The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p.
Los Banos, CA
- UEI
- D6NCKJHNHL11
- CAGE
- 78DT9
- Primary NAICS
- 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 13448 Volta Rd, Los Banos, CA 93635, USA
- Website
- morningstarco.com
- Founded
- 1970
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $50M-$100M
- Industry
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- Consumer Staples
- Food, Beverage & Tobacco
- Food Products
- Packaged Foods & Meats
- SIC code
- 20 Food & Kindred 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 | $5,284,352 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | $5,284,352 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
The Morning Star Packing Company, L.P., doing business as Morning Star, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business and for-profit manufacturer based in Los Banos, California that supplies tomato paste for bulk processing to the Department of Agriculture under definitive contracts for domestic food assistance programs. Morning Star operates exclusively as a prime contractor — 100% of its recent federal award footprint consists of prime contracts — and competes in both full-and-open and partial small business set-aside procurements, though it holds no IDV vehicles, GWACs, or standing offer frameworks.
Morning Star's customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Agriculture, accounting for all fourteen of its recent federal awards and $9.8 million in combined potential value. The Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office dominates the portfolio with eight awards valued at $5.9 million combined, focused on tomato paste procurement for the USDA's Commodity Procurement Program supporting domestic food assistance. The Food and Nutrition Service has awarded two contracts valued at $3 million combined, and the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program accounts for four awards worth $903 thousand. All work to date is categorized under NAICS Fruit and Vegetable Canning and PSC Fruits and Vegetables, with no diversification into other agency missions or commodity lines.
Recent award activity centers on single and multi-tranche tomato paste deliveries for bulk processing to be distributed across multiple states on an FOB destination basis. Representative contracts include a $1.9 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded December 12, 2025, carrying a partial small business set-aside and completion date of March 31, 2026; a $1.67 million full-and-open definitive contract awarded February 10, 2026, for April-to-June 2026 delivery; and a $665 thousand partial small business set-aside definitive contract awarded May 21, 2026, for completion by September 30, 2026. All awards mandate U.S.-sourced product in compliance with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements and are executed under FAR Part 12 commercial acquisition procedures via the USDA's Web-Based Supply Chain Management system.
Morning Star shows episodic award activity rather than sustained frequency — two awards in 2015, three in 2016, three in 2017, then a gap until two awards in 2025 and four in 2026 — suggesting reactive participation in annual USDA commodity solicitations rather than standing contract relationships. Within the next twenty-four months, only one award (valued at $665 thousand) faces ultimate completion and therefore potential recompete exposure. The vendor carries no subcontract footprint and no teaming relationships in the source data.
Quick answers
Is The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 6, 2027.
What is The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p.'s CAGE code?
The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p.'s CAGE code is 78DT9, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is D6NCKJHNHL11.
How much has The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $5,284,352 to The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p.'s most recent federal award?
The Morning Star Packing Company. L.p.'s most recent federal contract award is Commodities for USG food donations: 2000011262/4100034303/tomato paste for bulk processing (123J1426C1235), from Washington Office (AMS), on May 21, 2026.
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