Replace Cooling Towers at FDC Houston
The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office awarded contract 15BBNF26C51700001 to Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P. for $357,840.29 on July 6, 2026, for replacement of cooling towers at FDC Houston.
The award was made under the Total Small Business set-aside.
15BBNF26C51700001 Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office
7/6/26, 4:13 PM Replace Cooling Towers at FDC Houston
The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks removal and replacement of two rooftop cooling towers at the Federal Detention Center Houston, with proposals due June 12, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside, firm-fixed-price construction contract under solicitation 15BBNF26Q00000050.
Place of performance is 1200 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002. The work requires provision of all equipment, labor, materials, permits, and incidentals to remove existing cooling towers and install new units of equal or greater capacity with enhanced corrosion protection, following all manufacturers' recommendations. Performance period is 107 calendar days from notice to proceed. NAICS code is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a $19 million small business size standard; PSC is Z2FF.
All contractor employees must meet Public Trust Investigation clearance requirements minimum. Required bonds include a bid bond at 20 percent of bid price (not exceeding $3 million) and performance and payment bonds each at 100 percent of contract price, due within 10 days of award. Required insurance includes workers compensation ($100,000), comprehensive general liability ($500,000 per occurrence), and comprehensive automobile liability ($200,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence). Liquidated damages are set at $1,177.68 per calendar day of delay.
The contract is subject to prevailing wage determination TX20260253 for Harris County, construction wage rate requirements, and Buy American construction materials provisions. Contract administration is performed by FDC Houston with Contracting Officer's Representative Sean Obrien. A non-mandatory site visit was scheduled for April 15, 2026. Sealed bids were opened June 22, 2026; amendments 0001 through 0005 have been issued, including changes to FAR clauses, time extensions, updated wage determination, amended drawings, and received questions and responses.
15BBNF26Q00000050 Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office
4/1/26, 12:02 PM Replace Cooling Towers at FDC Houston
The Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office is seeking to procure construction services for the replacement of two existing rooftop cooling towers at the Federal Detention Center (FDC Houston) located in Houston, Texas. This sources sought notice is issued for market research purposes only and is not a formal solicitation for bids. The project requires a single contractor to provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, permits, and incidentals to remove and replace the cooling towers with new units of equal or greater capacity featuring enhanced corrosion protection. All manufacturers' recommendations must be followed during installation, and the work must comply with applicable federal regulations for penal facility modifications. Interested contractors must submit a completed market research questionnaire to Patrick Ford at pford@bop.gov by March 16, 2026, and register on the Interested Vendors List in SAM.gov to remain eligible for consideration when the formal solicitation is posted at a later date. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), with a corresponding small business size standard of $19,000,000.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is open to all eligible contractors regardless of business size. No incumbent contractor or award value has been specified in the pre-solicitation notice. The estimated project performance period is 107 calendar days, with security clearance investigations for all on-site personnel potentially requiring up to 21 additional calendar days to complete. Contractors responding to the market research questionnaire must provide information regarding their capability to perform the work, business classification, subcontracting plans, proposed timeline, bonding capacity, and construction start date. All future solicitation information and bidding instructions will be distributed exclusively through SAM.gov, and interested vendors must maintain active registrations on that platform to participate in any resulting contract award.
15B51726PR000111 Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office
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