UNICOR Industry Day - Upholstery Fabric

This Special Notice announces an Industry Day event hosted by UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries), the trade name for the Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons' manufacturing and services division. The no-cost, in-person event is scheduled for May 4, 2026, at FCC Coleman in Coleman, Florida, and is open to industry partners supplying high-quality upholstery fabrics for UNICOR's seating and related furniture product lines. UNICOR is a self-sustaining government corporation established in 1934 that manufactures products and provides services to federal agencies and the Department of Defense while providing job training and skills development to federal inmates. The event is hosted by UNICOR's Office Furniture Group, which specializes in providing cost-effective office furniture and related services to federal civilian agencies and the DoD. This is explicitly a market research and information exchange opportunity, not a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quotation, and the government has made no commitment to issue any solicitation or award a contract.

To participate, interested vendors must complete and submit both a registration form and a background clearance form (NCIC Criminal History Check Authorization Form) via email to peyton.perry@usdoj.gov with the subject line "UNICOR Industry Day, Sales and Marketing" no later than 3:30 p.m. EST on April 20, 2026. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST and includes a factory tour, FPI staff presentations, lunch, and limited one-on-one sessions (maximum 30 minutes per company) scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. All attendees must be pre-approved and listed on the registration form to gain entry to the secure federal facility, with a maximum of three attendees per organization permitted to register. Attendees are prohibited from bringing laptops, mobile phones, electronic communication devices, and recording equipment into the facility, though printed handouts and digital presentations in PDF or PowerPoint format may be submitted in advance for display on government equipment. This Industry Day provides an opportunity for upholstery fabric suppliers to learn about UNICOR's operations, meet with representatives, and potentially explore future business relationships with the organization.