Federal NAICS Codes

NAICS 311512

Creamery Butter Manufacturing

Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 311512.

NAICS 311512 federal market metrics

Total obligations
$288.1M
Total awards
294 awards
Active obligations
$70.9M
Size standard
750 employees

What this NAICS covers

NAICS 311512 covers establishments that manufacture butter from cream or milk, including churning, salting, culturing for flavored or cultured butter, packaging, and bulk butter production operations.

Federal opportunities under 311512 typically involve production contracts for packaged or bulk butter, sanitary processing and packaging, lot traceability, cold storage logistics, shelf-life testing, and delivery of food-grade dairy product batches.

FY2025 snapshot

Obligations
$1.1M
Awards
11
Average award
$103.2K
Change from FY2024
-2.8%

Recent awards

Search contractors

$24,685

A. F. WENDLING, INC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B10726P00000127
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$70,561,235

CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INC

Agricultural Marketing Service

PIID
123J1426C0923
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$55,320

PUEBLO TRADING CO INC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B50226P00000160
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$110,906

AMS CONSULTANT

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B50226P00000141
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$301,644

DARIGOLD INC

Agricultural Marketing Service

PIID
123J1426C0616
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$420,660

DARIGOLD INC

Agricultural Marketing Service

PIID
123J1426C0175
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$31,865

PUEBLO TRADING CO INC

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons

PIID
15B50225P00000340
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

$193,914

DARIGOLD INC

Agricultural Marketing Service

PIID
123J1425C1714
PSC
8910 - DAIRY FOODS AND EGGS

FAQ

What work fits NAICS 311512?
  • Operate batch or continuous churn lines to produce salted, unsalted, or cultured butter and package into retail tubs or bulk bricks.
  • Supply bulk butter in food-service or ingredient packaging with lot coding, certificates of analysis, and specified shelf-life.
  • Implement dairy sanitary controls and HACCP-aligned procedures for cream receipt, pasteurization documentation, and plant sanitation tied to butter production.
  • Produce flavored or specialty cultured butter by controlled fermentation, blending, and packaging under food-grade processing conditions.
When is NAICS 311512 a weak fit?
  • Dairy farming and raw milk production - supplies raw milk but does not perform churning, culturing, or finished butter packaging operations.
  • Fluid milk bottling and liquid dairy processing - focuses on liquid milk thermal processing and packaging rather than solid butter churning and finished butter production.
  • Dairy product wholesale and distribution - handles storage, transportation, or resale of butter but does not conduct onsite butter manufacturing or churning.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 311512?
  • Requirements specify sanitary processing controls, pasteurized cream receipt records, and facility food-safety certification or audit access.
  • Deliverables require lot traceability, certificates of analysis for fat content and microbiological testing, and shelf-life specifications for butter batches.
  • Packaging specifications list retail or bulk formats, cold-chain temperature controls, and scheduled perishable delivery windows.

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