Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 11, 2026·Responses due Oct 13, 2026

Upgrade Water Tanks - FCI Texarkana, Tx

Bureau of Prisons · FAO

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
237110
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15BBNF26Q51500001
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
Z2FF
Place
Texarkana, TX, USA
Contact
Jim Seratt (jseratt1@bop.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15BBNF26Q51500001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 4, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
  • Sep 11, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
  • Oct 1, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026, middle of the range Oct 10, 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 11, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 13, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the project titled Upgrade Water Tanks at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas. 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) intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all materials, labor, and equipment to complete the project in accordance with the Statement of Work and Drawings. This will be a firm fixed price construction contract. SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall res… (show all)

tore and modernize FCI Texarkana�s water storage and distribution system. This includes complete rehabilitation of the 1,000,000?gallon ground water tank and 150,000?gallon elevated water tower, replacement of all pumps, piping, valves, and hardwired control panels, and installation of a fully air?gapped analog monitoring system. All work must meet AWWA, NFPA, OSHA, NEC, and federal security requirements, followed by comprehensive testing, certification, and a 5?year system warranty. The performance period for the project will be 336 Calendar Days from issuance of the notice to proceed. The estimated magnitude of the project lies between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 237110 with a corresponding small business size standard of $45 million. To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your System for Award Management (SAM) registration. This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. You must be registered in www.sam.gov as a small business for the applicable NAICS code (see FAR provision 52.219-1 in the Representations & Certifications section of your sam.gov registration. The solicitation will be distributed solely through the Contract Opportunity website at https://www.sam.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. The "Sensitive /Secure package Upload" option will be selected for this procurement. All secure/locked documents uploaded, to include the solicitation, will require an active SAM vendor registration to obtain access. In addition, only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from www.sam.gov will be granted access. If your firm does not have the NAICS code listed in www.sam.gov required for this solicitation, an email may be forwarded to your firm requesting an explanation as to why your firm should be granted access. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action. IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in https://www.sam.gov. In order to qualify for award, your business size metrics information entered in your www.sam.gov SAM registration must be less than or equal to the size standard specified above. Each bidder's www.sam.gov registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement. All bidders are urged to double check their www.sam.gov registration and update as necessary, including the size metrics information. SITE VISIT (See Instructions to Offerors Attachment): An organized site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 9:00 A.M., Local Time. Participants will meet at�FCI Texarkana, 4001 Leopard Drive, Texarkana, TX at the New Power House Parking Lot (Once you exit on to Leopard Drive, it will be the first yellow gate on your left.)

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 237110.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DFW CAD SERVICES LLC3$7.1MSep 14, 2026
SOUTHERN OAK CONTRACTING PARTNERS JV, LLC1$4.2MSep 14, 2026
AMERICAN WEST CONSTRUCTION, LLC1$2.8MFeb 13, 2025
OCS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC1$2.6MAug 8, 2025
PENNS CONTRACTING INC1$569KSep 16, 2026
MECHANICAL BUSINESS HOLDINGS LLC1$147KOct 31, 2025

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 6 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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