Michael Eichorst

Michael Eichorst serves as a primary procurement contact within the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 3J14 office. He supports the agency's mission to execute large-scale acquisitions of food commodities for domestic food assistance programs. His role involves the procurement of nutritional staples, including processed meats, dairy products, grains, and specific agricultural products under Section 32 initiatives. The agency's contractor landscape includes a mix of large-scale food producers and logistics providers. Vendors active at this agency include Tyson Foods Inc., Crider Inc., Didion Inc., and Navcor Logistics LLC, as well as various multiple-award contract holders. Regarding socioeconomic contracting patterns, the office primarily utilizes full and open competitions, with no set-aside preferences applied to the vast majority of its procurement activity. A smaller portion of the agency's awards are designated as HUBZone set-asides. The procurement focus for this office is heavily concentrated within the dairy product manufacturing sector. Technical expertise and industry focus are primarily centered on NAICS 311514 for dry, condensed, and evaporated dairy product manufacturing, as well as NAICS 311513 for cheese manufacturing and general dairy product manufacturing.