Purchase Order DOLB084R21696

The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons awarded a $55,000 purchase order to Raleigh County Public Service District for water service at the Federal Correctional Institution in Beckley, West Virginia. The contract, which was not set aside for any specific business category, was awarded on October 1, 2007, with a completion date of September 30, 2008, and performance at the contractor's facilities in Beaver, West Virginia. This purchase order represents part of the agency's ongoing efforts to procure essential utilities and services for federal correctional facilities.

Raleigh County Public Service District is a local government entity that specializes in water and wastewater utility services in West Virginia. Beyond this federal correctional facility contract, the vendor has demonstrated substantial federal contracting experience, including a five-year, $360,000 firm fixed price contract with the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration to provide water service for the National Mine Health and Safety Academy, also in Beaver, West Virginia. The contractor has also secured a $9.5 million infrastructure grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to construct a new water treatment plant in McAlpin, West Virginia, which is intended to support regional economic development and job creation.