Purchase Order HSCG2810P7AC821

Federal Prison Industries, Inc., operating under the trade name FPI Unicor, was awarded a purchase order valued at $5,601.82 by the U.S. Coast Guard on August 6, 2010, for desks and file cabinets to support an operations center located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The contract carried an ultimate completion date of September 5, 2010, and was not designated as a set-aside contract. As a wholly-owned government corporation functioning within the federal prison system, FPI Unicor fulfilled this procurement requirement while simultaneously advancing its dual mission of providing job training and workforce development opportunities for incarcerated individuals.

This award exemplifies FPI Unicor's role as a unique federal contractor that supplies diverse products and services across multiple federal agencies. The Coast Guard's procurement of furniture items through FPI Unicor demonstrates the organization's manufacturing capabilities in office and administrative products while leveraging inmate labor for rehabilitation and employment purposes. FPI Unicor operates under the parent entity Government of the United States and maintains a longstanding registration in the federal procurement system, enabling it to compete for contract opportunities across civilian federal agencies without set-aside restrictions.