RDO Equipment Co

Fargo, ND Doing business as RDO Construction Equipment Co Part of RDO Holdings CO.

UEI
TFR9CZW3CZK1
CAGE
1J9P9
Primary NAICS
334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Subchapter S Corporation
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
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Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
225 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Website
rdoequipment.com
Founded
1968
Employees
1K-5K
Estimated annual revenue
$500M-$1B
Industry
  1. Consumer Staples
  2. Food, Beverage & Tobacco
  3. Food Products
  4. Agricultural Products
SIC code
50 Wholesale Trade – Durable Goods
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Recent federal awards

RDO Equipment Co's 5 most recent federal contract and grant awards, newest first. Amounts are dollars obligated.
Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Avenger GPS unit Contract · 12SAD226P0048 Rural Housing Service $14,871
Wingtra spare drone GEN II Contract · W911SD26FA006 MICC West Point $20,139
Hopi agency - backhoe repair Contract · 140A1125P0045 Western Region $25,076
Tractor repair-glacial ridge NWR, MN Contract · 140FS225P0018 Fish and Wildlife Service $960
The rededge-p is the rugged, high-quality, powerful multispectral sensor, now with a high-resolution panchromatic band… Contract · 1240LR24P0195 Forest Service $10,433

About RDO Equipment Co

RDO Equipment Co, doing business as RDO Construction Equipment Co, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation subsidiary of RDO Holdings Co headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, supplies unmanned aerial systems, heavy equipment, repair services, and surveying instruments to federal agencies as a prime contractor on full-and-open (non-set-aside) awards. The vendor operates entirely as a prime (100% of recent awards) and competes without SBA certifications or set-aside designations across 62 distinct federal customer agencies.

RDO's capability footprint splits between two concrete service lines: unmanned aerial systems (particularly Wingtra and MicaSense multispectral sensor packages) and heavy equipment repair and rental. Recent representative UAS awards include a $60.4 thousand delivery order from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) for a Wingtra UAS platform for boundary management (GSA Multiple Award Schedule, September 2023), a $48.6 thousand USDA Agricultural Research Service delivery order for a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system with RGB and multispectral sensor capability (GSA MAS, August 2023), and a $31.9 thousand USDA Southeast Area delivery order for a Wingtra One UAV with RedEdge sensor (GSA MAS, September 2023). Heavy equipment work includes a $34.7 thousand Bureau of Reclamation purchase order for motor grader repair (May 2024), a $25.1 thousand Western Region purchase order for backhoe repair at the Hopi Agency (June 2025), and a $39.5 thousand Great Plains Region purchase order for urgent motor grader rental for snow removal (January 2022). RDO also holds a $5.0 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for Wingtra Blue SUAS 2.0 unmanned aerial systems and related services running through December 2026 (awarded September 2024).

Customer concentration is sparse and spread across regional and sub-agency buyers. The top five customer agencies account for 47% of combined potential value but scatter across regional field offices rather than headquarters procurement. CBP dominates the dollar ranking with $9.9 million in combined potential value from three awards (the BPA and related task orders), while the Department of Agriculture's regional field offices — National Resources Conservation Service Central Region ($526 thousand), Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region ($327 thousand), and Forest Service R1-Northern Region ($317 thousand) — anchor the remainder of the high-dollar customer set. By award count, the Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region leads with 14 awards ($327 thousand combined value), followed by Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 with 12 awards ($172 thousand), but these are small individual purchase orders rather than framework agreements. RDO's vehicle position centers on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (45 task orders, $11.8 million combined potential value) and the CBP BPA (single award, $5.0 million).

Award activity has remained flat to declining over the past five years — two awards in 2022, five in 2023, five in 2024, and one each in 2025 and 2026 through mid-year. Combined potential value across all 209 awards in the source spans $24.3 million, with $6.4 million (26%) obligated to date, indicating many smaller purchase orders and incomplete performance. The NAICS footprint aligns with capability: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing dominates with 54 awards, followed by Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance with 43 awards. RDO does not subcontract; all work is prime execution. The vendor's federal footprint reflects a regional equipment provider operating on a transactional basis through GSA Schedule and agency-specific BPAs rather than as a volume prime or strategic platform provider.

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What is RDO Equipment Co's UEI?

RDO Equipment Co's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is TFR9CZW3CZK1.

What is RDO Equipment Co's CAGE code?

RDO Equipment Co's CAGE code is 1J9P9.

What is RDO Equipment Co's primary NAICS code?

RDO Equipment Co's primary NAICS code is 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing).

Where is RDO Equipment Co located?

RDO Equipment Co's physical address in SAM.gov is 225 Broadway N, Fargo, ND 58102, USA.

Is RDO Equipment Co registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. RDO Equipment Co's SAM.gov registration is active through August 11, 2027.

Who is RDO Equipment Co's parent company?

RDO Equipment Co is part of RDO Holdings CO.

Which contract vehicles does RDO Equipment Co hold?

RDO Equipment Co holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including MAS.

What is RDO Equipment Co's most recent federal award?

RDO Equipment Co's most recent federal contract award is Avenger GPS unit (12SAD226P0048), from Rural Housing Service, on September 4, 2026.

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