Northstar Distributors Inc.

Northstar Distributors Inc., doing business as Northstar Distributors, is a small business based in San Marcos, California, that supplies fresh bakery products to the federal government as a prime contractor, with 100% of recent awards falling under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor operates as a sole proprietorship specializing in fresh baked goods—breads, rolls, pastries, cakes, doughnuts, muffins, and Danish pastries—to support Department of Defense feeding operations.

Northstar's federal footprint is extraordinarily concentrated on a single customer and contract vehicle. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence dominates the portfolio, accounting for 12,088 of 12,098 total awards (99.9%) and $62.1 million of the combined $62.8 million potential value. The vendor holds a single-award Total Small Business set-aside Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Troop Support Subsistence (contract ceiling $19 million, awarded September 11, 2025, through September 20, 2028) that authorizes the delivery of fresh bakery products and produce to over 100 Department of Defense locations across the San Diego geographic zone, including Navy ships and Marine Corps bases. Under this parent contract, Northstar operates three subordinate IDCs—SPE30019DW621 (6,118 task orders, $4 million combined potential value), SPE30022DW020 (5,320 task orders, $8 million combined potential value), and SPE30025DW018 (647 task orders, $1.4 million combined potential value)—that issue firm fixed price delivery orders on a Monday-through-Saturday schedule between 0500 and 1500 hours. Representative delivery orders across the March–April 2026 window include fresh hamburger rolls ($4.9 million), deli-style multi-grain bread ($30.6 million), vanilla zinger cake ($62.8 million), fresh hot dog rolls ($11.4 million), and assorted doughnuts (ranging from $149 to $10.1 million per order). The vendor operates without identified subcontractors and manages all fulfillment from its San Marcos facility with strict adherence to freshness standards, mandatory mold inhibitors, and temperature maintenance protocols.

Award volume has declined materially over the past five years—from 2,372 awards in 2022 to 358 in 2026 through mid-April—driven by reductions in the volume of DLA delivery orders placed under the active parent contracts. The source captures approximately 12,098 awards spanning from 2009 to April 2026, with combined potential value of $62.8 million but only $13.6 million (22%) obligated to date, indicating significant portions of the parent contract ceiling remain unused or reflect the firm fixed price structure typical of DLA subsistence procurement. Two small secondary customers—Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (6 awards, $127 thousand) and Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Victorville (2 awards, $17 thousand)—represent minimal portfolio exposure. Northstar's categorization spans Commercial Bakeries (12,096 awards) and the Bakery and Cereal Products PSC (12,086 awards), with the vendor competing exclusively under Total Small Business set-aside designation on all documented federal contracts. The vendor holds no other named IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, or government-wide vehicles outside the DLA subsistence structure.