Southern Careers Institute, Inc.
Austin, TX
- UEI
- UMVGVT1GDA56
- CAGE
- 6F3Y4
- Primary NAICS
- 611519 Other Technical and Trade Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Austin, TX
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Austin, TX
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1701 W Ben White Blvd #100, Austin, TX 78704, USA
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $517,200 |
| FY2025 | $339,141 |
| FY2024 | $238,975 |
| FY2023 | $80,325 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | $517,200 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Southern Careers Institute, Inc., doing business as Southern Careers Institute, is a for-profit vocational training provider operating exclusively as a prime contractor to the Bureau of Prisons, delivering occupational education and workforce-development programming to inmate populations across federal correctional facilities. The firm competes full-and-open with no SBA set-aside designation across its federal footprint.
Southern Careers Institute is headquartered in Austin, Texas and operates as a private, accredited educational institution focused on post-secondary vocational instruction. The company holds four active single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the Bureau of Prisons worth a combined $3.7 million ceiling, covering Certified Nurse Assistant certification, HVAC vocational instruction, electrician training, and small business start-up programming. Representative recent work includes a $1 million IDC with the BOP Field Acquisition Office (award date June 1, 2025) to deliver small business start-up courses to the inmate population at Federal Correctional Institution/Federal Prison Camp Phoenix through May 31, 2027; a $634,875 HVAC vocational instructor contract at FPC Bryan running through September 30, 2027, with annual delivery orders valued at approximately $126,975 each; a $600,000 Certified Nurse Assistant program at FPC Bryan extending through November 30, 2028; and a $1.49 million electrician vocational training contract at FCI Fort Dix through September 30, 2026.
Customer concentration is extreme and narrow. All thirty prime awards in the past five years flow to the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons across four discrete facilities, with Federal Correctional Institution Beckley accounting for 22 awards and $2.3 million of the $5.2 million combined potential value. The two customer-ranking metrics align perfectly—Beckley dominates both volume and dollars—reflecting a highly concentrated, facility-specific customer base with minimal diversification. Southern Careers Institute does not serve other federal agencies, does not compete under federal GWACs or government-wide vehicles, and does not operate as a subcontractor to other primes.
Activity peaked in 2023 (ten awards) and has moderated to four awards year-to-date in 2026. The firm has one award reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months—a $127 thousand delivery order at FPC Beckley—creating minimal recompete cliff exposure. All work is firm-fixed-price delivery order calls against the four IDCs, with place of performance consistently at Austin, Texas. No subcontract footprint exists in the source data; the firm operates as a pure prime vendor serving Bureau of Prisons inmate education missions with no named teaming relationships or subordinate work streams. NAICS coding reflects the education-services framing: 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) and 611420 (Other Technical and Trade Schools) across the 30-award portfolio, all categorized under PSC Education/Training—Vocational/Technical.
Quick answers
Is Southern Careers Institute, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Southern Careers Institute, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through July 28, 2027.
What is Southern Careers Institute, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Southern Careers Institute, Inc.'s CAGE code is 6F3Y4, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is UMVGVT1GDA56.
How much has Southern Careers Institute, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $339,141 to Southern Careers Institute, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $1,175,641 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Southern Careers Institute, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Southern Careers Institute, Inc. ranked #87 in PSC U006 and #98 in NAICS 611519 in FY2025.
What is Southern Careers Institute, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Southern Careers Institute, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Southern careers FY27 HVAC program (15B50426F00000164), from Federal Correctional Institution Beckley (BOP), on October 1, 2026.
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