Mid Cities Barber College

Mid Cities Barber College, a sole proprietorship located in Grand Prairie, Texas, is a private, for-profit educational institution specializing in vocational barber training services. As a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, the company provides barber instructor services to the federal government, with a primary focus on supporting vocational training programs for incarcerated individuals through the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. The institution is registered in SAM.gov and maintains an active federal vendor registration that expires on February 5, 2026.

Mid Cities Barber College has consistently provided barber program instructor services through a series of delivery orders issued by the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Worth under the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. Since June 2023, the company has received numerous monthly delivery orders ranging in value from $2,256 to $41,846, with the majority of individual monthly task orders valued between $7,000 and $12,000. These delivery orders support vocational training programs designed to provide incarcerated individuals with industry-recognized barber certifications and employment preparation skills prior to their release. The contract work is performed on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-aside designations applied to individual delivery orders, though the underlying indefinite delivery vehicle that governs these awards maintains a total small business set-aside status. All delivery order work has been performed at facilities in Grand Prairie, Texas and Forest Hill, Texas, with completion dates spanning from late 2023 through September 2026. The Bureau of Prisons has awarded Mid Cities Barber College multiple delivery orders throughout fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, demonstrating sustained federal confidence in the contractor's ability to deliver specialized vocational training services.

Mid Cities Barber College received a federal grant award through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) program, specifically under the Proprietary Institution Grant Fund for Students component. This grant was awarded by the Office of Postsecondary Education on August 24, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of August 23, 2022. The HEERF grant was designed to support higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing emergency financial aid to students and helping institutions cover operational costs during the health emergency period. This federal grant demonstrates the company's eligibility and participation in broader federal support mechanisms for educational institutions beyond its primary contract work with the Bureau of Prisons.

Mid Cities Barber College holds a single-award, indefinite delivery contract (IDC) valued at $490,000 over a five-year period, awarded by the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons on June 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2027. This IDC is set-aside for total small businesses and provides the contracting vehicle through which the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Worth issues monthly delivery orders for barber instructor services. The contract is designed to deliver approximately 1,000 instructional sessions annually at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, with the ultimate goal of equipping incarcerated individuals with vocational skills and industry certifications that enhance their employment prospects upon release. The BOP Field Acquisition Office manages this indefinite delivery vehicle, and all task orders issued under this contract have been placed directly by the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Worth to Mid Cities Barber College, with no identified subcontractors participating in the delivery of services. The consistent issuance of monthly delivery orders under this IDC since its award demonstrates the Bureau of Prisons' commitment to the company's specialized vocational training capabilities and the continued demand for barber instructor services within the federal correctional system.