Youngstown Grape Distributors, Inc.

Youngstown Grape Distributors, Inc. is a for-profit corporate entity registered in SAM.gov, located in Reedley, California, with a primary focus on manufacturing and distributing agricultural commodities. The company is registered as a small business and specializes in providing fresh produce to federal food assistance programs. While specific details about the company's complete operational history are not provided, the federal award records indicate they are a significant supplier of agricultural products, particularly fresh peaches, to government food donation initiatives.

The company has been awarded two prime federal contracts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program, both focused on delivering fresh peaches. These contracts are set aside for small businesses and involve supplying large quantities of peaches packaged in 12/2 lb bags to multiple locations across the United States. The first contract, valued at $78,078.00, involves delivering 238,810 cases of fresh peaches with a completion date of August 15, 2025. The second contract, valued at $92,235.00, involves delivering 823,680 case units of fresh peaches with a completion date of May 31, 2025. Both contracts support domestic food assistance programs and require peaches to be grown, processed, and prepared exclusively in the United States.

Youngstown Grape Distributors, Inc. has also received a federal grant related to COVID-19 relief for food processors and distributors. The grant, awarded on January 3, 2022, with a completion date of January 2, 2023, was issued by the Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant supported costs incurred by food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding covered expenses such as workplace safety measures, market pivots, facility retrofitting, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. The grant specifically benefited employees of food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers during the period between January 27, 2020, and December 31, 2021.