Large federal prime contractors must adopt a small-business subcontracting plan on contracts above $900,000 ($2 million for construction) under FAR 19.702, with goals for small, women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. SBA's directory lists 13 primes with such plans on 132 contracts in NAICS 311611 (FY2023 and FY2024), 0 of them still active, with $543,210,754 in total contract value. These are the companies to approach about subcontracting work in this industry.
| Prime contractor | Location | Contracts (active) | Contract value | Main agencies | Latest end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caviness Beef Packers, Limited | Amarillo, Texas | 39 (0) | $135,303,044 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Central Valley Meat Co., Inc. | Hanford, California | 16 (0) | $103,756,338 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Oct 31, 2024 |
| JBS USA Food Company | Greeley, Colorado | 23 (0) | $97,787,264 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Lakeside Foods Inc | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | 9 (0) | $78,448,961 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Dec 31, 2024 |
| American Beef Packers, Inc. | Chino, California | 14 (0) | $56,805,638 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Aug 31, 2024 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats Inc | Springdale, Arkansas | 5 (0) | $23,188,026 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation | Wichita, Kansas | 9 (0) | $11,230,284 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Jul 31, 2024 |
| American Foods Group, LLC | Green Bay, Wisconsin | 4 (0) | $10,187,940 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Osi Industries, LLC | Aurora, Illinois | 4 (0) | $8,960,448 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Aug 31, 2024 |
| Transhumance Holding Co Inc | Sacramento, California | 4 (0) | $7,951,279 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Sales Corp. | Smithfield, Virginia | 3 (0) | $7,221,532 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Dec 15, 2024 |
| Sierra Meat Company | Reno, Nevada | 1 (0) | $1,572,000 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Aug 31, 2023 |
| High Plains Bison, LLC | Denver, Colorado | 1 (0) | $798,000 | Agricultural Marketing Service | Mar 15, 2023 |
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