Rocky Step Farm LLC

Rocky Step Farm LLC, a woman-owned small disadvantaged business (WOSB) based in Scott Depot, West Virginia, supplies dairy products, eggs, produce, and perishable subsistence items to the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a prime contractor, exclusively competing under Total Small Business and Partial Small Business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit limited liability company and holds self-certified small disadvantaged business status alongside its WOSB designation.

Rocky Step Farm's federal footprint is entirely concentrated within the Bureau of Prisons system, with 223 prime purchase orders spanning perishable food supply across multiple correctional facilities in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. The vendor's recent activity shows sharp contraction: 50 awards in 2022 declined to 12 in 2025 and 7 through mid-2026, signaling a material decline in ordering volume. The combined potential value across all awards stands at $7.8 million, with $7.3 million (94%) already obligated. Critically, only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months—a $129 thousand milk delivery to Federal Correctional Institution Beckley due September 30, 2026—presenting minimal recompete exposure but reflecting the vendor's reduced pipeline.

The top five customer facilities by award count drive 51% of all awards and anchor the vendor's customer base. Federal Correctional Institution Manchester leads with 25 awards valued at $657 thousand, followed by Federal Medical Center Lexington with 24 awards at $739 thousand combined value, and Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg with 24 awards at $1.1 million. However, the top-five ranking by potential value shifts slightly: United States Penitentiary Atlanta anchors the portfolio with 20 awards worth $1.3 million combined, while Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg holds second place. This concentration reflects Rocky Step Farm's deep, recurring relationship with a small set of facilities that place multiple quarterly purchase orders per fiscal year for milk, kosher dairy items, eggs, cottage cheese, sour cream, and produce. All awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders with periods of performance typically spanning one fiscal quarter, with weekly delivery cycles.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on cold-chain perishable food logistics. Representative awards include a $128.7 thousand milk and food service delivery to Federal Correctional Institution Beckley for Q4 FY26, a $103.7 thousand bread and milk order to United States Penitentiary Atlanta for Q4 FY26 with biweekly fresh-baked delivery, and a $83.9 thousand weekly food supply contract to Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield covering dairy, eggs, produce, and subsistence items. NAICS coding reflects the vendor's product mix: All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing (89 awards), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (62 awards), Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing (25 awards), Chicken Egg Production (15 awards), and Dairy Cattle and Milk Production (14 awards). PSC codes align primarily with Dairy Foods and Eggs (179 awards), with secondary lines in Food, Oils and Fats (16 awards) and Fruits and Vegetables (14 awards).

Rocky Step Farm competes exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides (the large majority of its awards) and Partial Small Business designations, with sporadic full-and-open awards where the contracting facility chose not to restrict competition. The vendor operates no parent vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs; it wins individual quarterly purchase orders through competitive RFQ processes at each facility. Rocky Step Farm subcontracts no work and partners with no identified prime contractors—it operates as a direct supplier with no upstream or downstream teaming relationships in the visible award record. The sharp decline in annual award volume from 50 in 2022 to 7 in 2026 suggests either reduced facility demand, increased competition for these food supply contracts, or a shift in procurement strategy within the Bureau of Prisons. With minimal recompete exposure and contracting activity concentrated among a handful of facilities, the vendor's near-term growth depends on sustaining existing quarterly relationships and expanding penetration at other Bureau of Prisons locations that do not currently award to Rocky Step Farm.