FCC Lompoc Water Treatment

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Lompoc is conducting market research for boiler water treatment services through this pre-solicitation notice. The Department of Justice is seeking qualified contractors to provide monthly onsite service visits for the maintenance and monitoring of 9 steam boilers, 8 heating hot water boilers, and 3 heating hot water loops at the facility. Key requirements include furnishing and applying scale and corrosion retardant products, providing chemical inhibitors and oxygen scavengers, conducting system testing, delivering laboratory analyses, and submitting detailed service reports within 24 hours of each visit. All technicians must be certified in water treatment technology, and products used on boilers contacting food products must be USDA-authorized. The deadline for interested contractors to submit completed questionnaires to tlamirand@bop.gov is February 20, 2026, with formal solicitation notices to follow on sam.gov after the market research phase concludes.

This is a Total Small Business set-aside with a small business size standard of $19,000,000 in gross revenues, classified under NAICS Code 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). An incumbent contractor is currently providing these services. The resulting contract will be a single indefinite delivery/requirement-type vehicle with firm fixed unit pricing, structured as one base year plus two twelve-month option years, providing continuity through at least a three-year performance period. Interested vendors must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) and add their names to the Interested Vendors List in sam.gov. All personnel performing under the contract must obtain security clearances within 14 days of the Notice to Proceed, a process that may require up to 30 calendar days or longer. Work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, excluding weekends and federal holidays.