The Department of Agriculture's NAICS 311513 (Cheese Manufacturing) market: incumbents, spending trend, set-asides and open solicitations — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov notices.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 45 | $97.1M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 45 | $54.8M | -44% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 69 | $142.8M | +160% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 59 | $112.0M | -22% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY | $103.4M | 25.4% |
| 2 | ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC | $99.8M | 24.5% |
| 3 | BONGARDS CREAMERIES | $95.6M | 23.5% |
| 4 | MICELI DAIRY PRODUCTS CO | $38.0M | 9.3% |
| 5 | MASTERS GALLERY FOODS, INCORPORATED | $33.8M | 8.3% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $0 | 0.0% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $152K | 0.2% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $100.5M | 99.8% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 25% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
No open solicitations right now. New notices post daily — get an alert when one does.
Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.