NAICS 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing, shows concentrated federal spending in food supply and provisioning contracts. The Agricultural Marketing Service and the Defense Logistics Agency account for most obligations, while US Foods, Inc. is the leading vendor by obligated value.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 311999 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement activity for NAICS 311999 covers 15.31 billion in obligations across 428,330 award actions over the last 10 years.
Annual totals peak in 2021 at 2.83 billion and remain above 1.24 billion in each year from 2022 through 2025 in the available trend.
NAICS Code
311999
Industry
ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING
Total Obligated
15.31 billion
15,308,705,865.16
Award Actions
428,330
Average Action Value
35,740.44
About NAICS 311999 federal contract activity
NAICS 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing, shows 15.31 billion in obligated federal spending across 428,330 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 35,740.44. The volume of awards is high relative to dollars obligated, indicating a market dominated by recurring, lower-dollar food supply and manufacturing transactions alongside fewer large obligations.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Agricultural Marketing Service is the largest buyer in this NAICS at 7.55 billion across 4,906 awards, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency at 4.20 billion across 366,537 awards. Veterans Affairs, the Farm Service Agency, and the Federal Prison System round out the top five, showing concentrated demand from food distribution, institutional feeding, and agricultural support agencies.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
US FOODS, INC. is the leading vendor by obligated value at 2.37 billion across 113,866 awards, and the same CAGE code also appears as US FOODS INC with an additional 668.89 million across 11,039 awards. CARGILL, INCORPORATED and CHS INC. also rank among the top vendors by dollars obligated, while AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC combines substantial obligation volume with a smaller award count than US FOODS.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained above 1.24 billion in each of the five reported years, peaking at 2.83 billion in 2021 before declining to 1.60 billion in 2022 and stabilizing near the 1.25 billion to 1.51 billion range in 2023 through 2025. Award counts stayed consistently elevated, ranging from 60,864 to 71,654, suggesting steady procurement activity even as annual obligated value fluctuated.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS award data mapped to NAICS 311999 over the last 10 years and aggregates obligations, award counts, and average award value from reported contract records. Agency and vendor rankings reflect total obligated dollars within the selected NAICS classification; vendor names are shown as reported in FPDS and may include multiple entries for the same CAGE code or naming variation.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311999'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12K2 | AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE | 7,554,534,108.91 | 7.55 billion | 4,906 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 4,198,274,762.48 | 4.20 billion | 366,537 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 1,362,852,028.65 | 1.36 billion | 919 |
| 12D2 | FARM SERVICE AGENCY | 1,023,297,244.47 | 1.02 billion | 1,072 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 640,974,955.42 | 640.97 million | 47,703 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 209,304,970.99 | 209.30 million | 2,191 |
| 97DH | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA) | 108,811,191.63 | 108.81 million | 141 |
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 66,608,018.77 | 66.61 million | 1,530 |
| 1450 | BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | 46,378,484.50 | 46.38 million | 903 |
| 2036 | BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE | 24,325,610.09 | 24.33 million | 78 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311999 obligations total $15.31 billion across 428,330 awards, with spending highly concentrated in two agencies: Agricultural Marketing Service accounts for $7.55 billion and Defense Logistics Agency for $4.20 billion, together representing the large majority of obligated dollars in this code. Award activity is more dispersed than dollars, with DLA generating 366,537 awards versus 4,906 for AMS, indicating a high-volume, lower-value procurement pattern at DLA. The next tier of agencies—Veterans Affairs, Farm Service Agency, and Bureau of Prisons—contributes materially less, with obligations falling sharply after the top two agencies.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311999'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US FOODS, INC. | 9P251 | 2,372,036,367.15 | 2.37 billion | 113,866 |
| CARGILL, INCORPORATED | 1B8W5 | 978,983,422.80 | 978.98 million | 209 |
| US FOODS INC | 9P251 | 668,885,484.06 | 668.89 million | 11,039 |
| CHS INC. | 1M2A3 | 565,952,432.00 | 565.95 million | 79 |
| AMERIQUAL GROUP, LLC | 08KA0 | 481,870,179.73 | 481.87 million | 4,518 |
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY | 84168 | 449,677,472.26 | 449.68 million | 85 |
| WORNICK COMPANY, THE | 9Y162 | 336,074,306.37 | 336.07 million | 4,952 |
| LABATT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY COMPANY | 0S378 | 322,337,962.77 | 322.34 million | 39,197 |
| PRODUCE ALLIANCE, L.L.C. | 8NRZ1 | 310,200,595.12 | 310.20 million | 38 |
| THEODOR WILLE INTERTRADE GMBH | DB096 | 279,857,992.06 | 279.86 million | 64,821 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311999 obligations total $15.31 billion across 428,330 awards, with an average award value of $35,740.44, indicating a highly fragmented award base overall. Spending is nonetheless concentrated among a small set of vendors: US FOODS, INC. leads with $2.37 billion, and the top 10 vendors account for a material share of total obligations. Several vendors appear in multiple record variations under the same CAGE code, most notably US FOODS, INC./US FOODS INC (9P251), which suggests vendor-name consolidation may affect concentration analysis.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '311999'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,514,547,143.88 | 1.51 billion | 71,654 |
| 2024 | 1,245,483,307.73 | 1.25 billion | 66,108 |
| 2023 | 1,340,920,096.35 | 1.34 billion | 60,864 |
| 2022 | 1,597,836,265.06 | 1.60 billion | 61,615 |
| 2021 | 2,826,639,652.82 | 2.83 billion | 61,289 |
| 2020 | 3,529,361,116.04 | 3.53 billion | 41,143 |
| 2019 | 970,570,011.99 | 970.57 million | 31,953 |
| 2018 | 785,294,163.46 | 785.29 million | 15,406 |
| 2017 | 730,949,567.24 | 730.95 million | 8,985 |
| 2016 | 767,104,540.59 | 767.10 million | 9,313 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 311999 obligated $15.31 billion across 428,330 awards, with an average award value of $35,740.44, indicating a high-volume, low-dollar procurement pattern. Obligations were relatively stable at roughly $730.95 million to $970.57 million in 2016–2019, then increased sharply in 2020–2022, peaking at $3.53 billion in 2020 and remaining above $1.59 billion in 2022. Activity declined in 2023–2024, with a partial rebound in 2025 to $1.51 billion and 71,654 awards.
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