FCI Danbury - Vocational Educational Programming - Electrical

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, is conducting market research to procure accredited Electrical Instructor services for vocational education at FCI Danbury, Connecticut, with market research responses due September 14, 2026. No set-aside applies. The contractor must be an accredited entity and will deliver instruction to a maximum of 30 inmate participants that qualifies them for entry-level employment in the electrical industry.

Work is performed at FCI Danbury, 33 Pembroke Road, Danbury, Connecticut, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays (schedule subject to adjustment based on institutional needs). The contractor must deliver at least 1,680 hours of instructional time across a contract period of one base year with four option years. All individuals providing services must undergo security clearance investigation, which may take 30 calendar days or longer. The contractor must maintain accreditation throughout performance and hold firm-fixed unit pricing for future contract periods.

The program must lead to a transferrable college certificate, A.A., A.S., A.A.S. degree, or industry-accepted certification, with curriculum including 20–40 percent hands-on, occupational competencies. The contractor provides textbooks and curriculum materials; the institution provides electrical equipment and tools. BOP anticipates awarding a single firm-fixed-price contract to a post-secondary institution, vocational training school, or industry-based school.

Small business threshold is $21 million gross revenue per NAICS 611519. Market research responses should be emailed to Justin Wray at jwray@bop.gov by Monday, September 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CST. All future acquisition information will be distributed through sam.gov.