Federal Medical Center Devens

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center Devens is a civilian sub-agency that operates a federal medical facility and procures goods and services to support institutional operations, including medical care, food service, pharmaceuticals, and facility maintenance for its inmate population and staff. FMC Devens has awarded 5,877 federal contracts totaling $887.9 million in combined potential value since 2005, with $493.8 million obligated to date. The facility is active in the contracting market, with award volume over the last five years running at 181 awards in 2022, 198 in 2023, 174 in 2024, 198 in 2025, and 146 year-to-date in 2026.

The contracting base is highly fragmented among 643 distinct prime contractors. Over the last five years, University of Massachusetts Medical School leads by award count with 152 awards valued at $72.5 million, followed by Correctional Dialysis Services LLC with 60 awards at $12.9 million and McKesson Corporation with 31 awards at $28.6 million. By potential value, University of Massachusetts Medical School and McKesson Corporation dominate the top tier, together with Correctional Dialysis Services LLC; the top five primes by combined potential value account for only 14 percent of recent contract value, indicating that no single contractor has achieved significant concentration across the facility's spend. The competitive base reflects the institutional nature of the facility: medical services, dialysis support, pharmaceutical distribution, and health care staffing augmentation account for the plurality of awards.

Set-asides remain minimal. Approximately 79 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with the remaining 21 percent split almost entirely between small-business set-asides (1,173 awards, 20 percent) and a negligible share of service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned, and 8(a) awards combined.

Recent contract opportunities reflect routine food-service and institutional supply procurement. FMC Devens issued a total small-business set-aside for fiscal 2027 first-quarter supplemental miscellaneous kitchen supplies (due September 25, 2026), a dairy-product RFQ with no set-aside (due August 25, 2026), and a bread-product RFQ with no set-aside (due August 24, 2026). All three are Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitations for commercial items under FAR Part 12, with delivery to the food service department at the facility in Ayer, Massachusetts. Award is based on best value considering price, past performance, and delivery reliability.