Skip to content
  • 6,812 federal solicitations are open right now. How many of them are yours?
  • New solicitations are posted every day. The ones you never saw are the ones you cannot win.
  • Stop checking SAM.gov every morning. Let the contracts that fit your business come to you.
  • Tell Abierto what you sell in one sentence. AI reads every open solicitation for you.
  • Deadlines are short. Hear about a solicitation the day it is posted, not the week it closes.
  • Amendments move deadlines. Watch a solicitation and Abierto tells you when it changes.
  • See which contracts in your field are about to end, and who holds them today.
  • Plans from $39 a month. See your matches before you pay.
See plans
AbiertoGet started
Menu

Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as combined synopsis and solicitation

USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence

15B21526Q00000001

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, Usp Canaan. All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.

15 open like this View on SAM.gov Markdown

Awarded

Apex Food Group, LLC

$61,186.16 on the award notice, December 22, 2025, contract 15B21526P00000042

Get the next one like this from Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons by email, the day it is posted.Find my opportunities

This one was awarded in 2025

15 like it are open now in all other miscellaneous food manufacturing

All 15 open in all other miscellaneous food manufacturing

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

In response to the above-mentioned solicitation, 29 responses were received from small businesses. The winning price quotes are listed under the vendor by line item as listed in the request for quote solicitation. This is only a result of the items from the abstract from USP Canaan FY26 2nd Qtr. Subsistence. It should be noted that the prices and vendor listed below consider the quoters who denied the award or failed to meet technical specifications of the product. Therefore, at this time, the vendors listed below informally accepted their awards.

Awards with total value over the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order.  Awards with total value under the Micro Purchase Threshold of $15,000 will be awarded with a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Government Purchase Card transaction from the local food services department.

All quotes received by the submission deadline of December 5, 2025, 4:00 pm EST were considered. USP Canaan awarded quoted items to vendors that had a high past performance record, in accordance with FAR 12.203 regardless of the quotes with the lowest price as stated within the solicitation notice 15B21526Q00000001. The award was made based off best value as the solicitation stated. The Government made award(s) to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer was considered to be the most advantageous to the Government.

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
Apex Food Group, LLC
UEI
PJEDNGGLDHG6
CAGE
7JDF7
Vendor location
Little Rock, AR
Contract
15B21526P00000032, purchase order
Obligated
$17,779.10
Actions
1 between December 17, 2025 and December 17, 2025
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
C.J. Foods, Inc.
UEI
HQK3DCZR9V21
CAGE
3KPF9
Vendor location
Estero, FL
Contract
15B21526P00000034, purchase order
Obligated
$13,764.91
Actions
3 between December 17, 2025 and February 4, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
J & B Sales, Inc.
UEI
DNM8HYMF2M53
CAGE
5TLJ1
Vendor location
Rock Hill, SC
Contract
15B21526P00000035, purchase order
Obligated
$40,237.41
Actions
2 between December 17, 2025 and March 13, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Mina Holdings LLC
UEI
NJWUS8RJAGX8
CAGE
905Z1
Vendor location
Harrisburg, PA
Contract
15B21526P00000036, purchase order
Obligated
$46,752.50
Actions
2 between December 17, 2025 and January 22, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
North Star Imports, LLC
UEI
CB67WJHP34K9
CAGE
6S9R0
Vendor location
Saint Paul, MN
Contract
15B21526P00000037, purchase order
Obligated
$39,950.00
Actions
1 between December 17, 2025 and December 17, 2025
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Shaver Foods LLC
UEI
KZ6RQ2GPDXG3
CAGE
3D0D6
Vendor location
Fayetteville, AR
Contract
15B21526P00000038, purchase order
Obligated
$53,769.20
Actions
3 between December 17, 2025 and February 13, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Universal Poultry Products Inc.
UEI
CN3HG4NTLM19
CAGE
7GW46
Vendor location
Weston, MA
Contract
15B21526P00000039, purchase order
Obligated
$33,406.00
Actions
2 between December 22, 2025 and February 4, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Mullen Marketing LLC
UEI
HVE7G6JGK9K6
CAGE
4SGW1
Vendor location
Dickson, TN
Contract
15B21526P00000041, purchase order
Obligated
$19,040.00
Actions
1 between December 22, 2025 and December 22, 2025
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
solicitation number 15B21526Q00000001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page
Recipient
Rainmaker, Inc.
UEI
H8TEL1GKWJ24
CAGE
58KX1
Vendor location
Oakland Park, FL
Contract
15B21526P00000042, purchase order
Obligated
$61,117.34
Actions
2 between December 22, 2025 and February 13, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 29 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Usp Canaan 2ND QTR Fy 26 1/01/2026-3/31/2026 Subsistence/Frozen/Kosher/Meat to Feed Inmate Population.
Match
award number 15B21526P00000042 equals the contract number; same awarding office 15B215 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. November 21, 2025

    Combined synopsis and solicitation

    Due December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice fab9c6f40486498fa2f08717a2832214

    2 revisions on SAM
    • December 23, 2025: publish, award notice
    • November 21, 2025: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation

  2. December 23, 2025

    Award notice, originally combined synopsis and solicitation

    Awarded to Rainmaker, Inc. for $61,186. SAM.gov, notice f55040ffc2fe4b98ae217fb22392fafa

    3 revisions on SAM
    • February 13, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
    • December 23, 2025: publish, award notice
    • November 21, 2025: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation

Points of contact