Federal contracts / Food service / New Jersey
Federal food service contracts in New Jersey
Dining facility operation, food preparation and mess attendant services. Below are the largest awards on record in New Jersey 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 New Jersey
Across the 13 standard wage determinations covering New Jersey. 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.
None of the largest competed awards in New Jersey end within the next twelve months.
Largest holders in New Jersey
By total obligated value across the largest awards on record.
| Recipient | Awards | Total obligated |
|---|---|---|
| STATE OF NEW JERSEY | 17 | $118,560,047 |
| CANTU SERVICES INC | 6 | $14,875,242 |
| DIANE CATERING INC | 1 | $1,317,440 |
| MAYFLOWER UNIFORMS & MEDICAL SUPPLIES LLC | 5 | $539,453 |
| COMPASS GROUP USA INC | 1 | $211,624 |
Largest awards on record
| Award | Recipient | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSCG8414CAA1444 IGF::OT::IGF FULL FOOD SERVICES AT USCG TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY, NJ | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2015 – Mar 31, 2020 | $27M |
| 70Z08425FDL950098 TRACEN CAPE MAY FULL FOOD SERVICES. EXCEPTION 2(D). Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026 | $12M |
| 70Z08426PCMAY0001 FULL FOOD SERVICE FOR TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY NJ Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027 | $12M |
| FA448425F0313 THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE, UNLESS STIPULATED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED, ALL PERSONNEL, SUPERVISION, AND ANY ITEMS AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026 | $12M |
| 70Z08423FDL930017 OPTION PERIOD THREE FOR FULL FOOD SERVICES AT USCG TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY, NJ POP 01 APRIL 2023 - 31 MARCH 2024 Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024 | $8.5M |
| 70Z08424FCMAY0001 TRACEN CAPE MAY FULL FOOD SERVICES Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025 | $8.0M |
| FA448424F0239 DIX FOOD SERVICE - OPTION YEAR 4 | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025 | $7.6M |
| FA448423F0252 FULL FOOD SERVICE - OPTION 3 | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 31, 2024 | $6.9M |
| FA448419FA073 BASE OPERATIONS | CANTU SERVICES INC | May 1, 2019 – Apr 30, 2020 | $6.6M |
| FA448418F0095 FOOD SERVICE | CANTU SERVICES INC | May 1, 2018 – Apr 30, 2019 | $6.4M |
| 70Z08421FKCM00100 OPTION PERIOD ONE TASK ORDER FOR FULL FOOD SERVICES AT USCG ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CT. Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2021 – Jan 10, 2023 | $6.2M |
| 70Z08422FDL930011 TASK ORDER FOR FOOD SERVICES IN CAPE MAY, NJ. Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023 | $5.4M |
| 70Z08420FKCM00400 FULL FOOD SERVICES AT USCG TRACEN CAPE MAY, NJ FOR BASE PERIOD Not openly competed | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021 | $5.2M |
| FA448421F0232 JB MDL DIX FOOD CONTRACT 1 SEP 21 - 31 OCT 21. | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022 | $5.1M |
| FA448420F0311 FOOD SERVICE - ADD FUNDS TO SLIN 0007AB | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 30, 2020 – Aug 31, 2021 | $1.6M |
| W912KN20P0009 COVID-19 2020. BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND MIDNIGHT MEAL IN SUPPORT OF SOLDIERS ACTIVATED FOR THE COVID-19 OPERATION Not openly competed | DIANE CATERING INC | Apr 9, 2020 – Jun 24, 2020 | $1.3M |
| FA448420F0301 FOOD SERVICE - ADD FUNDS TO DFAC 5555 | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 28, 2020 – Aug 31, 2021 | $979K |
| FA448418F0204 FOOD SERVICE | CANTU SERVICES INC | Jul 16, 2018 – Apr 30, 2019 | $640K |
| FA448420F0097 CORRECTED CAR. TASK ORDER FOR FUNDING FOR OY 4. THE FUNDED PROVIDED FOR TO IS $1,420,936.58 BUT ONLY $61,898.76 IS SHOWING AS FUNDED DUE TO | CANTU SERVICES INC | May 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020 | $598K |
| FA448420F0120 FOOD SERVICE EXTEND SERVICES DUE TO COVID-19 | CANTU SERVICES INC | Jul 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2020 | $555K |
| FA448421F0220 EXERCISE OPTION YEAR 4 | MAYFLOWER UNIFORMS & MEDICAL SUPPLIES LLC | Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022 | $408K |
| W15QKN21C5015 EMERGENCY CATERING - NEWARK, NJ Not openly competed | COMPASS GROUP USA INC | Mar 29, 2021 – Jun 28, 2021 | $212K |
| FA448421F0289 JB MDL DIX FOOD CONTRACT | STATE OF NEW JERSEY | Sep 24, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 | $185K |
| FA448419F0040 FOOD SERVICE | CANTU SERVICES INC | Nov 2, 2018 – Nov 29, 2018 | $160K |
| W912KN18P6001 IGF::OT::IGF-BASE YEAR - FOOD SERVICE ATTENDANTS | FANFARE EVENTS INC | Oct 12, 2017 – Jan 31, 2021 | $146K |
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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