For food and beverage distributors
Government contracts for food and beverage distributors
School districts, jails, hospitals and military dining halls rebid their food supply every year — produce, dairy, bread, frozen and dry goods — under NAICS 424410 and 424490. These buys are overwhelmingly local, so they never show up in one place. YNTELRADAR watches federal, state and local sources and takes each one from found to won: scored against your business, the item lists, delivery windows and Buy American and commodity-processing requirements read out of the documents, what the government actually paid on comparable food awards, your proposal drafted from the solicitation, and every step walked through until the award. In English or Spanish.
How it works
Tell us your trade
What you actually do, your NAICS codes and the states you work in. Two minutes, once.
We find it and score it against you
Federal, state and local. Every new solicitation scored 0–100 against your business, with the reasons written out so you can check them.
We take you from found to won
We read the documents, show what the government actually paid on comparable awards, draft your proposal and walk you through every step to submit — tracked from Interested to Won.
What lands in your feed
Open contracts in this trade right now — pulled live from the corpus, not examples.
Nutritionals & Supplements 02926
Department of Enterprise Services
Sourcewell Food Products & Distribution for School Food Authorities
State of South Dakota
Food Products and Distribution for School Food Authorities with Related Supplies, Technology, and Services
Sourcewell (Cooperative)
Simple pricing
Founding pricing, locked while it lasts. Cancel anytime.
Pro
Early adopterFor teams that bid seriously and can't miss a deadline.
- Every federal opportunity, scored 0–100 with the reasons
- One-line summary on 4 of every 5 notices
- Full solicitation text + attachments (federal)
- Pipeline tracking with notes
- Read / unread + amendment tracking
Scale
For agencies running many pipelines at once.
- Every state we cover — pre-selected, editable
- Local coverage — cities & counties, added weekly
- Recompete predictor — get known before the RFP drops
- Teaming matchmaking — the partner that closes your eligibility gap
- Pricing intelligence — what similar work actually got awarded
Questions people in this trade ask
What NAICS codes cover food-distribution contracts?
424410 (General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers) and 424490 (Other Grocery and Related Products). Both are wholesale codes that say nothing about what's inside, so we don't stop at the code — we read the solicitation and only count it when it actually buys food.
Why does the live count look small for such a big market?
Because most food buying happens at the district and county level, and those portals are the last frontier of public procurement data. We show you what our sources genuinely carry right now instead of padding the number with unrelated wholesale contracts that happen to share the code. As local coverage grows, this page grows with it.
Are school food contracts realistic for a small distributor?
Yes — they're one of the most accessible entry points. Districts often split awards by category (produce, dairy, bread), so a specialist can win a line without competing on the whole basket, and many bids are set aside or scored to favor local vendors.
What should I have ready before bidding?
Usually a food-safety certification for your warehouse, proof of delivery capacity on the district's schedule, and a price sheet that holds for the contract term. Every solicitation we surface comes with its documents and its contact, so you can check the requirements before you commit.
Tools for your next opportunity
From discovery to a well-prepared proposal
Bring research, analysis and preparation into one workspace, with tools for each stage of your team's work.
Federal, state and local
Explore U.S. government opportunities from federal, state and local sources. Check the coverage map and your plan to see what is available where you work.
Understand the fit
Use a fit score and its supporting reasons to prioritize notices based on your business profile, industry codes and locations.
Review requirements with AI
Use AI analysis to review the scope, requirements and dates in available solicitation information. Consult the original documents to confirm the details before submitting.
Add context to your pricing
With Scale, use available award history and comparable amounts to inform your pricing research alongside your own costs and delivery requirements.
Research previous awards
From Pro, consult available award history to learn which companies received contracts, from which agencies and for what amounts.
Plan for potential recompetes
With Scale, research contracts approaching their estimated end dates and plan your outreach. These signals support planning; they do not confirm a future solicitation.
Explore teaming partners
With Scale, research potential partners whose capabilities complement your team's, and review the available information to assess the fit.
Start with a proposal draft
From Pro, prepare AI-assisted proposal drafts using solicitation information and your business profile. Review, adapt and complete the content before submission.
Keep your next steps organized
Track the opportunities you choose to pursue, organize capture tasks and export deadlines to your calendar in .ics format.
Follow relevant updates
Receive opportunity digests and follow changes to notices. Digest frequency and access to instant alerts depend on your plan.
Work in English or Spanish
Choose your working language for the dashboard and AI-assisted analysis. Official documents retain their original language and submission requirements.
Choose the tools that match your team's needs. Features, usage limits and coverage vary by plan.
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