Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc.
Hartsville, SC Part of Sonoco Products Company
- UEI
- MLW4UXK9Q4C3
- CAGE
- 3QCW2
- Primary NAICS
- 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
- 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- 326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
- 326150 Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
- 326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 541420 Industrial Design Services
- Corporate family
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Parent
JC1JH888MNJ5
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- Jihočeský kraj S4Z5SAFY5DW3
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Parent
JC1JH888MNJ5
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1 N 2nd St, Hartsville, SC 29550, USA
- Website
- thermosafe.com
- Founded
- 1899
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Containers & Packaging
- SIC code
- 30 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $480,458 |
| FY2025 | $24,676 |
| FY2024 | $265,166 |
| FY2023 | $504,794 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $251,075 | |
| 2 | Defense Logistics Agency | $229,383 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sonoco Products Company, manufactures temperature-controlled insulated shipping containers and cold chain packaging for federal medical and pharmaceutical supply chains, operating as a pure prime contractor with no subcontract footprint and competing exclusively on a full-and-open (non-set-aside) basis.
Sonoco Protective Solutions is a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, specializing in polyurethane-insulated shipping containers and foam-based thermal packaging engineered to maintain 2–8 degrees Celsius for minimum 72-hour transport windows. The company's federal award portfolio reflects pure manufacturing: recent representative work includes a $251,075 purchase order from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for endurotherms and refrigerant-insulated shipping containers (completion September 2027), an $86,790 delivery order from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution for insulated thermal containers (May 2026), and a $71,962 definitive contract from ASPR to deliver a cold chain shipper for Ebola Zaire vaccine transport (August 2022). The top NAICS categories across the portfolio are Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing (39 awards), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (6 awards), and Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (4 awards); the dominant PSC is Boxes, Cartons, and Crates (61 awards).
Customer concentration is tight and health-sector weighted. The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution anchors the footprint with 33 awards and $4.5 million in combined potential value; the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response follows with 5 awards and $2.1 million; and the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drives 11 awards totaling $1.5 million. These three entities account for 96% of the combined potential value across all awards. The portfolio shows activity volatility — 11 awards in 2021, then one award each in 2023 and 2024, then a rebound to 8 awards in 2026 — with a recent acceleration driven by DLA Distribution orders placed from February through September 2026.
Sonoco Protective Solutions holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (4610129110) from DLA Distribution valued at $3.17 million through January 31, 2031, procuring commercial off-the-shelf insulated thermal shipping containers in four size categories (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large) across multiple Continental United States locations under Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment terms. The contract was awarded February 1, 2026, following competitive solicitation, with a guaranteed minimum of $10,000 and estimated quantities ranging from 20 to 9,560 units per line item. The company also places task orders under four additional IDCs: Indefinite Delivery Contract 4600000289 (6 task orders, $17 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract SP330026D0002 (5 task orders, $213 thousand), Indefinite Delivery Contract N0010487CA087, and Indefinite Delivery Contract N0018981C0212. Only one award in the portfolio reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months ($251 thousand combined potential value), indicating limited recompete exposure in the near term. All 216 awards in the footprint represent prime contracts; the vendor operates with no subcontractor relationships and no subsidiaries active in federal contracting apart from the noted parent, Sonoco Products Company.
Quick answers
Is Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through February 24, 2027.
How much has Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $24,676 to Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $1,275,095 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc. ranked #30 in NAICS 32615 in FY2025.
What is Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Sonoco Protective Solutions, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Purchase of endurotherms and refrigerants insulated temperature shipping containers (75A50326P00010), from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, on September 2, 2026.
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