The Hartford Provision Company

The Hartford Provision Company, doing business as HPC Foodservice, supplies fresh fruits, vegetables, frozen proteins, eggs, dairy products, and prepared food items to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence division, with no participation in set-aside programs. The vendor operates from South Windsor, Connecticut, and competes on an unrestricted, full and open basis across 100% of its federal footprint.

HPC Foodservice holds a single-award IDC valued at $103.751 million and running through April 7, 2029, awarded on April 5, 2024, by DLA Troop Support Subsistence. The contract authorizes delivery of USDA Grade 1 or better fresh and frozen food products across six Northeastern states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. The vendor fulfills this mandate through continuous task orders for perishable and prepared foods. Recent representative delivery orders include a $61.235 million order for frozen beef products (April 9, 2026), a $55.440 million order for frozen salmon fillet portions (March 25, 2026), an $89.145 million order for beef ribeye roll (March 26, 2026), and a $82.627 million order for dehydrated eggs (March 26, 2026). Task orders span fresh produce (tomatoes, asparagus, blueberries, squash), frozen proteins (chicken breast fillets, beef strips, salmon, catfish, shrimp), prepared items (chili con carne, beef stew, corned beef hash), dairy (milk, butter, eggs), and shelf-stable supplies (coffee, flour, beverages).

Customer concentration is extreme: the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence accounts for 115,355 of 115,432 total awards and $516.7 million of the $518.5 million combined potential value—99.9% coverage. Five remaining awards to the Department of the Army (Connecticut and Rhode Island National Guard components and direct Army) and one award to the Department of Justice Federal Correctional Institution Danbury account for the remainder. The vendor serves only these six distinct customer agencies.

HPC Foodservice operates exclusively through five primary IDVs within DLA Troop Support Subsistence. The largest vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE30017DS910, carries 79,229 task orders valued at $53.6 million. Three additional vehicles (SPE30017DS911, SPE30020D3271, and SPE30017DP304) collectively account for 21,475 task orders and $58 million in potential value. A fifth vehicle (SPE30014D3025) adds 3,833 task orders worth $20.9 million. These five vehicles represent the vendor's complete federal footprint.

Activity has declined sharply: awards fell from 6,664 in 2022 to 603 in 2026 year-to-date. The 2022-to-2026 slope reflects substantial contraction, though the vendor's presence remains material on its core DLA vehicles. Dollar obligated ($194.2 million) represents 37% of combined potential value across all awards, signaling that many task orders remain unfulfilled against their ceiling. The vendor faces no set-aside restrictions and competes full-and-open across all vehicles. With the parent IDC running through April 7, 2029, recompete activity will likely accelerate in 2028-2029 if the vendor seeks renewal.