Federal Correctional Institution Sandstone

Federal Correctional Institution Sandstone, a sub-agency of the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, procures goods and services for the operation and maintenance of a federal correctional facility in Minnesota. FCI Sandstone transacts primarily through small-dollar, high-volume purchases of supplies, food, pharmaceuticals, and operational services supporting facility operations and inmate care.

FCI Sandstone has awarded 5,858 federal contracts since 2005, with combined potential value of $101.3 million and $95.6 million in obligated dollars. Recent activity has been steady: 214 awards in 2023, 223 in 2024, 217 in 2025, and 141 in 2026, with 1 award recorded for 2027 year-to-date. The most recently recorded award date is September 30, 2027.

The competitive landscape is moderately concentrated by award count. McKesson Corporation leads over the last five years with 117 awards, followed by Phamatech, Incorporated and Language Line, LLC each with 63 awards. Seven Corners Inc., B.W. Wilson Paper Company, Incorporated, and smaller regional and specialty suppliers complete the active vendor base. Across the portfolio history, FCI Sandstone has engaged 657 distinct prime contractors, indicating a broad supplier ecosystem despite the dominance of a few high-frequency vendors.

Award concentration by potential value is highly fragmented. Seven Corners Inc. holds the largest combined potential value at $5.1 million over 47 awards, followed by Sage Energy Trading LLC at $3.5 million and B.W. Wilson Paper Company at $3.2 million. McKesson, despite leading by award count, reports only $756 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting the nature of high-volume, low-dollar consumables purchases. The top five vendors by potential value account for approximately 13 percent of recent combined potential value, underscoring the transaction model: numerous small purchases spread across many suppliers rather than large monolithic contracts.

Seventy-five percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; 23 percent are small-business set-asides. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 8(a), and women-owned small business awards are minimal, each representing less than one percent of awards.

A recent solicitation (121198) posted August 18, 2026 and closed August 27, 2026 sought certified foods for Q1 FY27 as a total small-business set-aside, representing the institution's recurring subsistence procurement cycle. No other contract opportunities are recorded in the source.