Northstar Distributors Inc.

Northstar Distributors Inc., doing business as Northstar Distributors, is a small business sole proprietorship based in San Marcos, California, that supplies fresh bakery products to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies exclusively as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor operates 100% of its footprint under small business designations and competes entirely within set-aside vehicles.

Northstar's capability portfolio centers on fresh bakery products for military feeding operations: breads (white, wheat, deli-style, Texas toast, French), rolls (hamburger, hoagie/submarine, dinner, croissant, cinnamon, hot dog), pastries (Danish, croissants, cinnamon rolls), cakes (assorted, lemon pound, carrot, marble pound, cheese, coffee cake, tres leches, vanilla zinger), doughnuts (glazed, assorted, chocolate-filled, maple, cream-filled, raspberry-filled, sprinkle-topped), muffins (double chocolate, blueberry, filled assorted), and specialty items (bagels, English muffins, brownie bars, scones, cookies, breadsticks, and macarons). Place of performance is San Marcos, California, with fulfillment to over 100 Department of Defense locations across the San Diego geographic zone, including Navy ships and Marine Corps bases.

Customer concentration is nearly complete. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence accounts for 12,373 of 12,383 total awards (100% coverage by award count and 99% by potential value), representing $62.8 million of the $63.5 million combined portfolio value. Two minor customers—Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (Veterans Integrated Service Network 22) with 6 awards ($127 thousand) and Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Victorville with 2 awards ($17 thousand)—represent rounding balance only. The portfolio is effectively a single-customer vendor.

The primary vehicle is Northstar's own Total Small Business set-aside Indefinite Delivery Contract (SPE30019DW621) with DLA Troop Support Subsistence, ceiling $19 million, awarded September 11, 2025, through September 20, 2028. This single-award contract authorizes fresh bakery product delivery on a firm fixed price basis, Monday through Saturday between 0500 and 1500 hours, with delivery windows typically one to two weeks. The contract feeds into three subordinate indefinite delivery contracts that issue individual delivery orders. As of the source capture, DLA has issued hundreds of delivery orders under this structure; representative orders include $56,304 for fresh white bread, $26,078.55 for unsliced white French bread, $17,788.71 for croissant rolls, $15,856.50 for fresh cake and coffee products, and multiple smaller orders for doughnuts and specialty items. Two secondary vehicles (SPE30022DW020 and SPE30025DW018) carry 5,320 and 932 task orders respectively, with combined potential value of $10.1 million, suggesting this same parent contract operates subordinate ordering mechanisms. Activity declined sharply from 2,372 awards in 2022 to 643 in 2026, but the decline reflects seasonal ordering patterns and DLA's batch-issuance model rather than customer loss; all 2026 activity remains concentrated under the single parent IDC.

Northstar operates without subcontractors. The vendor manages all fulfillment from its San Marcos facility with adherence to freshness standards, mandatory mold inhibitors, and temperature maintenance protocols, as stated repeatedly in delivery order descriptions.

NAICS concentration aligns precisely with capability: 12,381 of 12,383 awards (99.98%) are classified as Commercial Bakeries (NAICS 311812), with one award each under Retail Bakeries and General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers. PSC coding is similarly narrow: 12,371 awards carry Bakery And Cereal Products (PSC 8005), with seven awards under Special Dietary Foods And Food Specialty Preparations (PSC 8930).