HP Hood LLC

HP Hood LLC, a Massachusetts-based dairy products supplier, serves the federal government as a prime contractor delivering fresh fluid milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, and related dairy items to federal correctional institutions, federal medical centers, and USDA food assistance programs under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. The company is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, with a corporate structure that includes Crystal Cream and Butter Company as a named subsidiary.

HP Hood's federal footprint centers overwhelmingly on dairy procurement across two distinct customer bases. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons dominates by award count — Federal Correctional Institution Berlin (52 awards, $1.3 million combined potential value), Federal Correctional Institution Otisville (62 awards, $482 thousand combined potential value), and Federal Medical Center Devens (33 awards, $802 thousand combined potential value) together account for 147 awards representing quarterly dairy supply contracts for inmate food service. The second major customer, the Defense Commissary Agency, represents a striking concentration by dollar value — 40 awards carrying $31 million in combined potential value, nearly 58% of HP Hood's entire portfolio. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service rounds out the top three with 48 awards ($2.5 million combined potential value) for fresh fluid milk in support of domestic food assistance and commodity procurement programs. These five agencies account for 72% of recent awards and 67% of combined potential value, with tension evident between the rankings: BOP facilities drive volume through recurring quarterly purchase orders ($15,000 to $70,000 range), while the Defense Commissary Agency anchor dominates dollars through fewer, larger-value contracts.

HP Hood's award trajectory shows modest contraction — from 16 awards in 2022 to 9 in 2026, with recent activity declining year over year. Only three awards carrying combined potential value of $277 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete cliff exposure in the near term. The portfolio spans 328 awards with combined potential value of $53.5 million, though obligated dollars total $7.4 million (14% of potential value), reflecting the quarterly nature of correctional facility procurement and commodity contracts with extended performance windows.

Capability work consists entirely of fluid milk and dairy product supply under full-and-open commercial item procurement. Representative prime awards include a $179,137.98 USDA Agricultural Marketing Service definitive contract (April 2026) for fresh fluid milk in 64 and 128 fluid ounce containers for food donations; a $55,222 purchase order from Federal Correctional Institution Berlin (October 2026) for cottage cheese, chocolate milk, sour cream, and whole milk in specified container sizes; and a $42,914 purchase order from Federal Medical Center Devens (October 2026) for kosher whole milk, cottage cheese, and sour cream. Performance locations include Lynnfield, Massachusetts (Devens orders), Agawam, Massachusetts (USDA commodity work), and Berlin, New Hampshire (correctional institution deliveries). All contracts carry firm fixed-price or fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment structures with no subcontractor engagement; HP Hood operates as a direct supplier with no noted sub-awards under Bureau of Prisons or USDA prime work. The company carries two grant sub-awards dated February 2025 to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture for a "New Fruit System" program, indicating minimal federal grant footprint concentrated outside the prime contracting base.

NAICS coding reflects the core capability mix: Fluid Milk Manufacturing dominates with 165 awards, followed by Dairy Product Merchant Wholesalers (68 awards), General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (29 awards), and All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (26 awards). PSC coding confirms the focus — Dairy Foods and Eggs accounts for 293 of 328 awards. HP Hood does not sit on government-wide acquisition vehicles (GWACs), agency-wide IDIQs, or GSA schedules; instead, it holds parent indefinite delivery contracts issued by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons (DJB21103052 with 32 task orders, $1.2 million; DJBP021100000019 with 44 task orders, $172 thousand; DJB21103060 with 32 task orders, $99 thousand) and the Defense Commissary Agency (HDEC0105G3073 with 25 task orders, $30.8 million; HDEC0110G3919 with 12 task orders, $237 thousand). HP Hood's established SAM.gov registration since 2002 and consistent past-performance track record anchor its competitive standing in federal dairy procurement, though the declining award rate and minimal near-term recompete exposure suggest a mature, stable customer base with low growth trajectory.