United States Penitentiary Lee County

The United States Penitentiary Lee County, a sub-agency within the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, procures goods and services for federal prison operations, including food, utilities, maintenance, and facility support across its domestic site. The facility operates as a contracting office for its own institutional needs rather than as a higher-order procurement vehicle.

The facility has awarded 5,324 federal contracts since 2001, with $170.7 million in combined potential value and $156.1 million obligated (91% realization). Recent activity has declined: 200 awards in 2022, 149 in 2023, 145 in 2024, 127 in 2025, and 103 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award is recorded as of October 23, 2026.

Competition among prime contractors is fragmented. Over the last five years, Seven Corners Inc. leads by award count with 61 awards and $14.2 million combined potential value, followed by McKesson Corporation with 41 awards ($792 thousand) and Global Empire LLC with 38 awards ($547 thousand). The top five primes account for 27 percent of recent awards by count and 18 percent by combined potential value. Across the full portfolio history, 655 distinct prime contractors have been awarded. The set-aside mix is heavily skewed toward unrestricted procurement: 64 percent of all awards carry no set-aside designation, while 35 percent are Small Business set-asides. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, and 8(a) designations each represent less than 1 percent of awards.

A recent solicitation (Number 15B11726Q00000017) for meat, subsistence, bread, and religious items covering October 1 through December 31, 2026, was posted August 24, 2026, with a due date of August 31, 2026 (now closed). The solicitation carried a Total Small Business set-aside and included a line-item amendment correcting an errant entry on all-purpose flour.