Red Gold, Inc.

Red Gold, Inc., doing business as Red Gold, is a for-profit tomato processing company headquartered in Elwood, Indiana, that supplies canned and processed tomato products exclusively to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor. The company operates processing and distribution facilities in Elwood, Geneva, and Orestes, Indiana, and competes in full-and-open procurements with no small business set-asides across its federal footprint. Red Gold classifies under NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning) and PSC Fruits and Vegetables; the vendor performs all manufacturing and delivery operations directly from its Indiana facilities without major subcontractors.

Red Gold's federal customer base is heavily concentrated within USDA's domestic food assistance operations. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 234 awards valued at $218.2 million combined potential value, while the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office places 71 awards valued at $114.8 million, and the Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program adds 70 awards valued at $45.7 million. These three customers represent 91% of Red Gold's award count and account for $378.7 million of the company's $410.6 million combined potential value across all awards. The concentration is pronounced — FNS alone drives 55% of award volume and 53% of dollar value, establishing Red Gold as a specialized commodity supplier rather than a diversified federal vendor.

Red Gold's capability portfolio centers on canned tomato products in multiple configurations: diced tomatoes in 6/10-ounce cans and 24-count 300-milliliter cans, tomato sauce, meatless spaghetti sauce, tomato salsa, and tomato paste for bulk processing. Representative examples include a $152.7 million delivery order from FNS (November 13, 2025) for diced canned tomatoes, a $7.28 million delivery order from the Agricultural Marketing Service (November 15, 2023) for diced tomatoes, a $3.28 million definitive contract from FNS (December 12, 2025) for tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce, and a $6.39 million delivery order from the Agricultural Marketing Service (November 17, 2023) for tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce. All awards operate under firm fixed-price structures without set-aside designations, reflecting Red Gold's established position as a primary supplier for large-scale commodity procurement.

Red Gold holds multiple active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. The largest include an IDC with FNS (ceiling $11.85 million, performance through September 30, 2027), an IDC with Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office (ceiling $11.46 million, ultimate completion September 30, 2026), an IDC with FNS (ceiling $9.77 million, ultimate completion September 30, 2025), an IDC with Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office (ceiling $7.28 million, ultimate completion June 30, 2024), and an IDC with Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office (ceiling $6.42 million, ultimate completion June 30, 2024). These vehicles enable USDA to place task orders and delivery orders for canned tomato products on an as-needed basis to support food banks, school meal programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program nationwide. Red Gold's top five parent vehicles combined carry $36.5 million in potential value across 42 task orders.

Activity has remained steady year over year, with 20 awards in 2022, 26 in 2023, 25 in 2024, and 29 in 2025. Eight awards carrying combined potential value of $5.7 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will trigger recompete exposure. Red Gold's cumulative federal contracting history with the USDA exceeds $60 million across more than two decades of continuous supply relationships; the company registered in SAM.gov in January 2004 and has maintained an unbroken award stream. The source data spans awards from August 1991 forward, with the most recent award dated June 1, 2026, reflecting active ongoing engagement with USDA commodity procurement for domestic food assistance.