Belleharvest Sales, Inc.

Belleharvest Sales, Inc. is a for-profit subsidiary of Belding Fruit Storage, Inc., headquartered in Belding, Michigan. The company specializes in cultivating, harvesting, and distributing fresh apples to the U.S. federal government through various food assistance and commodity procurement programs. Since its registration in SAM.gov in May 2011, Belleharvest Sales has established itself as a consistent and reliable supplier of fresh produce to federal food donation initiatives.

Belleharvest Sales, Inc. has secured an extensive portfolio of prime federal contracts spanning from 2021 through December 2025, primarily through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. The company has provided multiple varieties of fresh apples, including Red Delicious, Empire, Gala, and Fuji varieties, packaged in various configurations such as 40-pound cartons, 12-pack 3-pound bags, and bulk quantities designated for further processing. Contract values have ranged from approximately $18,000 to $586,000, with recent significant awards including a $194,502 contract awarded on December 8, 2025, for Red Delicious and Fuji apples, and a $223,538 contract awarded on September 17, 2025, for packaged 3-pound apple quantities. The contracts have been designated under various set-aside categories, including total small business set-asides and partial small business set-asides, reflecting the company's status as a small business. All commodities supplied have been required to comply with Agricultural Acquisition Regulation requirements mandating domestic U.S. production and adherence to Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices certifications. Performance has consistently taken place in Belding, Michigan, with deliveries structured on an FOB destination basis to support the National School Lunch Program and other federal food assistance programs.

Belleharvest Sales, Inc. received a single prime federal grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service on January 3, 2022. The grant, categorized as a Project Grant, supported costs incurred to implement measures responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic between January 27, 2020, and December 31, 2021. Eligible expenses under this grant included workplace safety improvements, market pivots, facility retrofitting, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses, with the grant period extending through January 2, 2023. The grant provided relief to food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers, with benefits extending to their employees, reflecting the company's role in the broader agricultural supply chain affected by the pandemic.

Belleharvest Sales, Inc. holds one indefinite delivery contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office on January 3, 2023, with a ceiling value of $615,753.60 and an ultimate completion date of June 28, 2023. This multiple-award, no-set-aside contract provides fresh apples for government food donations in various packaged configurations, specifically 12-pack 3-pound bags. Under this IDV, the company received a firm-fixed-price delivery order valued at $445,641.11 to supply approximately 200,000 pounds of packaged fresh apples for food donations, with performance conducted in Belding, Michigan from January 24, 2023 through June 7, 2023. The IDV was established through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program solicitation, which sought bids for fresh fruit to support domestic food assistance programs, with deliveries made on an FOB origin basis to various locations throughout the United States.

BelleHarvest handles whole, fresh Michigan-grown apples. The services we provide include storage, grading, packing, and sales.