Federal contracts / Food service
Federal food service contracts
Dining facility operation, food preparation and mess attendant services. Federal buyers classify this work under product service code S203. Below: the states where the largest awards sit, and the Service Contract Act occupations the work employs.
State by state
Ranked by the largest single award on record. Counts describe the 100 largest awards per state since FY2020, not the whole market.
| State | Active | Competed, ending < 1yr | Median award | Largest award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6 | 1 | $44K | $883M |
| California | 13 | 5 | $2.0M | $812M |
| Georgia | 5 | 3 | $89K | $496M |
| Texas | 6 | 2 | $1.6M | $100M |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | $25K | $82M |
| Florida | 5 | 2 | $120K | $79M |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | $167K | $60M |
| Virginia | 7 | 4 | $87K | $40M |
| South Carolina | 5 | 0 | $96K | $34M |
| New York | 11 | 3 | $98K | $33M |
| Connecticut | 4 | 2 | $762K | $32M |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0 | $130K | $31M |
| Alabama | 3 | 0 | $35K | $29M |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | $27M | $27M |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | $172K | $27M |
| Colorado | 5 | 3 | $35K | $24M |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | $33K | $24M |
| Maryland | 4 | 3 | $21K | $24M |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 6 | $24K | $19M |
| Alaska | 3 | 1 | $352K | $18M |
| Hawaii | 7 | 3 | $221K | $16M |
| Kentucky | 2 | 1 | $50K | $11M |
| Ohio | 3 | 2 | $51K | $11M |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | $24K | $9.9M |
| Arizona | 6 | 6 | $142K | $8.6M |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1 | $38K | $8.4M |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | $71K | $5.1M |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | $499K | $4.8M |
| Nevada | 2 | 1 | $20K | $4.4M |
| Idaho | 3 | 0 | $38K | $4.2M |
| Indiana | 5 | 2 | $67K | $4.1M |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | $110K | $3.9M |
| Arkansas | 2 | 2 | $39K | $3.9M |
| Louisiana | 2 | 1 | $67K | $2.8M |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | $15K | $2.7M |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 2 | $114K | $2.2M |
| Illinois | 3 | 2 | $15K | $1.6M |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | $10K | $1.4M |
| Michigan | 4 | 2 | $38K | $1.3M |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | $11K | $1.2M |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | $113K | $1.2M |
| Oregon | 4 | 4 | $29K | $1.1M |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1 | $54K | $710K |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | $75K | $599K |
| South Dakota | 6 | 6 | $35K | $590K |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | $29K | $487K |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | $17K | $358K |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | $22K | $239K |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | $17K | $191K |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | $15K | $107K |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | $14K | $19K |
The occupations this work employs
These Service Contract Act classes appear on most food service contracts. The rate on the determination covering the place of performance is the legal floor for each class, with fringe benefits owed on top.
- Cook I
- Cook II
- Food Service Worker
Open any state above for its rate range, or look up the determination for a specific county.
Award data from USASpending.gov, refreshed Oct 29, 2026; wage rates from the determinations currently on file. Award IDs link to the official record.
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