Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 424440

Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 424440.

NAICS 424440 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$19.5M
Total awards
2,168 awards
Active obligations
$288.7K
Size standard
150 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 424440 covers merchant wholesale distribution of live poultry, dressed poultry, processed poultry products, and related resale activities including bulk purchasing, inventory holding, and redistribution to retailers, foodservice distributors, and institutional buyers.

Federal opportunities under 424440 typically involve contract awards for supplying frozen or chilled poultry products, managing purchase orders, maintaining federal food-safety standard cold chain inventory, and delivering palletized shipments to government food service distribution centers.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$2.4M
Awards
389
Average award
$6.1K
Change from FY2024
+93.9%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$22,750

B.C. FOOD GROUP, L.L.C.

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30226P00000260
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$163,447

PUEBLO TRADING CO INC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30226P00000223
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

$79,521

THE SMOOTH SAILING GROUP LLC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B30226P00000226
PSC
8905 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 424440?
  • Fulfill bulk purchase orders for chilled or frozen whole and cut poultry to feed government cafeterias and field kitchens.
  • Operate and manage cold storage inventory and rotation, including lot tracking and first-expire-first-out reporting for poultry product contracts.
  • Provide scheduled palletized deliveries and freight coordination for contracted poultry shipments to government distribution hubs.
  • Supply value-added packaging or kitting of poultry product cases for field issue under a standing purchase agreement.
When is NAICS 424440 a weak fit?
  • Poultry slaughtering and processing: Missing merchant wholesale resale activity because operations transform live birds into finished products rather than purchasing and reselling inventory.
  • Retail grocery or market operations: Missing wholesale merchant function because sales are direct to consumers rather than bulk resale to distributors or institutional buyers.
  • Third-party cold storage logistics that only store and ship goods without purchasing inventory: Missing merchant purchasing and inventory ownership that defines wholesalers.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 424440?
  • Line items specifying pounds, cases, or pallet quantities of poultry and required delivery schedules.
  • Requirements for temperature-controlled cold chain monitoring, lot traceability, and shelf-life rotation policies.
  • Evaluation criteria focused on inventory capacity, delivery lead time, and past performance in food commodity distribution.

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