The federal contract IDV award is to Brand & Oppenheimer Co Inc., operating as Ocean State Innovations, a manufacturer of specialized textile products. The contract, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons and its Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) program, is for the supply of a variety of textile materials including gold nylon fabric, microfiber cloth, terry cloth, parachute cloth, duck cloth, and poly batting. These textiles are used within correctional facilities for inmate clothing production and other textile-based manufacturing operations under the UNICOR program. Ocean State Innovations has held multiple indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs) with the Bureau of Prisons, valued up to $781,200, to provide these types of textile components. The company also has experience serving as a subcontractor, providing fabric for military load-carrying equipment and rucksacks. The specific task orders awarded under this IDV range from $81,720 to $245,160 and are firm fixed-price contracts. While some of Ocean State Innovations' prior awards have been small business set-asides, the task orders summarized here did not utilize any set-aside designations.
The original solicitation was issued by UNICOR, the Federal Prison Industries program, as a total small business set-aside for the procurement of domestic-origin fabric to be used in mattress production at the agency's McKean facility. The solicitation sought a one-year, firm fixed-price requirements contract for the specified fabric, which must be made in the United States. This demonstrates the Bureau of Prisons' ongoing need for textile-based products to support its inmate rehabilitation and manufacturing programs, with a focus on utilizing small business suppliers that can provide Berry Amendment-compliant materials.
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