Sunterra Health, Inc.

Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, is a small business produce supplier specializing in the procurement and delivery of fresh vegetables and mixed produce to support federal food assistance initiatives. The company has established itself as a reliable vendor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food donation and nutrition assistance programs, with a demonstrated track record of fulfilling large-scale produce distribution requirements across multiple states and territories.

Sunterra Produce Traders has provided mixed fresh produce through a substantial portfolio of federal contract awards spanning from 2021 through December 2025, with all contracts awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, primarily through the Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. The company's federal contracts have supported critical domestic food assistance programs including the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the National School Lunch Program, and general USDA food donation initiatives. Contract values have ranged significantly, from smaller definitive contracts under $10,000 to major awards exceeding $2.3 million, with the largest being a $2,364,710.35 contract awarded in December 2021 for mixed fresh produce delivery from December 2021 through June 2022. Additionally, Sunterra Produce Traders received a notable $16.6 million delivery order for combination boxes in support of coronavirus relief efforts, awarded in January 2021 with completion through May 2021. All contract awards have carried total small business set-aside designations, recognizing the company's status as a small business enterprise. The company's performance locations have primarily centered on Brawley, California, with deliveries distributed to over 100 locations across 38 states and territories, including Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin, and Colorado, with all shipments made on an FOB destination basis to predetermined distribution centers.

Sunterra Produce Traders received one prime federal grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, designated as a Project Grant awarded on January 3, 2022, with completion scheduled for January 2, 2023. This grant supported the company's costs incurred in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing relief for expenses related to workplace safety measures, market pivots, facility retrofitting, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. The grant covered eligible costs incurred between January 27, 2020, when the public health emergency was declared, through December 31, 2021, and was designed to provide needed relief not only to Sunterra Produce Traders as a food processor and distributor but also benefited the company's employees during the crisis period.