Sources SoughtPosted Aug 18, 2026·Responses due Aug 21, 2026

FCC Terre Haute - Water Heater Replacement - 26Z4AV4

Bureau of Prisons · FAO

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
238220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
15B41826PR000601
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
J045
Place
Terre Haute, IN, USA
Contact
Anne Bradley (abradley1@bop.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 15B41826PR000601 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 18, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026, middle of the range Sep 23, 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 18, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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 BIDS. A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN BEFORE RESPONDING. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE NOT SERVIOUSLY INTERESTED AND IF YOU DO NOT PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT AS IT WILL DELAY THE POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION DUE TO FURTHER MARKET RESEARCH THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. The Federa… (show all)

l Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates issuance of a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project titled Water Heater Replacement at the FCC Terre Haute. FCC Terre Haute is a federal correctional facility located at 4700 Bureau Rd. South, Terre Haute, IN 47802. The work to be performed in association with this project includes the following scope: The anticipated requirement includes, but is not limited to: � Removal and disposal of existing boilers, burners, and associated equipment. � Furnishing and installation of four (4) new commercial steam-fired storage water heaters. � Rigging, piping, startup, testing, commissioning, and warranty services. � Site assessment and verification of equipment sizing. � Compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local codes. The attached draft Statement of Work provides additional project details. The Specifications attachment included with the solicitation will provide complete requirements for the project but may be updated prior to issuing the solicitation. The solicitation will be posted at a later date. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project lies between $500,000 and?$1,000,000. (NOTE: This range is one of 8 available ranges from FAR 36.204 and is not meant to imply that the project has necessarily been estimated/budgeted to the maximum of the selected range. It merely conveys that the estimate/budget lies somewhere within that range). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19,000,000 Interested bidders must be registered in the SAM at www.sam.gov. The FBOP is seeking qualified contractors for this project. Interested business 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 a bid 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 does not award subcontracts. Subcontracts (if applicable/necessary) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor. The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors. The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity. Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor www.sam.gov for all future updates.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FAO), same product/service code (PSC) J045 and NAICS 238220.

Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $36K to $125K, median $38K; range $35K to $213K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ANVIL STEEL ENGINEERING INC1$213KJul 28, 2026
SPRINGFIELD SOLUTIONS LLC1$38KApr 27, 2026
AMERICAN BOILER SERVICES INC1$35KSep 5, 2025

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 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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