Dole Packaged Foods, LLC

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, a foreign-owned for-profit limited liability partnership headquartered in Westlake Village, California, supplies frozen and canned fruit commodities to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor under full-and-open (non-set-aside) delivery orders and indefinite-delivery contracts. The vendor operates exclusively on the prime side — 255 awards, 100% prime — with no subcontract activity in the source footprint.

Dole's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized and commodity-focused: frozen fruit products (diced peaches in 4.4-ounce cups, whole unsweetened strawberries in individually quick frozen cartons, apricot cups in 4.5-ounce units) and canned fruit supplied to USDA food donation and domestic food assistance programs. The vendor's work is rooted in NAICS 311411 (Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing) and PSC 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables), with 177 awards carrying the frozen-fruit NAICS and 226 awards in the fruits-and-vegetables PSC. Representative awards include a $7.61 million delivery order from USDA's Washington Office for frozen diced peach cups (Nov 15, 2021), a $2.59 million definitive contract from Agricultural Marketing Service for frozen diced peaches (May 17, 2022), and a $1.79 million delivery order from the Food and Nutrition Service for strawberry and apricot frozen products (Aug 14, 2026). All work is performed at Dole's facilities in Atwater and Modesto, California.

Customer concentration is extreme: USDA accounts for the entire active footprint. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service anchors 38 awards worth $164.2 million, the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program holds 81 awards worth $162.5 million, and the Washington Office carries 43 awards worth $113.2 million — together representing 97% of combined potential value. The Defense Logistics Agency appears on 12 awards but does not materially impact the aggregate. Dole operates under six active USDA indefinite-delivery contracts: vehicle 123J1420D0010 (5 task orders, $4.2 million), 123J1419D0029 (4 task orders, $7 million), 123J1421D0037 (4 task orders, $12 million), 123J1422D0052 (4 task orders, $6.9 million), and others, with ceilings ranging from $974,736 to $8.7 million and ultimate completion dates extending through September 2027.

Activity has declined in recent years — eight awards in 2022 to three in 2026 — with only one award (combined potential value $1.8 million) facing completion in the next twenty-four months. The vendor holds $475.5 million in combined potential value across all 255 awards, with $419.9 million (88%) obligated. Dole's total federal award portfolio spans from 1985 to the present, but the recent annual run (2022–2026) reflects contraction rather than growth, suggesting either a maturing contract vehicle with lower order frequency or competitive pressure on commodity procurement.