FCI Leavenworth Cable Television Services

The Bureau of Prisons, under the Department of Justice, is seeking cable television services for the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located at 1300 Metropolitan Ave. Leavenworth, Kansas. This is a sources sought announcement and market research phase, with a market research questionnaire due by January 15, 2026, at 0700 hours central time to be submitted to Kathleen Wood at kwood1@bop.gov. The services must provide cable television coverage throughout the facility, which encompasses 50 to 70 televisions requiring connectivity. The questionnaire requests critical information from potential contractors regarding business size classification, small business program eligibility (including 8(a), women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned business status), capability to service the entire institution including inmate housing areas, pricing flexibility, and ability to provide firm-fixed unit prices for multi-year contract periods. The procurement falls under NAICS code 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) and PSC code DG10 (IT and Telecom - Network as a Service). Any resulting solicitation will be distributed exclusively through the System for Award Management (SAM) website, and interested parties are responsible for monitoring that platform for subsequent acquisition announcements.

No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement, meaning all qualified vendors are eligible to compete regardless of business classification. The pre-solicitation notice does not identify any incumbent contractors or specify an exact contract award value or budget range at this time. The government is currently in the market research phase and has not released formal solicitation documents. The scope encompasses providing cable services to between 50 and 70 television units distributed throughout the correctional facility, though specific technical requirements, contract duration, and pricing parameters will be detailed in the formal solicitation once it is released on SAM.