Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 14, 2026·Responses due Oct 9, 2026

FCC BUTNER - WATER CHEMICAL TESTING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES

Bureau of Prisons · FAO

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
325998
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15BGCS26Q10600001
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
H146
Place
Butner, NC, USA
Contact
Justin Wray (jwray@bop.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15BGCS26Q10600001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 11, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 11, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 14, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
  • Sep 14, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 29, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 9, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026, middle of the range Oct 7, 2026.
Measured from 1250 past solicitations at Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 8, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 9, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
  • Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
  • Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.

What the notice says

Modificaiton 1 - The Government has issued a modification to this solicitation. FCC Butner host an onsite visit on September 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST, to allow vendors to review the facility and fully understand the requirements. Interested parties will report to the FCC Butner Training Center, located at Old Highway 75, Butner, NC 27509. Please see attached Site Visit Memo and NCIC Background Check form; all parties interested in attending this site visit submitt the background check form submitted by noon EST on September 16, 2026. Vendors may collect one water sample up to a maximum of 250 m… (show all)

L from a designated location. Samples must be placed in approved sealed containers, collected under staff supervision, and removed from the institution the same day. No large containers, multiple samples, or on?site testing are permitted. To ensure adequate time to prepare quotes, the solicitation closing date is being extended to October 9, 2026. No other changes are being made to the solicitation. __________________________________________________________________________ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the Water Chemical Testing and Consultation Services for the Federal Correctional Complex Butner, prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Field Acquisition Office (FAO), intends to award an indefinite deliver/requirements type contract with firm-fixed unit pricing. The award will be based on price and past performance. The contract periods for the service will consist of a base year with four, 12-month option years, at the unilateral discretion of the Government. Solicitation number 15BGCS26Q10600001 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to any interested party (unrestricted procurement. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code is 325998 with a small business size standard of 650 employees. The solicitation document (RFQ), located in the Attachments/Links section, contains the Statement of Work (SOW), of which provides a detailed description of the requirement(s) of the items to be acquired, a list of line-item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure (including option(s), if applicable). The solicitation document incorporates most provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses my be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Quotations shall be completed, utilizing the attached Standard Form 1449 and any additional required forms per the quote submission instructions. Quotes shall be submitted, on or before the solicitation deadline Specified in Block 8 of the Standard Form 1449, via email, to Justin Wray at jwray@bop.gov. Section L of the solicitation document provides detailed quote submission instructions, evaluation and award methodology information and any specific documentation requirements to be submitted along with the quote. THIS IS A NOT A NEW REQUIREMENT - Services are currently in place for this requirement under a yearly Purchase Order. The current incumbent is Venergy Group, LLC. All future information concerning this acquisition, including solicitation amendments/RFQ changes, will be distributed solely through this platform. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site, during the entire solicitation period, to ensure you have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Failure to provide all quotation requirements on most up to date RFQ may result in your quote being eliminated from consideration for award. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The website provides all downloading instructions to obtain a copy of the solicitation. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government are advised that this future solicitation includes the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM); of this provision requires all contractors doing business with the federal government to be registered in the SAM database at www.sam.gov. Contractors shall include their Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) number in their offers. The Contracting Officer will verify registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award by entering the potential awardees UEI number into the SAM database. Failure to complete the registration procedures outlined in provision may result in elimination from consideration for award. If you have questions regarding the System for Award Management (SAM), Government procurements in general, or need assistance in the preparation of your quote, the APEX Accelerators program may be able to help. The APEX Accelerators was authorized by Congress in 1985 to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in government contracts. To locate a APEX Accelerator near you, go to https://www.apexaccelerators.us/#/contact Contractors must comply with FAR 52.222-54, E-Verify Requirements, by enrolling in EVerify within 30 days of contract award and beginning verification within 90 days of enrollment.

Who won similar work

1318 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Bureau of Prisons), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SHAVER FOODS LLC56$4.3MSep 23, 2026
North Star Imports, LLC35$2.1MOct 14, 2026
Multiple Berlin NH 03570 USA34$2.5MOct 14, 2026
L.A. FOODS, LLC33$1.2MSep 23, 2026
JNS FOODS LLC33$1.0MSep 22, 2026
PUEBLO TRADING CO INC27$1.1MSep 23, 2026
NATIONAL FOOD GROUP INC27$495KSep 23, 2026
Matts Trading Inc26$1.1MSep 22, 2026
MULTIPLE VENDORS Bruceton Mills WV 26525 USA25$7.5MSep 18, 2026
VARIOUS Lisbon OH 44432 USA25$3.4MJul 7, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Bureau of Prisons (BOP) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Bureau of Prisons (BOP) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 1 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.