Federal contracts / Food service / Florida
Federal food service contracts in Florida
Dining facility operation, food preparation and mess attendant services. Below are the largest awards on record in Florida since FY2020, the companies holding them, and what the Service Contract Act requires the work to be paid here.
What the labor has to be paid in Florida
Across the 35 standard wage determinations covering Florida. Rates vary by county, so use the determination for your actual place of performance — these are the range, not a rate you can bid against.
Hourly wage floors. Health & welfare is owed on top of the wage, and vacation and holidays on top of that — how fringe works. To turn these into a bid price, use the free pricer.
Competed awards ending within a year
Openly competed awards whose period of performance ends in the next twelve months. Unexercised options are not on the award record, so some will be extended rather than re-solicited. 2 further awards ending in the same window were not openly competed (AbilityOne or sole source) and are left out, because such work is generally not re-opened to the public.
| Ends | Current holder | Agency | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2027 | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS CONTRACT IS FOR MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TWO APPROPRIATED FUNDED (APF) FOOD OPERATIONS, COMPRISED OF ONE | Department of Defense | $2.4M |
| Jun 30, 2027 | SUPER-NATURAL EATS LLC ST. PETES MESS ATTENDANT | Department of Homeland Security | $213K |
Largest holders in Florida
By total obligated value across the largest awards on record.
| Recipient | Awards | Total obligated |
|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INC. | 5 | $135,208,984 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6 | $19,308,952 |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC | 5 | $7,818,685 |
| ACORN SERVICES INC | 2 | $6,598,658 |
| ALCRYST LLC | 1 | $6,016,864 |
Largest awards on record
| Award | Recipient | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| N6883621C0003 FOOD SERVICE, TRI-REGION GALLEY (PENSACOLA, EGLIN, GULFPORT) Not openly competed | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INC. | Mar 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2026 | $79M |
| N6883617C0005 IGF::OT::IGF FOOD SERVICE SUPPORT, PENSACOLA Not openly competed | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INC. | Aug 31, 2017 – Feb 28, 2021 | $46M |
| FA441721C0012 MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES AT HURLBURT FIELD, FL Not openly competed | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Jun 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2025 | $7.6M |
| FA441718C0003 IGF::OT::IGF SERVICES - MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES | ALCRYST LLC | Apr 1, 2018 – May 31, 2021 | $6.0M |
| FA282315C3007 IGF::OT::IGF FULL FOOD SERVICE | ACORN SERVICES INC | Apr 8, 2015 – Sep 30, 2020 | $6.0M |
| N6883615P1152 IGF::OT::IGF FULL FOOD SERVICES SUPPORT | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Sep 16, 2015 – Mar 31, 2020 | $5.9M |
| N6883616P0144 IGF::OT::IGF MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES NAS JACKSONVILLE Not openly competed | GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDA, INC. | Jan 29, 2016 – Mar 31, 2020 | $5.8M |
| W9124G17C0003 IGF::OT::IGF DFA SERVICES AT EGLIN AFB Not openly competed | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INC. | Jul 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2022 | $5.1M |
| HSCG8417CAA7518 IGF::OT::IGF JANITORIAL AND FOOD SERVICES AT USCG AIR STATION CLEARWATER, FL (15100 RESCUE WAY) AND USCG SECTOR ST. PETERSBURG, FL (600 8TH Not openly competed | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INC. | Oct 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2022 | $3.8M |
| 70Z08423CDL930011 JANITORIAL AND MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES AIRSTATION MIAMI, OPA LOCKA FL Not openly competed | GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC | Jul 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2027 | $3.6M |
| FA282321C0009 33D DINING FACILITY (DFAC) FULL SERVICE | CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES, INC. | Apr 1, 2021 – May 1, 2024 | $3.6M |
| HSCG8417CAA7517 IGF::OT::IGF MESS ATTENDANT AND JANITORIAL SERVICES AT AS MIAMI, OPA LOCKA FL Not openly competed | GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC | Oct 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2022 | $3.5M |
| W911YN20P1200 COVID-19, SUBSISTENCE-MEALS-HARD-ROCK AND CB SMITH, Not openly competed | EXQUISITE CATERING BY ROBERT INC | Apr 6, 2020 – Aug 21, 2020 | $3.5M |
| FA481924C0006 MESS ATTENDANT SUPPORT SERVICES | TROGON GROUP SERVICES, LLC | Apr 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026 | $3.2M |
| FA481921C0005 MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES, TYNDALL AFB, FLORIDA Not openly competed | "ALUTIIQ LOGISTICS & MAINTENANCE SERVICES, LLC" | Mar 15, 2021 – Mar 31, 2024 | $3.1M |
| FA282323C0047 33D DFAC-LIGHTENING DINING FACILITY Not openly competed | THE SEVERSON GROUP LLC | Sep 30, 2023 – May 31, 2025 | $3.1M |
| FA282325C0012 33 FW DINING FACILITY | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Jun 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 | $2.8M |
| FA441725C0009 THIS CONTRACT IS FOR MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TWO APPROPRIATED FUNDED (APF) FOOD OPERATIONS, COMPRISED OF ONE | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Aug 15, 2025 – Jan 15, 2027 | $2.4M |
| FA481918C4007 MESS ATTENDANT CONTRACT | THE SEVERSON GROUP LLC | Jul 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2021 | $2.2M |
| 70Z08419CAA751500 MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES @ SECTOR KEY WEST Not openly competed | GENCO GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF PUERTO RICO CORP. | Oct 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2024 | $1.2M |
| 70Z08424CMIAM0002 MESS ATTENDANT SERVICES AT SECTOR KEY WEST, FL Not openly competed | GENCO GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF PUERTO RICO CORP. | Sep 1, 2024 – Feb 28, 2027 | $990K |
| W5168W23F0003 EGLIN DFA SERVICES. Not openly competed | GLOBAL CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT, INC. | Nov 1, 2022 – Oct 31, 2023 | $831K |
| FA282321P0003 FULL FOOD SERVICE Not openly competed | ACORN SERVICES INC | Oct 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021 | $615K |
| W9124J19F0089 FULL FOOD SERVICE - KEY WEST | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | May 31, 2019 – May 31, 2020 | $580K |
| W911YN20P1205 COVID-19 2020, SUBSISTENCE-MEALS JAX INTERNATIONAL, Not openly competed | CATERING LINK INC | Apr 6, 2020 – Aug 21, 2020 | $530K |
Reading this without fooling yourself
- These are the 100 largest awards, not all of them. Small awards, purchase-card buys and subcontracts are not here.
- Obligated is not annual. The figure is money obligated to date across the life of the award. A five-year contract shows five years of money.
- An end date is not a recompete date. Options, extensions and bridge contracts all move it, and an agency may not re-solicit at all.
- Not openly competed means not open to you. AbilityOne and sole-source work is placed with a specific source by rule, and is generally not re-opened to the public when it ends.
- The wage floor is the same for every bidder. A rate range tells you the shape of a bid, not whether you can win one.
Next: how to find subcontracting work, the cash you would need to carry the payroll, or a labor mix priced against 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.
Informational only. Figures are reproduced from public federal procurement records and published wage determinations, and may be amended at the source. Nothing here is advice about whether to bid, what to bid, or the standing of any company named. Verify against the solicitation and the award record before acting.
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