Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Aug 10, 2026·Responses due Aug 17, 2026

FPI UNICOR BASTROP LIGHTBARS

Justice (all) · FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
336320
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
CW26-218BA
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
2540
Place
Bastrop, TX, USA
Contact
CHELSEA WALKER (CHELSEA.WALKER3@USDOJ.GOV)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation CW26-218BA in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 10, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 29, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026, middle of the range Sep 22, 2026.
Measured from 57 past solicitations at Federal Prison Industries, Inc that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 10, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included within this notice. Solicitation, Evaluation and Award(s) will be in conjunction with policies and procedures as prescribed in FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number CW26-217BA is issued as a Request For Proposal. This award will be one award. No questions will be answered v… (show all)

ia telephone. Federal Prison Industries, Bastrop is issuing this solicitation notice for the requirements of Vehicle Component(s). This may be for hardware, material, instructions, or a combination of parts required in the uplift of vehicles. This solicitation is SMALL BUSINESS set?aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 336320. Deliveries will begin when the Contracting Officer issues a signed Award Document to the Vendor. Deliveries MUST be completed within the delivery date specified, upon Award. Deliveries will be made to UNICOR Federal Prison Industries 1341 Hwy. 95 N., Bastrop TX 78602. The Government reserves the right to make single or multiple awards based on Best Value. The Government will award to the responsible businesses whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on Best Value. Best Value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the following: PRICE, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE, DELIVERY (ARO), AND PAST PERFORMANCE. Awards will be issued with a Purchase Card or through a Purchase Order, SF-1449. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up?to?date information about this solicitation. Refer to the posted solicitation for due date regarding receipt of quotes (page #1, block #8). The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Chelsea Walker, Contracting Officer, at Chelsea.walker3@usdoj.gov. Quotations are required to be received electronically to the above mentioned contact, on or before the due dates specified within the solicitation. The only format in which questions will be answered is by e?mail (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING REQUIREMENTS LISTED, SPECIFICATIONS OR THE SOLICITATION PROCESS MUST BE REQUESTED in writing to Chelsea Walker at Chelsea.walker3@usdoj.gov. At no time should offerors contact factory or Central Office staff with questions regarding this request for quotation (RFQ). All questions MUST be addressed in writing. No questions will be answered via telephone.

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Justice (all)), same industry group (NAICS 3363).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
TOTAL MACHINE LLC2$188KJun 10, 2025
EMERGENCY TECHNOLOGY INC1$15.5MJul 22, 2025
MTP DRIVETRAIN SERVICES, L.L.C.1$7.3MJun 18, 2026
911 CIRCUITS LLC1$5.4MSep 23, 2026
LAGUNA MFG INC1$66KAug 7, 2025
BAJA FABRICATION & SHOCK WORKS INC1$54KAug 18, 2026
EXPERTEC USA INC1$20KAug 21, 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 7 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 Justice, Dept of (DOJ) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 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
  • 125 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.