Delivery Order 15B51822D00000004-15B51826F00000066

This delivery order, issued October 1, 2025, awards $7,023.46 to Sowela Technical Community College to provide horticulture instruction classes for inmates at the Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale during October fiscal year 2026. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price delivery order with no set-aside designation and is set to conclude by October 31, 2025. The work will be performed in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and is funded by the Bureau of Prisons within the Department of Justice.

This delivery order is issued under Sowela Technical Community College's single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, valued at approximately $1.1 million and effective through November 30, 2025. Sowela, a state-controlled educational institution and component of the Louisiana Community & Technical College System, has established itself as a primary provider of vocational rehabilitation and workforce development services to the Federal Correctional Complex Oakdale, with prior task orders covering horticulture training, welding instruction, and other occupational programs for the inmate population. The college's sustained engagement in correctional education programming supports the Bureau of Prisons' broader mandate to offer educational opportunities and skill development to incarcerated individuals.