Purchase Order 15B61426P00000020

The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island, a civilian facility under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, awarded a $23,887.05 firm fixed-price purchase order to Arakelian Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Athens Services, on October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. This contract was awarded without a set-aside designation through open market competition. Athens Services, a family-owned waste management and recycling company headquartered in La Puente, California, will provide waste collection, recycling, and disposal services at the Terminal Island facility located in City of Industry, California. The company brings over 60 years of environmental services experience to the role, with established expertise in serving federal government agencies across the greater Los Angeles area.

This award reflects Athens Services' ongoing relationship with the Bureau of Prisons, as the contractor has previously secured multiple purchase orders for waste removal, recycling, and food waste disposal at other federal correctional facilities, including the Federal Correctional Complex in Victorville. The company's federal contracting portfolio also includes waste management services for the U.S. Coast Guard and General Services Administration Region 9, demonstrating consistent performance across diverse federal clients. All of Athens Services' federal contract awards have been competitively awarded, with contract values historically ranging from approximately $1,500 monthly purchase orders to annual contracts exceeding $350,000.