Robert J Hill

Hill Refrigeration West, a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship based in White, South Dakota, operates as a prime contractor (80% of recent awards) delivering refrigeration equipment upgrades, HVAC system replacement, and related facility maintenance services to the federal government under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor competes exclusively under the small-business set-aside category and has no presence on government-wide vehicles or regional IDIQs.

Hill Refrigeration West's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated with a single customer agency. All five recent awards (100% of combined activity) fund the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area, with a combined potential value of $757 thousand across the award period September 2023 through April 2026. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on commercial refrigeration and HVAC system work — demolition, installation, and emergency repair of walk-in chambers, compressor systems, and rooftop HVAC units. Representative prime work includes a $670,999 purchase order awarded September 2023 to replace six walk-in chambers at the USDA-ARS Brookings, South Dakota research facility (completed August 2024); a $25,250 definitive contract awarded November 2023 for demolition of six walk-in chambers and concrete floor installation at the same location (completed March 2024); a $15,725 emergency purchase order awarded August 2025 for rooftop HVAC component replacement (completed September 2025); and a $44,945 purchase order awarded April 2026 for seed storage cooler refrigeration upgrade (due completion September 2026). Hill Refrigeration West executes all prime work without identified subcontractors, demonstrating direct delivery capacity. The vendor also subcontracts walk-in chamber demolition and installation labor, materials, and equipment to Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC on a December 2025 sub-award. One award ($45 thousand combined potential value) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore enters recompete window. The vendor's South Dakota headquarters and HVAC mechanic licensing position it as a regional service provider for USDA agricultural research facilities in the Northern Plains.