Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 14, 2026·Responses due Sep 21, 2026

Pre-Employment Screening Services (Nationwide)

Bureau of Prisons · FAO

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
621111
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15B0AT26Q70000001
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
Q403
Place
USA
Contact
Nicasio Garcia, Contract Specialist (ngarcia@bop.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15B0AT26Q70000001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
  • Sep 4, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 14, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 26, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026, middle of the range Oct 3, 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 4, 2026).

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What the notice says

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 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, Field Acquisition Office hereby issues this Request for Quotation (RFQ) 15B0AT26Q70000001 for provision of commercially available Pre?Employment Screening services, consisting of basic medical screening, urinalysis drug testing, and biometric fingerprint collection performed at communi… (show all)

ty-based facilities. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, facilities, and qualified medical personnel necessary to perform required services across the nation. Information regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) and its facilities can be located at www.bop.gov. This acquisition is not set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. The resulting award will provide two categories of pre?employment screening services, each delivered through commercially available community-based facilities. The contract will include: Comprehensive Screening Package for Law Enforcement applicants This package includes basic medical screening services (medical assessment, vision testing, color vision testing, and hearing testing), urinalysis drug testing, and biometric fingerprint collection. Limited Screening Package for Non-Law Enforcement applicants This package includes urinalysis drug testing and biometric fingerprint collection. The Government anticipates an estimated quantity of 5,000 Comprehensive Screening Packages and 5,000 Limited Screening Packages per performance period. The contract will consist of a one?year base period and two one?year option periods, with quantities repeated in each period. All screening services acquired under this contract will support the agency�s pre?employment suitability and hiring processes. A description of services required is attached to this posting and labeled as RFQ Attachment 001- Description of Requirement. CONTRACT CLAUSES: 52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). A resultant contract will incorporate one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. Full text copies of Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR) clauses may be requested in writing from the Contracting Officer. � 52.212-4 (DEV NOV 2025) Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services � 2852.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items (FAR Deviation) (NOV 2020) � 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights � 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements � 52.204-13 (DEV NOV 2025) System for Award Management-Maintenance � 52.209-6 (DEV NOV 2025) Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded � 52.209-10 (DEV NOV 2025) Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations � 52.216-18 Ordering- (a) the first day of a performance period through the last day of a performance period � 52.216-19 Order Limitations- (a) $500; (b)(1) and (2) the estimated quantities in the schedule of items within the current performance period; (3) 30 � 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract- (a) prior to expiration of the current performance period; 60 days; (c) 3 years. � 52.219-8 (DEV DEC 2025) Utilization of Small Business Concerns � 52.219-9 (DEV DEC 2025) Small Business Subcontracting Plan � 52.219-16 (DEV DEC 2025) Liquidated Damages � Subcontracting Plan � 52.222-3 (DEV DEC 2025) Convict Labor � 52.222-19 (DEV MAR 2026) Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies � 52.222-35 (DEV DEC 2025) Equal Opportunity for Veterans � 52.222-36 (DEV DEC 2025) Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities � 52.222-37 (DEV DEC 2025) Employment Reports on Veterans � 52.222-50 (DEV DEC 2025) Combating Trafficking in Persons � 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors � 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving � 52.232-18 Availability of Funds � 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year- beyond September 30th of the Base year or any option year exercised; beyond September 30th of the Base year or any option year exercised. � 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management � 52.233-3 (DEV NOV 2025) Protest after Award � 52.233-4 (DEV NOV 2025) Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim � 52.240-91 (DEV NOV 2025) Security Prohibitions and Exclusions � 52.240-93 (DEV NOV 2025) Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems � DOJ-01 Whistleblower Information Distribution � DOJ-02 Contractor Privacy Requirements � DOJ-03 Personnel Security Requirements For Contractor Employees � DOJ-05 Security of Department Information and Systems OTHER CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to establish an indefinite-delivery, requirements type contract with firm-fixed unit prices for service. It is anticipated that contract award resulting from this solicitation will be made in October 2026. Performance Periods: The periods of performance of a resulting contract shall be � Base Year - Effective Date of Award (EDOA) thru 12 months; Option Year 1 - 13 months from EDOA thru 24 months; Option Year 2 - 25 months from EDOA thru 36 months. Place of Performance: Services provided in support of this effort shall be performed at vendor facilities, or mobile unit. The contractor shall ensure that all screening services are available within a 50?mile radius or one?hour drive of each Bureau of Prisons facility. The contractor�s network of service locations must meet this geographic coverage requirement as identified in RFQ Attachment 002 � Network of Service Locations. Reviews: The Contracting Officer or designee is authorized to review by on-site survey, review of records, or by any other reasonable manner, the quality of services rendered under this contract. All records shall be subject to review by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Payments will be denied when such service does not support the charges or if the service is deemed not necessary or appropriate. Such determinations may be made by the Contracting Officer or COR, whichever is appropriate. All records shall be subject to review by the Contracting Officer or other delegated representatives of the FBOP. Contracting Officer Responsibility: Authority to negotiate changes in the terms, conditions, or amounts cited in this contract is reserved to the Contracting Officer. This responsibility may be delegated to an Administrative Contracting Officer by the Contracting Officer. The Administrative Contracting Office ACO: The Contracting Office at the Field Acquisition Office is assigned to be the Administrative Contracting Office (ACO). This assignment carries with it the authority to perform all of the normal contract administration functions listed in FAR 42.302 (a) as items 1 through 71 to the extent that those functions apply to this contract. This assignment also includes delegation of authority to perform those negotiation functions as specified in FAR 42.302(b) as item (1) through (11). Authorized Ordering Official: Task orders may be issued only by the Contracting Officer, Administrative Contracting Officer, or an ordering official for the Federal Bureau of Prisons with an appropriate certificate of appointment. Each task order will identify the

Who won similar work

1321 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Bureau of Prisons), any industry: a loose match.

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Single-winner award sizes (1319): middle half $25K to $220K, median $66K; range $300 to $179.1M.

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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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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