Lisbon, OH
FCI Elkton - Upgrade Fire Pump
Bureau of Prisons FAO · Open for bids · Amended Oct 19
Small businesses only
Agency's stated size: $250k–$500k
Contracting office
Bureau of Prisons FAO (15BFA0): construction & facilities contracts
Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Sep 21, 2026. Data status
Open bids here now (8)
5 open for bids + 3 early notices. Early notices are not open for bids yet.
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- Loretto, PA
Replace FCI Loretto
Bureau of Prisons FAO · Open for bids · Amended Oct 14
Small businesses only
- Coast Guard Base Honolulu
Upgrade Fire Detection System at FDC Honolulu, Hawaii
Bureau of Prisons FAO · Open for bids · Amended Oct 21
Small businesses only
Agency's stated size: $5M–$10M
- Bastrop, TX
Install Generator- FCI Bastrop
Bureau of Prisons FAO · Open for bids · Posted Oct 23
Small businesses only New this week
This office usually pays ~$1.5M for electrical jobs
- VA Marion
FCI Marion - Emergency Repair Tornado Damage
Bureau of Prisons FAO · Open for bids · Posted Oct 5
Small businesses only
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Typical award (median)
$1,009,502
The middle of 54 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $577k and $3M.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 39 of 39 competed awards. 13% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
96%
Share of the 54 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle construction & facilities award from Bureau of Prisons FAO was $1M (FY2021-FY2025, 54 priced awards).
- That is 19.1 times the median for all construction & facilities work nationwide ($52.8k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 39 of 39).
- 13% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- In FY2025 the middle award was $715k, down 52% from FY2024 ($1.5M).
- Tip 87% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 18 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 6 | $657,789 |
| FY2017 | 7 | $379,500 |
| FY2018 | 2 | – |
| FY2019 | 0 | – |
| FY2020 | 1 | – |
| FY2021 | 1 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 16 | $1,290,859 |
| FY2024 | 15 | $1,488,500 |
| FY2025 | 18 | $714,518 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 2 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $1,009,502
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | FCI Milan - Emergency Surface Blowdown Heat Recovery/Da Controls - 24Z4AY5 15BBNF26C00000024 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | NBT Construction and Supply, LLC | $2,750,260 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Nov 20, 2025 | FCI Bennettsville - Replace Chillers 1 & 3 - 25Z3AJ1 15BBNF26C00000014 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Peachtree Mechanical, Inc. | $1,560,336 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Emergency Repair Storm Damage- FCI Big Spring- 25Z5AH6 15BFA025C00000062 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Jaxon Construction Inc | $754,055 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 18, 2025 | The Selected Contractor Shall Provide All Materials, Labor, and Equipment to Complete the Project Replace SHU Doors at the Metropolitan Correctional Center Located in Chicago, IL in Accordance with the Attached Specification and Drawings. 15BFA025C00000058 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Accel Construction Services Group, LLC | $718,776 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 29, 2025 | The Selected Contractor Shall Provide All Materials, Labor, and Equipment to Replace at the Federal Correctional Institution, Located in Sandstone, Minnesota, in Accordance with the Attached Statement of Work. 15BFA025C00000056 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Wheeler Electric Inc | $52,905 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Repair of Pipe 15B51925P00000242 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mechanical Cooling Services, LLC | $37,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Emergency Replace B-Unit Chiller at the Federal Prison Camp at FPC Alderson 15BFA025C00000050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | NBT Construction and Supply, LLC | $710,260 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 25Z6AC4_FCC Replace Fire Pump 15BFA025C00000049 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $484,598 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Replace Fire Alarm at FCI Edgefield - 25Z3AF8 15BFA025C00000046 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | K.C. Electrical Construction, Inc. | $1,527,198 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Jul 22, 2025 | FY25 PZ 25Z4AF9 Central State Cable Testing 15BFA025P00000026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Central State Construction, Incorporated | $32,351 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Jul 18, 2025 | B&F - FPC Bryan - Replace Piping Under Housing UNIT-25Z5AC3 15BFA025C00000045 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | J G M Property Group, Inc. | $567,362 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Jun 9, 2025 | B&F Project 24Z3A2R Chiller Repair Document 15B31824PR000229 Reversed on 09/25/2024 Modification to Reestablish Commitment for FY25 10/08/2024 15B31825P00000109 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Johnson Controls, Inc | $36,300 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Jun 5, 2025 | FCC Tucson_ Replace Chillers and Cooling System (Project 25Z6AC9) 15BFA025C00000028 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Utility Systems Solutions, Inc. | $3,700,000 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| May 29, 2025 | The Selected Contractor Shall Provide All Materials, Labor, and Equipment to Complete the Project Construct Freezer/Cooler BLDG. 5754. 15BFA025C00000026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MFS Construction LLC | $988,004 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| May 16, 2025 | B&F - FCC Forrest City- Replace Switchgear- 25Z5AE2 15BFA025C00000027 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Broadway Electric, Inc. | $1,900,000 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| May 16, 2025 | FY25 Elevator Repairs- MCC New York 15BNYM25F00000009 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 Offers from IDIQ | Elevated Technologies Services, LLC | $11,900 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) |
| May 1, 2025 | FCI Berlin - Repair Switchgear - 24Z2A2X 15BFA025C00000017 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Blasco Construction Corp | $892,719 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | FCI Edgefield - Replace Cooling Towers - 23Z3AT9 15BFA025C00000022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $2,739,448 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | B&F- FCC Pollock- Replace Chiller #3- 25Z5AC5 15BFA025C00000019 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mechanical Cooling Services, LLC | $685,000 | 9 | Competed Small business |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Elevator Maintenance 15B31025F00000035 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Offers from IDIQ | Kone Inc | $3,901 | 2 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Provision of All Materials, Labor, and Equipment to Complete the Project Replace HVAC Andover System at the United States Penitentiary (USP Canaan) Located in Waymart, PA. 15BFA025C00000011 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | NBT Construction and Supply, LLC | $979,260 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Dec 2, 2024 | B&F_ FCI Herlong_ Repair Powerhouse Boilers 2 & 3_ Project 24Z6AN7 15BFA025C00000005 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Grainger Contracting and Services, LLC | $148,925 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Nov 18, 2024 | FCI Englewood - Electrical Repairs 15BFA025C00000003 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bolden, Newby & Sons Incorporated | $334,036 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 18, 2024 | 24Z5AS5-REPAIR Power Plant Boilers at the Federal Correctional Institution La TUNA 15BFA024C00000036 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | NBT Construction and Supply, LLC | $433,260 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 17, 2024 | FCI Schuylkill - Renovate VT Classroom 24Z2BA3 15BFA024C00000040 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Blasco Construction Corp | $1,201,970 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
Value at award = the contract value when it was signed. Bids = offers received; "–" means not reported. Set-aside = reserved for a group, such as small or veteran-owned businesses. IDIQ = an umbrella contract; work under it is placed as task orders.
Who won
Companies with the most priced awards here, FY2021–FY2025.
| # | Company | Awards | Total value at award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blasco Construction Corp | 6 | $12,190,157 |
| 2 | NBT Construction and Supply, LLC | 4 | $2,727,040 |
| 3 | Utility Systems Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $5,181,467 |
| 4 | Goldbelt Operations Support Services, LLC | 2 | $11,104,112 |
| 5 | Midwest Electrical Construction Inc | 2 | $9,993,000 |
| 6 | American Alarm Co., Inc. | 2 | $5,029,279 |
| 7 | Mechanical Cooling Services, LLC | 2 | $722,000 |
| 8 | Penns Contracting Inc | 1 | $8,659,000 |
| 9 | R.T Contractor Corp. | 1 | $5,785,413 |
| 10 | Second Avenue Contractors, LLC | 1 | $5,690,000 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 39 (72%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 14 (26%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 1 (2%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Small business 37 (69%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- 8(a) 10 (19%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- Open to all 7 (13%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
Left out of the numbers above: 3 equipment purchases, 1 cancelled or $0 award. Why?
Umbrella contracts used here
Many jobs are placed as task orders under an IDIQ: an umbrella contract with no fixed amount. Only the companies holding it can get those orders. A "multiple-award" IDIQ is shared by several companies, who compete for each order. "–" = not reported.
| Contract | Type | Orders | Ordering ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15B10618D00000027 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 2 offers | 1 | Dec 31, 2022 |
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