Caruthers Raisin Packing Co., Inc.

Caruthers Raisin Packing Co., Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of dried fruit commodities based in Caruthers, California, supplies packaged raisins to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor under partial small business set-asides, with all twelve awards in its federal footprint classified as prime work (100% prime split, zero subcontract activity).

The vendor's capability portfolio is narrow and specialized: raisin packaging and distribution to support federal food assistance programs. Representative work includes a $546,245.82 definitive contract awarded by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service on February 3, 2025, for delivery of 2,000 boxes of 144-count 1.33 oz raisins and 8,640 cases of 24-count 15 oz raisin packages (ultimate completion June 15, 2025); a $378,888.12 partial small business set-aside definitive contract from the same agency dated February 11, 2026, for 144-count 1.33 oz raisin boxes for Emergency Food Assistance Program distribution (ultimate completion June 30, 2026); and a COVID-19 relief grant from the Agricultural Marketing Service awarded January 3, 2022, to cover pandemic-related operational expenses, workplace safety measures, facility retrofitting, and employee support costs between January 27, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated within a single agency. The Department of Agriculture accounts for all twelve awards across four sub-offices: the Food and Nutrition Service anchors the dollar value with three awards totaling $1.6 million combined potential value, while the Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office holds two awards valued at $581 thousand, and the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program holds one award at $53 thousand. The vendor does not appear on any government-wide vehicles, GWACs, or BPAs; all awards are definitive contracts under competitive or partial small business set-asides issued directly by USDA component offices.

Activity has been episodic rather than sustained. The vendor was awarded two contracts in 2020, one in 2021, one in 2022, and then one each in 2025 and 2026, with a combined potential value of $2.3 million across the full footprint. The source notes a track record of USDA contract awards dating to at least November 2003 and ranging from approximately $48,384 to $706,245. No recompete-cliff exposure or dynamic teaming relationships are present in the source.