Hemingway's LLC

Hemingway's LLC, doing business as Hemingways LLC, supplies dairy products to federal correctional and detention facilities as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The Hartford, Connecticut-based partnership is a self-certified small disadvantaged business that operates exclusively as a food supplier to the Bureau of Prisons system, with no subcontract footprint and no participation in multi-award vehicles or IDVs.

Hemingway's LLC's capability portfolio is narrowly focused on dairy product procurement for federal correctional institutions. The vendor supplies whole milk in pint aseptic packages and 5-gallon containers, cottage cheese, sour cream in reduced-fat varieties, American and cheddar cheese slices, non-fat dry milk fortified with vitamins A and D, and related dairy items. Work is performed at the vendor's Hartford, Connecticut location with weekly or twice-weekly deliveries on FOB basis. Recent representative awards include a $262 thousand purchase order from the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn for milk supply covering October 2024 through September 2025, a $45 thousand July 2026 purchase order from Federal Correctional Institution Danbury for dairy products (whole milk, cottage cheese, sour cream) with performance through September 2026, and a $42 thousand April 2026 purchase order from FCI Danbury for third-quarter fiscal year 2026 dairy supplies including cheese, cottage cheese, skim milk, and fortified non-fat dry milk.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Federal Correctional Institution Danbury accounts for ten awards totaling $321 thousand combined potential value, and the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn accounts for one award of $262 thousand, representing 100% of the vendor's recent federal portfolio. All awards are under total small business set-asides. The vendor has no presence on government-wide acquisition contracts, BPAs, or agency-wide IDVs; each award is a discrete purchase order directly from the purchasing facility.

Activity is stable at three to four awards per calendar year since April 2024, with $584 thousand in combined potential value across eleven total awards. The vendor faces minimal recompete exposure: only one award (the July 2026 FCI Danbury purchase order valued at $45 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The vendor's work is categorized under NAICS 311511 (Fluid Milk Manufacturing) for eight awards and NAICS 311412 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) for three awards; PSC codes track to Dairy Foods and Eggs for eight awards and Food, Oils and Fats for three.