Universal Poultry Products Inc.

Universal Poultry Products Inc., a small business based in Weston, Massachusetts, supplies frozen and refrigerated meat, poultry, fish, and subsistence food products to federal correctional facilities as a prime contractor exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company operates across 45 distinct Bureau of Prisons locations nationwide and competes entirely within the small business set-aside category, with 123 firm fixed-price purchase orders spanning the past two decades, though award velocity has accelerated in recent years.

Universal Poultry specializes in institutional food service procurement for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, delivering commodity proteins—chicken breast, chicken patties, breaded fish fillets, ground beef, beef roasts, pork, and turkey—along with supporting food items and frozen vegetables. Representative recent work includes a $34.6 thousand purchase order from Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc (July 2026) for frozen poultry, beef, pork, and fish supporting quarterly meal provision; a $33.4 thousand award from Federal Correctional Complex Victorville (April 2026) for chicken breast products across two California facilities; and a $57.8 thousand award from Federal Correctional Complex Yazoo City (January 2026) for frozen and refrigerated subsistence items covering the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Work spans NAICS 311999 (Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), with PSC coding primarily under Meat, Poultry, and Fish (72 awards) and Food, Oils and Fats (50 awards). All products must meet U.S. Grade A quality standards, USDA specifications, and facility-specific certifications including kosher and halal designations where required. Place of performance is consistently Weston, Massachusetts, with delivery to correctional facility food service warehouses nationwide on firm fixed-price, FOB Destination terms.

Customer concentration sits heavily within Bureau of Prisons operations, with the top five facilities accounting for 35 percent of combined potential value. Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale leads by count (9 awards, $176 thousand) and Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc leads by dollar value (7 awards, $159 thousand), followed by Federal Correctional Complex Florence, United States Penitentiary Canaan, and Federal Correctional Complex Coleman. Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn ranks third by count (8 awards, $69 thousand) but does not rank in the top five by potential value, reflecting a pattern of smaller-dollar awards from that facility. Award distribution across the Bureau's nationwide network—including Federal Correctional Institutions, Federal Prison Camps, Federal Medical Centers, and United States Penitentiaries in multiple states—demonstrates broad regional reach rather than geographic concentration.

All 123 awards are prime contracts; Universal Poultry carries no subcontract footprint. Activity has accelerated materially: 8 awards in 2022 grew to 26 in 2023, declined to 17 in 2024 and 13 in 2025, then recovered to 18 in 2026. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $1.9 million, with $1.9 million obligated (97% execution rate), indicating mature procurement cycles with minimal carryover risk. Within the next twenty-four months, only four awards totaling $93 thousand reach ultimate completion, representing minimal recompete exposure and suggesting the vendor's quarterly purchasing cadence rolls continuously without cliff-edge risk. The company has maintained active SAM.gov registration since October 2015 and operates exclusively within the total small business set-aside universe; no full-and-open or other vehicle work appears in the award record.