Who buys Product and Service Code 8970 (Composite Food Packages), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 710 | $345.1M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 761 | $80.4M | -77% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 392 | $68.1M | -15% |
| Q4 FY2026 · partial | 71 | $11.4M | -83% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount. The Department of Defense publishes contract awards to USAspending with a 90-day delay, so Q4 FY2026 is still missing most DoD awards (DoD is 95% of this code's dollars) — treat that quarter as incomplete, not as a spending decline.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARLAN BAKERIES INC | $171.2M | 33.9% |
| 2 | SO-PAK-CO, INC | $169.0M | 33.5% |
| 3 | W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | $124.1M | 24.6% |
| 4 | VALIANT INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC | $18.1M | 3.6% |
| 5 | US FOODS HOLDING CORP | $5.8M | 1.2% |
| 6 | GLOBAL FOOD SERVICES COMPANY | $4.9M | 1.0% |
| 7 | VALLEY FOODS INC | $2.7M | 0.5% |
| 8 | HEALTHWAY GROUP BY LABRIUTE LLC | $2.7M | 0.5% |
| 9 | LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO | $875K | 0.2% |
| 10 | SYSCO CORP | $679K | 0.1% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $481.6M | 95.3% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $22.6M | 4.5% |
| Department of Justice | $449K | 0.1% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $231K | 0.0% |
| Department of the Interior | $203K | 0.0% |
| Department of State | $56K | 0.0% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PROCURE REDUCED SODIUM MEALS TO REPLENISH INVENTORY UTILIZED DURING DISASTER RESPONSE. SO-PAK-CO, INC · Department of Homeland Security | $5.3M |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 4572327809!UGR A,D9,PERISHABLE AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC · Department of Defense | $2.1M |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 4572290233!UGR A,D7,PERISHABLE AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC · Department of Defense | $1.4M |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 4572293970!UGR A,D9,PERISHABLE AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC · Department of Defense | $1.1M |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 4572304693!UGR A,D7,PERISHABLE AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC · Department of Defense | $186K |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2026 | 8511811096!MEAL, READY-TO-EAT, IND, AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC · Department of Defense | $105.8M |
| Dec 31, 2026 | 8511811028!MEAL, READY-TO-EAT, IND, SO-PAK-CO, INC · Department of Defense | $103.7M |
| Dec 31, 2026 | 8511811097!MEAL, READY-TO-EAT, IND, BAXTERS NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Department of Defense | $77.8M |
| Mar 17, 2027 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO REPLENISH INVENTORY UTILIZED DURING DISASTER RESPONSE. BAXTERS NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Department of Homeland Security | $9.1M |
| Dec 31, 2026 | 8511119025!HEATER MODULE,HEATE LUXFER MAGTECH, INC. · Department of Defense | $6.1M |
19 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $1.7M | 76.6% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $171K | 7.5% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| Other (Indian economic enterprise, veteran, …) | $1 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $359K | 15.8% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 0% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
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Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.