Wood Panels
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- OFG-RFI0034-26
- Agency
-
Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City
Correctional Facilities, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 321211 Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Forrest City, Arkansas 72335, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Forrest City is issuing a Request for Information to identify domestic small-business sources of wood plywood and panels for UNICOR's office furniture production, with responses due by 12:00 PM EST on September 17, 2026. The procurement is set aside for total small business.
This RFI structures a potential five-year agreement for domestically produced materials to support UNICOR's Office Furniture Group, which manufactures wood office furniture components assembled by federal inmate workers for sale to federal government customers. The buying office seeks to expand the pool of domestic small-business vendors in response to tariffs on imported materials.
Place of performance and delivery is FCC Forrest City, Arkansas. Respondents must provide information on four key topics: company background and RFI participation interest; domestic manufacturing status and country of origin; small business registration status in SAM.gov; and market intelligence including industry-standard lead times, pricing indices for Economic Price Adjustments, and standard ordering quantities. UNICOR has specified four panel types, with detailed requirements for cherry veneer on particleboard cores per HPMA HP-1 1994 and ANSI standards; all shipments must include signed Certificates of Compliance with laboratory test data. Rejected panels will be removed at supplier expense.
Responses should be submitted to tiffani.balestrini@usdoj.gov with subject line "RFI RESPONSE - FABRIC OFGRFI003426 (Your Organization Name)." This RFI does not commit the government to any procurement action, and participation provides no advantage in future solicitations. All response costs are the responsibility of interested parties.
Notice text
RFI-OFG0034-26 WOOD PANELS
CLOSING DATE FOR RESPONSES 9/17/2026
THIS RFI IS BEING ISSUED TO OBTAIN INTERESTED SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED MATERIAL TO BE USED IN UNICOR'S PRODUCTION OF OFFICE FURNITURE.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI0034-26 panels.docx | DOCX document |
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
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| Wood Products | Construction and Equipment | Total Small Business |
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