Klosterman Baking Co

Klosterman Baking Co, a for-profit limited liability company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, supplies fresh bread and bakery products to the federal government as a prime contractor on a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence, with no set-aside designations. The vendor competes in full-and-open markets and operates across commercial bakery and perishable prepared food manufacturing categories (NAICS 311811 and 311412).

Klosterman's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in military subsistence operations. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence accounts for 10,175 awards (90% of the vendor's recent award count) with $20.9 million in combined potential value — far outpacing secondary customers. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Sustainment Command (30 awards, $2.3 million potential value), the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Elkton (48 awards, $1.8 million), and the Department of Veterans Affairs round out the active customer base, representing 3% of total award volume. The concentration reflects Klosterman's role as a dedicated subsistence supplier rather than a broad-based vendor.

The vendor holds its primary presence through five large indefinite delivery contracts issued by DLA. The largest vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE30019DW615, has generated 1,721 task orders worth $419 thousand in combined potential value; contracts SPE30016DW499 (1,467 task orders, $386 thousand), SPE30019DW613 (1,189 task orders, $279 thousand), SPE30022DW018 (1,151 task orders, $447 thousand), and SPE30016DW496 (1,211 task orders, $201 thousand) form the remaining core vehicle portfolio. All five vehicles carry short ceiling values relative to task-order counts, indicating frequent, low-value delivery orders for fresh products with rapid fulfillment cycles.

The single-award IDC awarded April 30, 2025, with ceiling value of $1,188,074.70 and performance through July 2028, supplies whole wheat bread, hamburger rolls, dinner rolls, cinnamon raisin bread, English muffins, frankfurter rolls, and related items to Fort Knox and Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Representative delivery orders from this contract include fresh whole wheat bread ($232), hamburger rolls ($267 and $210), and dinner rolls ($226 to $944) awarded between March and April 2026 with ultimate completion dates two to three weeks after award. Delivery orders cluster in the low hundreds of dollars, reflecting small-scale recurring subsistence replenishment.

Activity declined substantially from 2022 to 2026 — 944 awards in 2022 contracted to 84 in 2026 year-to-date — indicating potential recompete risk or consolidation of vendor sourcing within DLA's subsistence network. Combined potential value across all 11,271 awards sits at $28.7 million, with $7.3 million obligated (25% obligation rate). The vendor's capability portfolio is narrowly defined: fresh baked goods for military dining facilities and federal correctional institutions, with no subcontract footprint and no participation in higher-value IT, services, or construction vehicles. Klosterman operates exclusively as a manufacturer-to-government supplier on subsistence contracts, absent any teaming, prime integration, or diversification into adjacent federal markets.