KIM R Albers

KIM R Albers is a sole proprietorship based in San Jose, Illinois, that provides Class B water testing and water quality analysis services exclusively to the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a prime contractor under small-business set-asides and full-and-open designations. The vendor holds a 100% prime footprint with no subcontract engagement, operates under Total Small Business set-aside posture across roughly two-thirds of its recent awards, and has maintained a narrow but stable customer relationship since its first federal award in 2006.

The vendor's entire award portfolio centers on a single customer: the Federal Correctional Institution Pekin (FCI Pekin), which accounts for 31 of 33 total awards and $308 thousand of the $318 thousand combined potential value. KIM R Albers operates under two primary parent IDIQs — Indefinite Delivery Contract 15B41120DVP330039 (11 task orders, $58 thousand combined potential value) and Indefinite Delivery Contract DJBP041100000114 (6 task orders, $35 thousand combined potential value) — both single-award vehicles held directly with the Bureau of Prisons. Work involves collecting monthly water samples, conducting Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bac-T water testing, completing regulatory paperwork, and submitting results to the IEPA; a valid IEPA Class B Water Operator's License is mandatory. Representative awards include a $10,800 delivery order (February 2026) for Class B water testing through September 2026 under a newly expanded IDIQ with a $99,000 ceiling and term through July 2031, a $5,700 delivery order (April 2024) for recurring quarterly testing, and a $1,350 purchase order (October 2025) for Class B water testing under Total Small Business set-aside. The vendor also performs specialized copper and IEPA testing on water units at the facility, with individual purchase orders ranging from $950 to $5,775.

Activity has been episodic but consistent: two awards per year in 2022 and 2023, five in 2024, three in 2025, and two in 2026. Only one award ($11 thousand potential value) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting limited recompete exposure in the near term. The February 2026 IDIQ award — KIM R Albers' winning bid of $99,000 against competitor I-2-I Solutions' $211,598.46 — signals contract continuity through 2031, with evaluation weighted toward price over past performance and conditioned on license certification. The vendor's footprint reflects deep specialization in a single facility's water-compliance operations rather than horizontal growth across multiple Bureau locations or customer agencies.