Federal Correctional Institution Mcdowell

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution McDowell is a civilian correctional facility that procures food service, maintenance, and operational supplies for facility operations through competitively bid purchase orders and indefinite-quantity arrangements. The facility operates under the Bureau of Prisons contracting authority and executes awards through its purchasing function.

McDowell has awarded 3,791 federal contracts cumulatively since 2010, with combined potential value of $108.7 million and $99.5 million obligated (92% of potential). Recent activity remains steady: 117 awards in 2022, 114 in 2023, 130 in 2024, 117 in 2025, and 108 year-to-date in 2026. The facility works with 659 distinct prime contractors across its portfolio history.

Over the last five years, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated. Seven Corners Inc. leads by award count with 78 awards worth $13.4 million in combined potential value, covering 27 percent of recent awards and 18 percent of combined potential value in that window. McKesson Corporation ranks second by potential value with 12 awards totaling $3.3 million. Shaver Foods LLC, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., and East Baking Company, Inc. round out the active top five; the remainder of the contractor base is highly fragmented across hundreds of vendors executing individual or small clusters of awards.

Set-aside distribution reflects the facility's focus on small-business participation: 72 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation (open to all vendors), while 27 percent are Total Small Business set-asides. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, 8(a) Sole Source, Competitive 8(a), and other categories collectively account for less than 1 percent of awards.

Recent contract opportunities center on food service for the first quarter of fiscal 2027. FCI McDowell issued solicitations for dairy and eggs (due August 25), bread (due August 25), kosher subsistence (due August 25), and general subsistence items (due August 25), all set aside for Total Small Business. Related solicitations for FCI Beckley (a sister facility) cover dairy (due August 26), bread (due August 25), and kosher/halal subsistence (due August 26), also small-business set-asides. Evaluation criteria emphasize past performance and delivery schedule; the facility awards all dairy and bread to single vendors based on past practice and overall pricing. The most recent award closed on October 20, 2026.