Federal contracts / Food service / Kentucky
Federal food service contracts in Kentucky
Dining facility operation, food preparation and mess attendant services. Below are the largest awards on record in Kentucky 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 Kentucky
Across the 30 standard wage determinations covering Kentucky. 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. 1 further award ending in the same window was not openly competed (AbilityOne or sole source) and is left out, because such work is generally not re-opened to the public.
| Ends | Current holder | Agency | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | LOW KOUNTRY INK MOBILE NOTARY LLC FY 2026 KP SERVICES | Department of Defense | $25K |
| Oct 31, 2026 | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION DINING FACILITY ATTENDANT (DFA) ORDERING YEAR 3 TASK ORDER | Department of Defense | $3.6M |
Largest holders in Kentucky
By total obligated value across the largest awards on record.
| Recipient | Awards | Total obligated |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | 17 | $67,139,008 |
| SOUTHERN FOODSERVICE MANAGEMENT INC | 1 | $964,942 |
| OFFICE FOR THE BLIND | 1 | $251,099 |
| ALITHOS ANESTI LLC | 4 | $204,540 |
| KHALIL BATSHON INC | 9 | $196,766 |
Largest awards on record
| Award | Recipient | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0017 IGF::CT::IGF DINING FACILITY AND FULL FOOD SERVICES PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018 | $11M |
| 0015 IGF::CT::IGF DFAC AND FULL FOOD SERVICE | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jun 1, 2016 – Aug 22, 2019 | $9.9M |
| W9124D19F0349 FULL FOOD SERVICES, FORT KNOX KY | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jun 1, 2019 – Nov 29, 2019 | $8.1M |
| W9124D26FA033 FFS BUILDING 2835 - YEAR 3 Not openly competed | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jan 4, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $4.4M |
| W9124825F2002 DFA SERVICES | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Nov 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2025 | $4.2M |
| 0005 IGF::CT::IGF FULL FOOD SERVICE - BLDG 2835 | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jun 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016 | $3.8M |
| W9124826FA010 DINING FACILITY ATTENDANT (DFA) ORDERING YEAR 3 TASK ORDER | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jan 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 | $3.6M |
| W9124D26FA145 CST26 FFS BUILDING 6542 Not openly competed | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | May 1, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 | $3.5M |
| W9124D25FA057 CST25 FFS WR 6542 Not openly competed | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Apr 25, 2025 – Aug 23, 2025 | $3.4M |
| W5168W23F0010 DINING FACILITY ATTENDANCE - FORT CAMPBELL, KY | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Nov 1, 2023 – Oct 31, 2024 | $3.1M |
| W9124D20F0073 FULL FOOD SERVICE FOR FORT KNOX KY | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Nov 29, 2019 – Mar 31, 2020 | $2.5M |
| W9124D25FA214 FFS WR 1491 - YEAR 2 Not openly competed | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Aug 16, 2025 – May 8, 2026 | $2.4M |
| W9124821F0092 DFA | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Mar 24, 2021 – Mar 31, 2022 | $2.3M |
| W9124822F0046 DINING FACILITY ATTENDANT | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Apr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023 | $2.3M |
| W9124823F0062 DINING FACILITY SERVICES | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Apr 1, 2023 – Oct 31, 2023 | $1.3M |
| W9124D22F0304 FFS B1491 OPTION PERIOD 1 Not openly competed | SOUTHERN FOODSERVICE MANAGEMENT INC | Sep 9, 2022 – Nov 21, 2022 | $965K |
| W9124819F0010 IGF::OT::IGF NCOA FULL FOOD SERVICE (FFS) | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Nov 20, 2018 – Jan 31, 2020 | $915K |
| 0003 IGF::CT::IGF FULL FOOD SERVICE - BLDG 5917 | DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION | Jul 2, 2015 – May 31, 2016 | $371K |
| 0004 IGF::CT::IGF FULL FOOD SERVICE - BLDG 2380 | OFFICE FOR THE BLIND | Jul 2, 2015 – May 31, 2016 | $251K |
| W912KZ23P0023 AT MEALS OCTOBER 623RD/299TH ID2333 | ALITHOS ANESTI LLC | Sep 28, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023 | $124K |
| W50S8L24P0003 LUNCH MEALS - 09-10 DEC 2023 | LOW KOUNTRY INK MOBILE NOTARY LLC | Oct 12, 2023 – Aug 25, 2024 | $50K |
| W912KZ22F0021 PROVIDE MEALS FOR 2113TH UNIT LOCATED AT 8000 HWY 3520, WEST PADUCAH, KY | KHALIL BATSHON INC | Jun 3, 2022 – Jun 18, 2022 | $46K |
| W912KZ22F0024 103RD AT MEALS AND EHANCEMENTS | SANFORD FEDERAL, INC. | Jun 10, 2022 – Jun 21, 2022 | $45K |
| W912KZ23F0016 1-149 IN BN ANNUAL TRAINING MEALS FOR 2-17 JUNE 2023. | KHALIL BATSHON INC | Jun 3, 2023 – Jun 17, 2023 | $35K |
| H9225721P0027 CATERING SERVICES Not openly competed | W6CD USAG FT KNOX | Feb 26, 2021 – Mar 20, 2021 | $32K |
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 Sep 19, 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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