The Harvest Pot. LLC

The Harvest Pot. LLC, a woman-owned and Black American-owned small business based in Peoria, Illinois, provides commercial lodging services to the Air National Guard as a prime contractor under predominantly small-business set-asides, with ancillary catering and hazardous waste removal capabilities. The company operates as a for-profit organization and competes across a narrow customer base within the Department of Defense and one civilian USDA facility.

The vendor's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in Air National Guard lodging programs. The Air National Guard accounts for 26 of 33 total awards and $1.7 million of the $1.9 million combined potential value—a 89% customer concentration. Three IDVs anchor the lodging portfolio: a $185.5 thousand Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Air National Guard for the 118th Wing Commander Commercial Lodging Program (Tennessee Air National Guard, ultimate completion April 2026, total small business set-aside, 19 task orders issued to date), a $1 million Blanket Purchase Agreement for the Inactive Duty Contract Quarters Buyout Program supporting the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois (awarded March 2024, runs through February 2029, four BPA calls totaling $11.7 thousand through September 2024), and a $250 thousand Blanket Purchase Agreement for the 187th Fighter Wing in Montgomery, Alabama (awarded April 2025, runs through March 2030, no set-aside used, full and open competition). Delivery orders under the 118th Wing IDC range from $3.7 thousand to $32.2 thousand and supply hotel accommodations within 20 miles of the Nashville facility for Air National Guard members participating in Unit Training Assemblies and drill weekends. The vendor guarantees a minimum of 50 room nights per year under the 118th Wing contract, with a maximum of 1,000 room nights annually.

Activity has accelerated sharply: one award in 2023, seventeen in 2024, eleven in 2025, and four year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value stands at $1.9 million, though only $465 thousand (24% of potential value) has been obligated to date, reflecting the prevalence of small, monthly or quarterly lodging task orders. The vendor's secondary lines include catering for military youth training events and annual training exercises (three awards to the Department of the Army totaling $20 thousand, including a $13.7 thousand purchase order for 686 breakfasts and 686 dinners supporting the 631st Engineer Annual Training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas) and a single $142.6 thousand steel fabrication purchase order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, for steel supplies and fabricated components for the Illinois Waterway Project (awarded February 2024, ultimate completion July 2024, total small business set-aside). The vendor also holds a $4.2 thousand USDA Agricultural Research Service hazardous waste removal contract for commercial-grade chemical disposal at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research facility in Peoria (awarded March 2024, small business set-aside). Across the portfolio, 25 of 33 awards carry lodging (hotel/motel) classification under NAICS 721110 and PSC J141 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Lodging).

The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards); no sub-award activity appears in the source. All active IDVs run through at least 2026, with the two largest BPAs extending through 2029 and 2030, providing multi-year runway. The compressed customer base and dependence on monthly Air National Guard drill-cycle task orders create both predictability and recompete exposure; 15 awards carrying $281 thousand in potential value are issued under the two Air National Guard IDVs and will require sustained performance and bid activity through their respective ultimate completion dates.