
| FY2025 | $4,032,716 |
| FY2024 | $3,490,917 |
| FY2023 | $1,763,286 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $3,131,977 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
National Food Group Inc., doing business as Athlete's Needs, is a small business food distributor supplying subsistence goods and specialized dietary items to federal correctional facilities as a prime contractor on purchase orders set aside for Total Small Business participation. The Novi, Michigan-based Subchapter S Corporation competes almost exclusively within the Bureau of Prisons procurement ecosystem, delivering meats, dairy, produce, dry goods, frozen prepared meals, and certified kosher and halal meal components to meet religious and nutritional requirements across the federal correctional system.
The vendor's federal award footprint is narrow but deep: all 1,137 awards in the source data are purchase orders issued by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, with no subcontract work and no participation in broader government-wide vehicles or cross-agency programs. National Food Group operates entirely within quarterly food service competitions at individual correctional facilities, competing under Total Small Business set-asides on NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), NAICS 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing), and related food processing categories. Award values typically range from $2,000 to $250,000 per quarterly order.
Customer concentration is high but geographically dispersed across the federal prison system. The top five facilities by award count—Federal Correctional Complex Victorville (104 awards, $2.7 million), Federal Detention Center SeaTac (46 awards, $602 thousand), Federal Correctional Institution Mendota (41 awards, $534 thousand), Federal Correctional Institution Herlong (39 awards, $503 thousand), and Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc (39 awards, $928 thousand)—account for 24% of recent awards and 32% of combined potential value. No parent contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, agency-wide BPAs) appear in the source; all awards are standalone purchase orders. National Food Group maintains no documented subcontractor relationships and does not engage as a subcontractor to primes on other federal work.
Activity has grown substantially: from 61 awards in 2022 to 165 in 2024, leveling to 163 in 2025 and 95 in the partial year 2026. The combined potential value across all awards is $19.6 million, with $19.1 million obligated (97% execution rate). Eight awards totaling $227 thousand complete within the next twenty-four months, representing limited recompete exposure given the vendor's recurring and rolling quarterly procurement model across dozens of Bureau of Prisons locations. The vendor has served 94 distinct federal agencies in the source data, though this reflects individual facility designations within the single Bureau of Prisons customer; operational reality shows near-exclusive dependency on a single federal customer.
National Food Group's competitive posture is entirely small-business set-aside driven. The source shows no evidence of full-and-open competition, SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), or any other certification beyond the "small business" designation itself. Award descriptions consistently note "Total Small Business set-aside" and reference NAICS size standards (typically 500–1,000 employees), indicating the vendor qualifies as a small business under those thresholds but carries no SBA advantage certifications. The company has maintained active SAM.gov registration since October 2003 and demonstrates consistent past-performance wins in a highly competitive but narrow procurement lane—quarterly food service solicitations that emphasize price, delivery timeliness, order accuracy, and ability to source certified religious meal options.
Quick answers
Is National Food Group Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. National Food Group Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through August 25, 2027.
How much has National Food Group Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $4,032,716 to National Food Group Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $12,418,897 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does National Food Group Inc. rank among federal contractors?
National Food Group Inc. ranked #13 in NAICS 311612, #19 in PSC 8940 and #23 in NAICS 31122 in FY2025.
What is National Food Group Inc.'s most recent federal award?
National Food Group Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is FCI mckean FY27 1ST QTR award national food group (15B20926P00000137), from Federal Correctional Institution Mckean (BOP), on October 23, 2026.
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