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EMERGENCY REPLACE COOLING TOWER - FCC ALLENWOOD

FAO · Allenwood, Pennsylvania, 17810

Response status

Historical record

Aug 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 18, 2026
Archive date
Sep 9, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • FAO published this sources sought.
  • Competition is listed as Small Business Set-Aside - Total.
  • The place of performance is Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
  • The notice uses NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
41ddd9de05734db58c907a69086f235e
Solicitation
15B20126PR000450
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
15B20126PR000450
PSC
Set-aside
Small Business Set-Aside - Total
Set-aside code
SBA
Posted
Aug 18, 2026
Responses due
Aug 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 9, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
HVAC Maintenance
Category confidence
93%
Category source
rule
Last seen
Aug 29, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
Subagency code
Office
FAO
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, 75051, USA
Place of performance
Allenwood, Pennsylvania, 17810
City code
State
Pennsylvania
State code
PA
Postal code
17810
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR INVITATION FOR OFFERORS TO SUBMIT QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS OR PROPOSALS. SHOULD THIS REQUIREMENT MOVE FORWARD, A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFERORS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. Please only respond to this sources sought notice if you are seriously interested and if your company is capable of performing the corresponding work required. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Lompoc anticipates the issuance of a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project titled Emergency Replace Cooling Tower at FCC Allenwood located at 824 Main Access Rd, Allenwood, PA. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), FCC Allenwood, located at 824 Main Access Rd, Allenwood, PA, seeks to award a single contract to a qualified and licensed contractor to provide all labor, materials, and engineering services replace the cooling tower at FCC Allenwood�s Powerhouse. 1. Contractor qualified technicians to demolish and properly dispose: a. One (1) existing three-cell Evapco AT-12-964A cooling tower. 1. Isolate and drain down existing tower. 2. Disconnect piping and perform lock-out of existing electrical. 3. Demo and dispose of all material. 2. Contractor qualified technicians to furnish and install: a. One (1) three-cell cooling tower with slow/fast speed fans that tie into our existing motor control buckets. The new unit shall be of similar make, model, and capacity of those being removed. b. Modify power and control wiring as required for use with new tower. All controls to be tied into the Automated Logic control system. c. Install new piping and valves outside of the building, to include new insulated jacketing and heat tracing. d. The cooling tower is to be installed on the existing concrete foundation. If the existing concrete foundation and/or structural steel are not adequate for the new tower, the contractor shall be responsible for sizing and installation/modifications of a new foundation to accommodate the tower. 3. Contractor to perform factory authorized startup, staff training, and the following warranties: a. Provide one-year labor and equipment warranty from time of start-up. b. Provide five-year fan/motor drive system manufacturer warranty. Please note that the attached Statement of Work is subject to change. The attachments included with the solicitation will provide complete requirements for this project. The solicitation will be posted at a later date. Access to attachments will require an active vendor registration at SAM.gov as well as your Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) associated with your SAM registration. You will need to request access, to the controlled document(s), and receive approval prior to being able to view the files. If you encounter problems requesting access to these documents, please refer to the Help section on SAM.gov or contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors) with a corresponding small business size standard of $19.0 million average annual receipts for the firms preceding three fiscal years. The estimated magnitude of this project lies between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Interested bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. The FBOP is seeking small business contractors for this project. Your business size metrics information entered in your SAM registration must be less than or equal to the small business size standard specified above to qualify as a small business. Interested small business contractors are requested to respond to this notice by adding their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting on the SAM website at https://sam.gov. You must be logged in to your vendor account in order to access the Interested Vendors List. Please add your business name only if you are interested in submitting a bid as a Prime contractor and are capable and eligible to compete for and perform this project. This notice is intended only for those who would be entering into a Prime contract with the FBOP for the entirety of the project. The FBOP does not award subcontracts. Subcontracts (if applicable/necessary) are the responsibility of the Prime contractor. The FBOP has no privity of contract with subcontractors. Interested parties are also requested to complete the attached Market Research Questionnaire and return the completed document to csmith14@bop.gov. The synopsis of proposed contract action will include further instructions for responding to this opportunity. Interested bidders are advised to continuously monitor www.sam.gov for all future updates.

Comparable award range

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Comparable awards

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Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Sources SoughtAug 20, 2026Aug 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTCb12a91b6fc00cddb
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Aug 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC589effa6a2bf8883

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 29, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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