Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Upgrade Water Tanks - FCI Texarkana, Tx
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sol. 15BBNF26Q51500001
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons wants a contractor to rebuild the water storage and distribution system at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas. It is a firm-fixed-price construction contract, 100 percent set aside for small businesses, with a 336-day performance period and an estimated value of $1 million to $5 million.
Watch out for
- Site visit already held. The organized site visit was set for September 23, 2026, which has passed, and the notice does not say whether attending was required (see the Instructions to Offerors attachment).
An organized site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 9:00 A.M., Local Time.
- Secure documents. The solicitation files are locked and need an active SAM registration plus an MPIN, so allow time to get access.
All secure/locked documents uploaded, to include the solicitation, will require an active SAM vendor registration to obtain access.
- Technical, security-sensitive construction in a prison. Work in a correctional facility must meet federal security requirements and involves a large tank rehabilitation and an air-gapped control system.
All work must meet AWWA, NFPA, OSHA, NEC, and federal security requirements
- Short time to the deadline. The offer is due about nine days after this notice was reviewed, and amendments may have changed the scope.
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Full brief
What they want
- Rehabilitate the 1,000,000-gallon ground water tank and the 150,000-gallon elevated water tower
- Replace all pumps, piping, valves and hardwired control panels
- Install a fully air-gapped analog monitoring system
- Meet AWWA, NFPA, OSHA, NEC and federal security requirements
- Complete testing and certification
- Provide a 5-year system warranty
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price construction contract (single award)
- Period of performance
- 336 calendar days from the notice to proceed, plus a 5-year system warranty
- Place of performance
- Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, Texas
- Estimated value
- Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
- Offers due
- 2026-10-13 12:00 PM Central (-05:00)
What to include when you submit
- Follow the Instructions to Offerors attachment
- Solicitation documents are secure files on SAM.gov that need an active SAM registration and an MPIN to open
- Amendment 0001 includes site visit sign-in, question responses and SOW amendments
- Check SAM.gov regularly because all future information and amendments are posted only there
You must have
- Small business set-aside: registered in SAM as a small business under NAICS 237110 (size standard $45 million)
This is a 100 percent small business set-aside.
- NAICS 237110 must be listed in your SAM registration to get access
To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your System for Award Management (SAM) registration.
- A valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from SAM.gov is needed to open the secure documents
only those vendors who have been issued a valid Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) from www.sam.gov will be granted access
- Business size information in SAM must be at or under the size standard; the Government will check each registration
Each bidder's www.sam.gov registration will be reviewed by the Government to confirm that your business size meets the small business size standard requirement.
Not in the notice text
- How the award will be decided and the evaluation factors
- How to submit the offer (see the Instructions to Offerors attachment)
- Whether the site visit was mandatory
- Whether bid, performance or payment bonds are required
- What changed in the SOW amendments and question responses in Amendment 0001
- Drawings and the full Statement of Work, which are in attachments
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 13, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 15BBNF26Q51500001
- Agency
- Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- Office
- Fao
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 237110
- Product/service code
- Z2FF
- Business type
- Energy, fuel & utilities
- Place of performance
- Texarkana, TX, 75501
- Contracting contact
- Jim Serattjseratt1@bop.gov
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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