Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Sep 17, 2026·Responses due Oct 19, 2026

Hygiene Kit Items

Justice (all) · FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
325620
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SV0236-26
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
8520
Place
Bryan, TX, USA
Contact
Elizabeth McNealy (elizabeth.mcnealy@usdoj.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SV0236-26 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 17, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 24, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 5, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 5, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 13, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 14, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 6, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026, middle of the range Oct 30, 2026.
Measured from 57 past solicitations at Federal Prison Industries, Inc that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 17, 2026).
Responses are due Oct 19, 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.
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What the notice says

Federal Prison Industries (FPI), known hereafter as UNICOR, located at 400 First St. NW, Washington, DC, is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) SV0236-26. As a best value to the Government, SV0236-26 will be issued as potential for a single or multiple award of a firm-fixed price (FFP), indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with Economic Price Adjustment for PCU325620325620 (Toilet preparation manufacturing). The RFP will be for hygiene kit items to be delivered to the Distribution Services Center, located at the UNICOR Factory at Federal Prison Camp � Bryan, Texas. The perfor… (show all)

mance period will include one base year and two option year periods, with an Option to Extend Services under FAR 52.217-8 for up to an additional six-month period. The anticipated Effective Date of Award (EDOA) is December 14, 2026. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This will be solicited open market on an unrestricted basis. The NAICS code for this requirement is 325620, Toilet Preparation Manufacturing. Questions pertaining to this solicitation will only be addressed in writing via email to: elizabeth.mcnealy@usdoj.gov. Questions are to be submitted in writing, via email, no later than Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). Questions/Answers will be posted via an amendment to this solicitation at www.sam.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. The closing date is Monday, October 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., EST. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. Any secure/locked documents (if applicable) uploaded with the solicitation will require an active SAM.gov vendor registration for 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 Prison Industries � UNICOR must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. All offerors are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary. See attached documents: 1.) RFP: SV0236-26 2.) Subcontracting Plan 3.) Business Management Questionnaire

Who won similar work

1650 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Justice (all)), 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 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.