Sources SoughtPosted Aug 3, 2026·Responses due Mar 13, 2026

FCI Danbury - Replace Fire Pump

Bureau of Prisons · FAO

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15B20326PR000255
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
Z2FF
Place
Danbury, CT, USA
Contact
ronald calandra (rcalandra@bop.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15B20326PR000255 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 3, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 3, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Aug 3, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Aug 4, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 30, 2026 to Sep 26, 2026, middle of the range Sep 8, 2026.
Measured from 169 past early notices at Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 3, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS OR PROPOSALS. SHOULD THIS REQUIREMENT MOVE FORWARD, A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFERORS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. Please only respond to this Sources Sought Notice if you are seriously interested and if your company is capable of performing the corresponding work required. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Danbury, anticipates the issuance… (show all)

of a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project titled Replace Fire Pump at FCI Danbury located at 33� Pembroke Road, Route 37, Danbury, CT 06811. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment for the Replacement Fire Pump project. The project will require a comprehensive upgrade of the institution's diesel fire pump control system. Please note that the attached Statement of Work is subject to change. The attachments included with the solicitation will provide complete requirements for this project. The solicitation will be posted at a later date. Access to the attachments will require an active vendor registration at SAM.gov. as well as your Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) associated with your SAM registration. You will need to request access to the controlled document(s) and receive approval prior to being able to view the files. If you encounter problems requesting access to these documents, please refer to the Help section on SAM.gov or contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a corresponding small business standard at $19.0 million average annual receipts for the firms preceding three fiscal years. The estimated magnitude of this project lies between $500,000 and $750,000. Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above to qualify as a small business. Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by adding their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting on the SAM website at https://sam.gov. You must be logged in to your vendor account in order to access the Interested Vendors List. Please add your business name only if you are interested in submitting an offer as a Prime contractor and are capable and eligible to compete for and perform this project. This notice is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the FBOP for the entirety of the project. The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors. Interested parties are also requested to complete the attached Market Research Questionnaire and return the completed document to rcalandrar@bop.gov. The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity. Interested offerors are advised to continuously monitor SAM for all future updates.

Who won similar work

32 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 238220.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
NBT CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY, LLC3$4.4MJan 15, 2026
SOUTH ALABAMA CONTRACTING LLC2$6.1MAug 25, 2026
MECHANICAL COOLING SERVICES, LLC2$783KJun 17, 2026
Sealaska Secure Construction Solutions, LLC1$9.3MSep 18, 2026
BLASCO CONSTRUCTION CORP1$5.7MAug 21, 2026
GUSTAV KEONI San Luis Obispo CA 93401 USA1$5.0MSep 17, 2026
MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.1$4.2MFeb 25, 2026
UTILITY SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC.1$3.7MJun 5, 2025
Everson Peachtree, LLC1$2.7MApr 17, 2025
PEACHTREE MECHANICAL, INC.1$1.6MJan 13, 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.