United States Penitentiary Atlanta

The U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta, a sub-agency within the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, procures goods and services for facility operations, food service, and inmate care at a single federal correctional facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The facility operates a decentralized acquisition model with its own contracting office handling recurring quarterly and annual buys typical of prison operations.

The agency has awarded 9,179 federal contracts since September 2008, generating $561 million in combined potential value and obligating $349.6 million (62% of potential). Recent activity has declined: 193 awards in 2022, 140 in 2023, 145 in 2024, 176 in 2025, and 111 year-to-date in 2026. About 6 percent of recent awards carry no reported potential value, indicating frequent use of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders alongside definitive contracts. The facility has transacted with 782 distinct prime contractors over the portfolio history.

Competitive concentration is moderately concentrated among active primes. Over the last five years, the top five contractors by award count (Mckesson Corporation with 108 awards totaling $7.8 million, Naphcare LLC with 73 awards totaling $19 million, and Georgia Power Company with 33 awards totaling $5.7 million) captured 30 percent of recent awards. By potential value, the top five captured only 6 percent, reflecting heavy fragmentation in dollar terms — Naphcare leads with $19 million across 73 awards, followed by Mckesson at $7.8 million across 108 awards, but the remaining vendor base holds comparable aggregate value. The set-aside mix is heavily weighted toward unrestricted competition: 75 percent of all awards carry no set-aside designation, while 24 percent are small-business set-asides (total small business). 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone designations are rare, appearing in single digits across the portfolio.

Recent contract opportunities focus on food service and facility subsistence. Solicitation 15B30126Q00000026 (posted August 26, 2026, due September 5, 2026) seeks certified diet food products (kosher and halal meals) restricted to small businesses. Solicitation 15B30126Q00000027 (same posted and due dates) solicits quarterly subsistence food products under the small-business set-aside. Solicitation 15B30126Q00000025 (same posted date, due September 5, 2026 with inactive date extended to September 18, 2026) seeks quarterly bread and dairy products with no set-aside restriction, allowing single awards per category. All three use firm-fixed-price commercial-item structures under FAR Part 12. Food service vendors dominate the facility's recent buy activity and represent the most active open opportunity pipeline.