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USDA AMS 3J14

USDA AMS 3J14 obligated $3.2B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 4,227 contract actions (−4.4% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TYSON FOODS INC. ($226.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.2B
Actions
4,227
New awards: 1,949
Sole-source
0.0%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.1BFY2017
  2. 2.1BFY2018
  3. 3.2BFY2019
  4. 7.4BFY2020
  5. 4.6BFY2021
  6. 3.4BFY2022
  7. 4.2BFY2023
  8. 4BFY2024
  9. 3.3BFY2025
  10. 3.2BFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TYSON FOODS INC.$226.3M7.1%
  2. PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS$133.1M4.2%
  3. CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC.$107.4M3.4%
  4. LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY$104.1M3.3%
  5. ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC$100.1M3.1%
  6. BONGARDS CREAMERIES$93.4M2.9%
  7. CAVINESS BEEF PACKERS, LIMITED$84.9M2.7%
  8. CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INC$73M2.3%
  9. CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC$69M2.2%
  10. GOLD CREEK FOODS, LLC$67.5M2.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$3.2B99.7%
  2. Transportation & logistics$9.3M0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$797.7M25%
  2. Minnesota$277.2M8.7%
  3. Pennsylvania$232.2M7.3%
  4. Illinois$200.3M6.3%
  5. Georgia$160.8M5.0%
  6. Wisconsin$154.2M4.8%
  7. Texas$147.3M4.6%
  8. New Mexico$104.1M3.3%
  9. Washington$97.1M3.0%
  10. Michigan$94.9M3.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition1.1%
    US 39% · $36.2M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions1.1%
    US 8.8% · $36.2M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush13%
    US 5.6% · $414M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Contracts terminated for default: 15

Awards to excluded parties

New awards, options exercised and added work this agency signed while the recipient was listed in SAM.gov as debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or excluded (exact identifier matches).

In FY2026
$0
0 awards · 0 recipients
All loaded years
$336.5K
1 award · 1 recipient

None in FY2026.

SAM.gov lists what agencies report, and only exclusions in effect: those that ended are known from twice-yearly snapshots, so an end date is approximate. Agencies may award to an excluded party with a documented compelling reason. An exclusion is an administrative measure, not a conviction.

Source: Exclusions (debarred, suspended and otherwise excluded parties) (U.S. General Services Administration, SAM.gov), data current to Oct 4, 2026, loaded Oct 5, 2026 · Exclusions as listed on Oct 4, 2026, history from Apr 28, 2022.

Largest awards

  1. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011229/4100033991/BUTTER PRINT SALTED CTN-36/1 LB$70.6M
    CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INC· Stanislaus County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 13, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 123J1426C0923
  2. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009982/4400002054/4100029646/SALMON PINK CAN-24/14.75 OZ (33630)$52.8M
    OBI SEAFOODS, LLC· Kodiak Island Borough, AK· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 26, 2024 – Mar 24, 2026· 123J1424F1308
  3. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011384/4100034544/BEEF COARSE GROUND FRZ CTN-60 LB$49.2M
    CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC.· Kings County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 123J1426C1484
  4. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009492/4400001826/4100028171/BEEF CAN-24/24 OZ$48.1M
    LAKESIDE FOODS INC· Wabasha County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 3, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026· 123J1423F2022
  5. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010260/4100030842/TURKEY BREAST CKD FRZ CTN 34-42 LBS,TURKEY BREAST DELI SLC FRZ PKG-20/2 LB$34M
    JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INC· Kandiyohi County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 26, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026· 123J1424C2595
  6. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011173/4100033861/PISTACHIO ROASTED IN SHELL PKG-25/1 LB,ALMOND NATURAL WHOLE SHELL CTN-12/2 LB$32.1M
    PEARL CROP, INC.· San Joaquin County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 26, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 123J1426C0793
  7. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009419/4100027989/PACIFIC SALAD SHRIMP 350-500 PKG-20/2 LB,PACIFIC SALAD SHRIMP 250-350 PKG-20/2 LB,PACIFIC ROCKFISH FILLETS FRZ PKG-20/2 LB,PACIFIC WHITING FILLETS FRZ PKG-20/2 LB$27.3M
    DULCICH INC· Cowlitz County, WA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 12, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026· 123J1423C1824
  8. COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000009286/4100027637/TURKEY BREAST SMKD SLC FRZ PKG-8/5 LB,TURKEY HAM SMKD SLC FRZ PKG-8/5 LB,TURKEY TACO FILLING CTN-30 LB,TURKEY BREAST DELI FRZ CTN-40 LB,TURKEY ROASTS FRZ CTN-32-48 LB,TURKEY BREAST DELI SLICED$25.8M
    JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INC· Kandiyohi County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· May 24, 2023 – Jan 30, 2026· 123J1423C1441

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.