United States Penitentiary Atwater

United States Penitentiary Atwater, a federal detention facility within the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, procures goods and services for facility operations, food service, maintenance, and general administration through federal contract awards.

The facility has awarded 4,193 federal contracts since 2008 with a combined potential value of $165.2 million and combined dollars obligated of $157.7 million. Over the last five years, Atwater issued 95 awards in 2022, 106 in 2023, 113 in 2024, 89 in 2025, and 80 year-to-date in 2026. About 6 percent of recent awards carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders. The facility has awarded 595 distinct prime contractors across its portfolio history.

Competitive concentration among current active primes is highly fragmented by combined potential value. Seven Corners Inc. leads the last five years by award count with 122 awards totaling $12.5 million in combined potential value, followed distantly by Shaver Foods LLC with 20 awards at $1 million and Pueblo Trading Co Inc. with 18 awards at $966 thousand. The top five contractors by potential value account for only 10 percent of combined potential value in recent activity. The top five by award count account for 39 percent of recent awards, with Seven Corners Inc. commanding a substantial plurality but the competitive base remaining broad across food service, maintenance, and general-supplies vendors.

Set-aside activity skews toward unrestricted awards. Two thousand eight hundred five awards carry no set-aside designation, representing 67 percent of the portfolio. Total small-business set-asides account for 1,327 awards or 32 percent; 8(a) sole-source awards represent 24 awards or 1 percent; service-disabled veteran-owned small business, woman-owned small business, and other designated categories together account for fewer than 30 awards across the entire portfolio.

A most-recent open opportunity is the USP Atwater FY26 A1 Quarterly Subsistence September 30 2026 solicitation (15B61826Q00000015), posted August 20, 2026, with due date September 3, 2026. The solicitation is 100 percent set-aside for small business under NAICS code 311999 (miscellaneous food manufacturing) with a 500-employee size standard. Award will be made on best value considering price and vendor past performance, with orders over $15,000 issued as firm-fixed-price purchase orders and orders under $15,000 paid via government purchase card.