posting the follow up...
The error here is what I also interpreted as the error, but the actual error is up higher in the stack when streaming appstored logs.
2023-01-27 05:30:43.875108-0800 0x6092b Error 0x0 1252 0 appstored: [com.apple.appstored:AppInstall] [MNF16FC110D/16FC110D-D057-42B7-9F7B-6A283991A2D0] Could not create PKProduct: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "The file "Distribution" doesn't exist." UserInfo={NSFilePath=Distribution}
I switched the package from component to distribution and it solved my issue.
bjdemetris
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