Various Ammunition order USP Atwater

The United States Penitentiary, Atwater, a facility under the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, is seeking qualified sources to supply various small arms ammunition for institutional use. Vendors must meet specific product requirements, including Federal Classic 9mm ammunition (38 cases) and PMC 5.56x55 grain ammunition (31 cases), with all ammunition to be new in box, brand name manufacture, and delivered in California. Prospective contractors must be small businesses as defined under NAICS code 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing) and must be capable of fulfilling California delivery requirements. This is a pre-solicitation notice only, and no award will be made based on the information provided at this stage. Interested vendors should submit all relevant information, including potential lead times and any anticipated delivery disruptions, to John Ridgeway, Contracting Officer, at J3ridgeway@bop.gov or 209-386-4728, with a response deadline of February 6, 2026.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for Total Small Business, limiting competition to small business entities. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The procurement involves 38 cases of 9mm Federal Classic 115-grain hollow point ammunition packaged in cases of 1,000 with boxes of 50, and 31 cases of PMC 5.56x55-grain full metal jacket ammunition packaged in cases of 1,000 with boxes of 20, for a total of approximately 69,000 rounds. All ammunition must be new, Boxer-primed brass with no loose ammunition permitted. Vendors should note that the three-day response window (February 3-6, 2026) suggests this is an expedited sourcing effort to gather capability information prior to formal solicitation.