Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Comprehensive Medical Services -FPC Bryan
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
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AI summaryThe Bureau of Prisons (Justice Department) wants a contractor to provide comprehensive medical services for inmates at Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas. It is a requirements contract (the government buys what it needs, as it needs it) at firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per unit) rates: a 12-month base year, four 12-month option years, and up to 6 more months. It is not set aside for small business; the response due date is November 16, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern, by email, and funds are not yet available. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: Only part of the solicitation PDF was read (150,000 of 500,250 characters); the middle, which holds Section J (list of attachments), Section K, Section L (offer instructions), Section M (evaluation) and most attachments, is attached but not read. Check SAM.gov for it. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Bureau of Prisons (Justice Department) wants a contractor to provide comprehensive medical services for inmates at Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan in Bryan, Texas. It is a requirements contract (the government buys what it needs, as it needs it) at firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per unit) rates: a 12-month base year, four 12-month option years, and up to 6 more months. It is not set aside for small business; the response due date is November 16, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern, by email, and funds are not yet available.
Who can bid (4)
- Open to all businesses: the notice is not set aside for small business
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Vendor Cybersecurity Attestation Form (Attachment 7) with supporting documents, submitted with the offer
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- No unresolved organizational conflict of interest if the firm also works on Bureau of Prisons medical claims adjudication
How to submit: Email to shewittshiley@bop.gov and BOP-ADM-FAO-CMS-S@bop.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 14, 2026.
- Worth checking: Funds not yet available. No award can be made until the contracting officer confirms in writing that funds exist, and the government may cancel at any time without paying offer costs.
- Worth checking: Must deliver full hospital and specialty care through accredited providers. The standards require inpatient and outpatient facility services, and that the hospitals used keep a quality accreditation such as the Joint Commission (JC) or the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC); a small firm needs a provider network in place.
- Worth checking: Cybersecurity form due with the offer. The Vendor Cybersecurity Attestation Form and supporting documents must be sent when you respond, so an incomplete package could sink the offer.
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- Worth checking: Conflict of interest rule for claims adjudicators. A firm that holds or joins a Bureau of Prisons medical claims adjudication contract and does not resolve the conflict is rejected.
- Worth checking: Security screening and drug testing of all staff. Every employee or subcontractor entering the institution must clear checks, and a positive drug test disqualifies that person, which can limit staffing.
- Worth checking: Prime contractor pays all medical providers. The Bureau of Prisons pays only the prime contractor and will not step in on payment disputes with subcontracted providers, so you carry the cash-flow risk.
- Minor: Hand-off to the next contractor at no added cost. Transition help and continued care for scheduled appointments run for 60 days after the contract ends with no extra payment unless the contracting officer approves it in writing.
- Minor: Monthly billing estimates and strict claim deadlines. Monthly estimates are due to the institution by the 15th, claims within 90 calendar days, and late or missing paperwork can delay payment.
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- 15BCMS26R50400001 FPC Bryan Comprehensive Medical Services Solicitation.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Provide inpatient and outpatient hospital and professional medical services for inmates at FPC Bryan, including specialty care
- Offer specialty care appointments within 14 calendar days of referral whenever possible
- Submit medical claims within 90 calendar days of the inmate's discharge or outpatient visit, and corrected claims within 30 calendar days of rejection
- Send a written monthly estimate of expected charges, itemized by date of service, provider and inmate, to the institution by the 15th of each month
- Send the attending physician's written report to the contracting officer's representative (COR) within ten business days of discharge or procedure
- Submit a quality control plan (QCP) for approval before performance starts, and prove each staff member passes the prison's security checks
- Support telehealth visits through the Bureau of Prisons' Webex rooms
- Cooperate in a hand-off to a new contractor for 60 days after the contract ends, at no added cost
- Contract type
- Indefinite-delivery requirements contract with firm-fixed unit prices (FFP: one set price per unit)
- Period of performance
- 12-month base year + four 12-month option years (5 years at most under FAR 52.217-9), plus an extension of up to 6 months under FAR 52.217-8
- Place of performance
- FPC Bryan, Bryan, Texas
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to shewittshiley@bop.gov and BOP-ADM-FAO-CMS-S@bop.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical evaluation (Section M.03, technical criteria in M.03.01)
- Past performance evaluation (Section M.04)
- Price reasonableness determination (Section M.05)
What to include when you submit
- Email the offer to both addresses above on or before the response due date.
- Fill in and sign Standard Form 33 (SF 33): the form you sign and return as your offer. It holds your offer open for 60 calendar days unless you insert a different period.
- Send the Federal Bureau of Prisons Vendor Cybersecurity Attestation Form (Attachment 7) with supporting documents at the time of your response.
- A firm that holds or joins a separate Bureau of Prisons medical claims adjudication contract must explain in detail how it will avoid an organizational conflict of interest.
- Prepare a technical proposal, a past performance proposal and a business proposal as Section L (L.02 to L.04) directs; those instructions were not read.
- Send all questions in writing to the contracting officer; questions are not answered by telephone or in person.
After award, you must have
- Medical professional liability insurance of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $3,000,000.00 aggregate, plus general liability of $500,000 per accident or occurrence and employer's liability of $100,000; certify to the contracting officer in writing before work starts From 15BCMS26R50400001 FPC Bryan Comprehensive Medical Services Solicitation.pdf:
$1,000,000.00 per occurrence/…
- Staff and subcontractors entering the institution must pass security checks, including fingerprints and a drug (urine) test From 15BCMS26R50400001 FPC Bryan Comprehensive Medical Services Solicitation.pdf:
Any person(s) testing positive shall be disqualified from performing under the resulting contract.
Not in the notice text
- Only part of the solicitation PDF was read (150,000 of 500,250 characters); the middle, which holds Section J (list of attachments), Section K, Section L (offer instructions), Section M (evaluation) and most attachments, is attached but not read. Check SAM.gov for it.
- How offers are scored, the order of importance of the factors and any page limits (Sections L and M were not read)
- The Performance Work Statement (Attachment 2) and the estimated quantities of services (Attachment 1) were not read, so volumes and unit price lines are unknown
- The deadline for questions is not given in the text that was read
- The Government's estimate or value of the contract is not stated
- No incumbent contractor is named
Eligibility and how to respond
- SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the notice text limits who can bid:
- The notice text says this is set aside for small businesses, but SAM.gov lists no set-aside. Ask the contracting officer which one applies before you bid.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to shewittshiley@bop.gov and BOP-ADM-FAO-CMS-S@bop.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Fao, Grand Prairie, TX
- Product/service code
- Q201 · Medical – Managed Healthcare
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 622110)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 15BCMS26R50400001 is issued as a Request for proposal (RFP) for Comprehensive Medical Services. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. (ii) Please see Section B in the attached solicitation for details regarding Line-Items. (iii) No brand name requirements for the items are to be acquired. (iv) Services rendered will be provided at FPC Bryan located in Bryan, Texas. The date and times will be determined after award. Please see attached solicitation for details. (v) See solicitation for list of provisions. (vi) See solicitation for list of clauses. (vii) Offers shall be received via email (shewittshiley@bop.gov and BOP-ADM-FAO-CMS-S@bop.gov) on or before the deadline as listed on the SF-33 Block 9. You may also contact us with any questions via the same email addresses. (viii) Please see below for Contracting Officer's contact information.
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