Cuesta Springs Ice Co Inc.

Cuesta Springs Ice Co Inc., doing business as Glacier Ice Co, supplies bulk packaged ice and refrigerated storage equipment to the Department of Defense and Army National Guard as a prime contractor under small-business set-asides, operating as a self-certified small disadvantaged business from San Luis Obispo, California. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation competing exclusively under total small business set-asides on purchase orders, with zero subcontract footprint. Primary NAICS coding spans ice manufacturing (312113) and general line grocery merchant wholesalers, with PSC work codes centered on beverages and refrigeration equipment.

The vendor's federal customer base concentrates heavily on Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) work, which dominates both award count and dollar magnitude. DeCA accounts for 35 awards with $30 million in combined potential value — 65% of the vendor's total federal potential value — while Army components (Department of the Army, California Army National Guard, Reserve Command, Installation Management Command Southwest Region, and Hawaii Army National Guard) account for 45 awards totaling $6.4 million. The two customer rankings diverge sharply: DeCA's 35 awards drive the dollar ranking, whereas the Army's 21 awards place second by count but are distributed across smaller purchase orders. The vendor has worked with ten distinct federal customer agencies across its 88-award footprint.

Cuesta Springs Ice operates primarily through two parent vehicles: the Defense Commissary Agency Indefinite Delivery Contract HDEC0104G6306, which carries 23 task orders valued at $30 million, and the Army Blanket Purchase Agreement W912LA16A0011, with 15 task orders carrying $480 thousand combined potential value. Recent named work includes a $44.6 thousand purchase order awarded July 9, 2026, by the Department of the Army for 72,000 lbs of packaged ice and five refrigerated trailers to support an Infantry Brigade Combat Team annual training exercise from July 9 through July 25, 2026; a $32.3 thousand Army Reserve Command total small business set-aside purchase order (May 20, 2026) for bulk ice delivery to Fort Hunter Liggett, California, completing July 20, 2026; and a $17.6 thousand Army Reserve Command purchase order (April 29, 2024) for 133,000 lbs of bulk cubed ice supporting training at Army and National Guard facilities in California, Alaska, Guam, and other locations.

Activity has declined materially: the vendor received three awards in 2021, one in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and two in 2026 (most recent on July 9, 2026). Combined potential value across all 88 awards stands at $46.6 million, though only $1.8 million has been obligated to date (4% realization rate), indicating the bulk of the vendor's ceiling value remains unexercised. The vendor carries no subcontract relationships and competes exclusively as a prime contractor on small-business set-aside vehicles.