Vantage Produce INC.

Active exclusionSpecial Entity Designation

Vantage Produce INC. has an active exclusion in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), entered by the AMS effective Oct 2, 2024. Type: Ineligible (Proceedings Completed). While active, the party cannot receive new federal contracts, subcontracts or grants unless an agency grants a compelling-reason exception.

UEI: C51YZ5P6RWX9
Physical address: 1135 MACE AVE, BRONX, NY 10469
Exclusion type: Ineligible (Proceedings Completed)
Program: Reciprocal
Excluding agency: AMS
Active since: Oct 2, 2024
Termination: Oct 2, 2027
Cross-reference: (also Robert H. Guiliano)

Agency comments

Debarment was proposed because a USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation revealed that CAPELLAN, DIAZ, and GUILIANO engaged in a scheme whereby they purchased produce on credit from growers for resale but failed to remit payment. When growers and/or shipping companies pursued payment through email and/or phone and text messages, CAPELLAN, DIAZ, and GUILIANO ceased all communication. After a certain amount of time and claims made against a certain company name, CAPELLAN, DIAZ, and GUILIANO would “close” that company and open a new company under a new and “clean” name. As a result of the scheme, victims lost more than $973,000 in unpaid produce and shipping orders. For further information contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agency Exclusions POC.