Palmetto Foods Distribution LLC

Palmetto Foods Distribution LLC is a self-certified small disadvantaged business organized as a limited liability company and registered in SAM.gov since November 2017. Based in Jesup, Georgia, the company specializes in food product distribution with a focus on supplying federal correctional facilities throughout the southeastern United States, including Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Palmetto Foods Distribution LLC operates as a sole proprietorship and has established itself as a reliable vendor for the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons, demonstrating consistent performance in meeting the operational needs of federal detention facilities across multiple fiscal years.

Palmetto Foods Distribution LLC has secured numerous prime federal contract awards exclusively through the Bureau of Prisons, with all contracts designated as purchase orders under total small business set-aside provisions. The company supplies a diverse range of subsistence items aligned with the Bureau of Prisons' National Menu specifications, including shell eggs (both fresh and liquid), dairy products such as cottage cheese and milk-based items, baked goods, and other food products necessary to support meal services for inmate populations. The company's contract awards have been distributed across multiple federal correctional facilities, most notably Federal Correctional Institution Jesup, Federal Correctional Complex Coleman, Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee, and Federal Correctional Institution Bennettsville. Contract values have typically ranged from approximately $6,815 to $136,432 per award, with quarterly delivery schedules aligned to the federal fiscal year calendar. The majority of Palmetto Foods Distribution LLC's contract history reflects consistent quarterly arrangements with contract ceiling values generally falling between $15,000 and $75,000 per quarter, demonstrating an established and recurring business relationship with the Bureau of Prisons spanning from at least fiscal year 2021 through the present. The company's designation as a total small business set-aside contractor on virtually all awards underscores the federal government's commitment to supporting small disadvantaged business participation in federal prison food service procurement.