Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 11, 2026·Responses due Aug 19, 2026

FMC Devens - Water Treatment Services

Bureau of Prisons · FAO

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15B0AT26Q20500003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
F103
Place
Ayer, MA, USA
Contact
Charles Coushaine (CCoushaine@bop.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15B0AT26Q20500003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 4, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 11, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Aug 11, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 31, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026, middle of the range Sep 9, 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 4, 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

***Amendment 1*** Modify paragraph (vii). This is a presolicitation notice. ***End of Amendment 1*** Presolicitation Notice Notice Type: Presolicitation Notice ID: 15B0AT26Q20500003 Title: Water Treatment Services � Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens Agency: Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Office: Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens Description The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) in conducting a solicitation in accordance with FAR 12.201-1 (c)(2). The following is a presolicitation notice to the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE), as required by FAR 12.201-1 (c)(2)(i). Content will be consi… (show all)

stent with format of FAR 5.101 (c). (1) Point of contact. Charles Coushaine, Contracting officer CCoushaine@bop.gov (2) Set-asides. . The NAICS for this requirement is: 561210 � Facilities Support Services. (3) Codes for services or supplies. Select the appropriate code(s) (i.e., product service code (PSC) and/or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code) to identify services or supplies to be procured. The NAICS for this requirement is: 561210 � Facilities Support Services. The PSC for this requirement is: F103 � Environmental Systems Protection- Water Quality Support (4) Description. (i)The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens requires water treatment services, including testing and treatment, and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. High-level services include: Routine scheduled on site monthly visits. Testing Treatment of water Compliance with all safety, reporting, and documentation requirements See statement of work. (ii) The contract will be awarded based on the following evaluation factors: Price and Past Performance. Anticipated Award Date: September 1, 2026. (iii) N/A (iv) If technical data required to respond will not be furnished as part of the solicitation, identify where and how prospective offerors can obtain the data. Not applicable, technical data is not required to respond. (v) If an award of a construction contract to a small business is anticipated, include information about definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders (see part 36). Not appliable, this is not a construction contract. (vi) Include a statement that all responsible sources may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by the agency. (vii) For noncompetitive contract actions (including those at or below the SAT), identify the intended source and explain why competition is lacking. This requirement will be issued as a competitive action. The current notice is a presolicitation notice, not a solicitation, and therefore does not identify an intended source. Competition is not lacking; vendors will have the opportunity to submit quotes once the solicitation is released, in accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1 (c)(2). (viii) State whether an offeror or its product or service must meet a qualification requirement in order to be eligible for award; and if so, identify the office from which the qualification requirement may be obtained. Offorers are required to be able to test and treat water in accordance with Local, State and Federal regulations.

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.