United States Penitentiary Marion

United States Penitentiary Marion, a sub-agency of the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, procures supplies and services for the operation and maintenance of a maximum-security federal penitentiary facility. The facility issues recurring requirements for food service, medical supplies, utilities, and institutional support across a broad base of vendors.

Marion has awarded 8,826 contracts cumulatively since 2009, with combined potential value of $256.2 million and $191.3 million in obligated dollars to date. Recent activity shows 314 awards in 2022, 237 in 2023, 338 in 2024, 260 in 2025, and 254 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting consistent operational procurement cadence. The most recently recorded award date is in December 2026. Across the portfolio, 850 distinct prime contractors have been awarded work.

Competition is fragmented by award count and by potential value. Over the last five years, Naphcare LLC leads with 94 awards worth $12.9 million combined potential value, followed by Mckesson Corporation with 71 awards worth $6.3 million, and Illinois Power Marketing Company, LLC with 63 awards worth $2.9 million. These three account for 23 percent of recent awards by count but only 10 percent of combined potential value, reflecting a high-volume, lower-dollar model for the top vendors. The long tail of smaller suppliers accounts for the remaining concentration.

The set-aside mix is heavily weighted toward unrestricted procurement: 73 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 24 percent are total small-business awards. Eight(a) sole-source, 8(a) competitive, and other socioeconomic set-asides represent 2 percent combined. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business, woman-owned small business, and equivalent designations account for fewer than a handful of awards each.

Current solicitation activity is concentrated in facility subsistence requirements. Marion released firm-fixed-price opportunities on August 21, 2026 for FY27 bread and dairy yearly requirements (firm fixed price, open competition, due September 11, 2026) and quarterly subsistence, kosher, and halal menu requirements set aside for total small business (same due date). Contact for all opportunities is Allen Montgomery, Contract Specialist, at amontgomery1@bop.gov. These recurring food-service buys constitute the bulk of visible open activity and represent a stable, predictable procurement profile suitable for established food-service vendors and small suppliers with institutional-meal experience.