Tyson Foods Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc., doing business as Tyson Foods Logistics, supplies frozen and chilled poultry and pork commodities to federal food assistance and military feeding programs as a prime contractor, competing exclusively under full-and-open procurement with no set-aside participation. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, and classified as a for-profit manufacturer under NAICS 311615 (Poultry Processing) and primary PSC 8905 (Meat, Poultry, and Fish), Tyson Foods operates through multiple production facilities nationwide and maintains subsidiaries including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., The Hillshire Brands Company, and AdvancePierre Foods Inc.

Tyson Foods' federal footprint centers on USDA commodity procurement for domestic food assistance. The vendor supplies frozen and chilled chicken products—drumsticks, breast fillets, leg quarters, whole bagged chicken, oven-roasted cuts, and chicken fajita strips—packaged in bulk cartons ranging from 5 to 43 pounds, alongside pork ham and turkey items. Representative recent contracts include a $25.4 million definitive contract from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for large chilled bulk chicken (December 2025, New Holland, Pennsylvania facility), an $18.9 million contract from USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) for oven-roasted frozen chicken (July 2023), and a $28.5 million FNS award for chilled chicken in bulk (September 2025). The vendor also performs delivery orders under multiple indefinite delivery vehicles, including a $29.7 million IDV with AMS (awarded December 2022) and a $15.8 million IDV with FNS for diced chicken (awarded July 2023). All products are required to meet Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements for domestic sourcing—grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward USDA agencies. The Defense Commissary Agency leads by dollar value ($2.17 billion across 431 awards), followed by FNS ($1.6 billion across 461 awards), AMS Washington Office ($581.2 million across 98 awards), and AMS Livestock Poultry and Seed Program ($539.9 million across 226 awards). Together these four agencies account for 94% of combined potential value. The Defense Logistics Agency rounds out the top five with 918 awards. Across all 2,893 prime awards tracked, 81% of award volume concentrates in these top five customers.

Tyson Foods holds positions on five major indefinite delivery vehicles: IDC DECA0195G1091 (56 task orders, Defense Commissary Agency), IDC HDEC0105G3222 (28 task orders, $311.6 million, Defense Commissary Agency), IDC DECA0100G2293 (27 task orders), IDC HDEC0105G3221 (25 task orders, $610.6 million), and IDC HDEC0107G3502 (23 task orders, $82.6 million). These vehicles enable rapid ordering of poultry and pork commodities by the Defense Commissary Agency and USDA agencies on an as-needed basis.

Activity has remained stable year over year: 29 awards in 2022, 34 in 2023, 36 in 2024, 38 in 2025, and 17 through June 2026. Nine awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $34.4 million and face recompete. Total combined potential value across all awards reaches $5.66 billion, with $4.25 billion obligated (75% realization rate), reflecting Tyson's position as a high-volume commodity supplier to the federal government. The vendor operates exclusively as prime (100% of awards) with no subcontractor role, underscoring its capacity as an incumbent supplier capable of fulfilling large-scale, recurring protein procurement requirements across multiple federal agencies and service branches.