Sunterra Health, Inc.

Sunterra Health, Inc., doing business as Project Foodbox, a Hispanic American–owned, minority-owned small business based in Costa Mesa, California, supplies mixed fresh produce commodities to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and competes exclusively under set-aside vehicles, with all 25 recent federal awards designated for total small business participation.

Sunterra's capability footprint is narrowly focused on USDA commodity procurement for domestic food assistance programs. The vendor supplies mixed fresh produce — vegetables and fruits — to support the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the National School Lunch Program, and other federal food donation initiatives, with performance based in Brawley, California and distribution to multiple states and territories. Representative prime awards include a $2.36 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office (awarded December 20, 2021, performing through June 30, 2022) for 200,000 pounds of mixed fresh produce; a $1.14 million Agricultural Marketing Service contract (awarded March 3, 2023, performing through August 31, 2023) for weekly deliveries to over 100 locations across 38 states and territories; and a $68,927 Food and Nutrition Service definitive contract (awarded August 25, 2026, performing through December 15, 2026) for mixed fresh produce under solicitation 2000011432, classified under NAICS 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) and PSC code 8915 (Fruits and Vegetables).

Customer concentration is monolithic: all 25 awards (100% coverage) originate from the Department of Agriculture, split across three sub-offices. The Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office anchors the portfolio by dollar value — eight awards totaling $30.2 million in combined potential value — while the Food and Nutrition Service places the highest volume — 15 awards carrying $1.1 million combined potential value. The Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Program accounts for one large award worth $17.7 million. Sunterra sits on a Basic Ordering Agreement (123J1420G0046) with two task orders totaling $24.5 million in combined potential value.

Activity has contracted sharply from a 2022 peak of five awards to two awards in 2026 year-to-date, though combined obligated dollars across all awards stand at $49.1 million (100% of potential value). Only one award — the $69 thousand Food and Nutrition Service contract due December 15, 2026 — faces recompete in the next twenty-four months. The vendor carries a named subsidiary, Sunterra Produce, Inc., also designated as a Hispanic American–owned, minority-owned small business Subchapter S corporation. The source indicates prior involvement in COVID-19 pandemic relief, with a $22 thousand USDA grant awarded to cover pandemic response costs and a project grant from the Agricultural Marketing Service (awarded January 3, 2022, completing January 2, 2023) supporting coronavirus-response expenses including workplace safety, facility retrofitting, and transportation.