Packers Canning Co Inc.

Packers Canning Co Inc., doing business as Honee Bear Canning Co, manufactures shelf-stable canned food commodities—dried beans, vegetables, and asparagus—for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor on full-and-open and partial small business set-aside definitive contracts and indefinite delivery vehicles. The company is a for-profit manufacturer based in Lawton, Michigan, classified under NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning) and PSC 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables), and has held active System for Award Management registration since 2004.

The vendor's customer base is almost entirely concentrated within USDA. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 179 awards ($122.8 million combined potential value) and dominates Packers Canning's portfolio, followed by the Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office (35 awards, $60.6 million), the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program (35 awards, $24.9 million), and the Agricultural Marketing Service base shop (63 awards, $6.3 million). Together, these four USDA customer offices represent 90% of the vendor's awards and 95% of combined potential value. Recent contract work includes a $4.55 million partial small business set-aside definitive contract from AMS in February 2024 for canned pinto beans; a $3.5 million firm fixed-price award from AMS in August 2025 for multiple canned bean varieties; a $2.47 million definitive contract from AMS in May 2025 for canned asparagus; and a $2.36 million partial small business set-aside definitive contract from FNS in May 2026 for canned dried beans. All work is performed at the Lawton, Michigan manufacturing facility with products distributed nationwide.

Packers Canning holds multiple active indefinite delivery contracts issued by FNS and AMS. Five named IDCs carry ceiling values ranging from $478 thousand to $4.52 million, with the largest being IDC 123J1425D0055 ($4.52 million, partial small business set-aside, extended through September 2026) and IDC 123J1424D0210 ($1.75 million, partial small business set-aside, through September 2025). These vehicles are populated with steady task-order flow; the top five IDCs collectively support 32 task orders. Activity has remained consistent at 16 to 22 awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with 8 awards reported through May 2026. Only 3 awards (combined potential value $4.5 million) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's commodity portfolio spans canned beans (light red kidney, great northern, black, black turtle, garbanzo, pinto, small red, vegetarian, dark red kidney varieties), canned vegetables (carrots, white potato slices, asparagus), and mixed legume offerings. Packers Canning competes predominantly on full-and-open and partial small business set-aside basis; the company is not a participant in government-wide acquisition contracts or schedule vehicles and operates exclusively as a direct prime contractor to USDA agencies.

Canned fruits and vegetables available in any can size. Michigan based family owned and geographically situated for maximum market penetration. Past performance with federal government contracts. www.honeebear.com British Retail Consortium certified.