BOP Field Acquisition Office

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office, a sub-agency within the Justice Department, procures construction, maintenance, medical services, and operational support for the federal correctional system's 122 institutions nationwide. The Field Acquisition Office coordinates contracting across all Bureau of Prisons facilities, managing everything from emergency repairs and facility upgrades to comprehensive inmate medical and dental care, education and vocational training, and routine institutional services.

The Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office has awarded 263 federal contracts since 2016, with combined potential value of $258.3 million and $250.5 million obligated (97% of potential value). Recent award cadence shows 20 awards in 2022, 20 in 2023, 41 in 2024, 42 in 2025, and 9 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is October 1, 2026. Competitive concentration is fragmented by award count but moderately concentrated by potential value. Nisga'a Ciops LLC leads recent activity by award count with 9 awards ($1.2 million combined potential value), followed by J.c. Chang & Associates, Inc. with 4 awards ($701 thousand). By potential value over the last five years, Seneca Federal Solutions, LLC dominates with a single $28.3 million award; Penns Contracting Inc. holds two awards valued at $13.2 million combined; and American Electric Power Company, Inc. has three awards totaling $3.4 million. Among 168 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio, the top five by potential value account for 20 percent of recent combined value, while the top five by award count represent only 17 percent of recent awards, signaling that high-value contracts are concentrated among a smaller group but transaction volume is broadly distributed.

The set-aside mix skews heavily toward unrestricted procurement: 195 awards (74%) carry no set-aside, while small-business set-asides account for 58 awards (22%). Eight awards (3%) are 8(a) sole source. HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business each represent a single award (0% of portfolio).

Recent contracting activity reflects the Field Acquisition Office's operational focus. Open solicitations include an IDIQ for architect-engineer services at the Central Office (up to four awards, $10 thousand annual minimum to $10 million annual maximum, due November 4, 2026), comprehensive medical services contracts at multiple facilities (FPC Bryan and FDC Houston, RFP format, due November 16 and November 17 respectively), construction and facility upgrades including pharmacy cleanroom improvements at FMC Fort Worth ($500 thousand to $1 million estimated, due November 3), roof replacement at FCC Butner (due October 26), and water tank rehabilitation at FCI Texarkana ($1 million to $5 million, 100 percent small-business set-aside, due October 13). Several pre-solicitations for mobile diagnostic services, optometrist services, and vocational training are in market-research phase. The Field Acquisition Office also solicits routine services including water chemical testing and consultation at FCC Butner (indefinite-delivery requirements contract, due October 9 after extensions), solid waste disposal and CDL training programs at multiple camps, and food service supply through the Unison Global marketplace portal.