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Sources sought

Replace Cooling Towers at FDC Houston

15B51726PR000111

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons, Fao. Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors.

Response deadline

March 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM EDT

Closed 235 days ago. Posted March 10, 2026. Scheduled to archive March 31, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

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 BIDS. A SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS TO RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY.

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IF YOU ARE NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED AND IF YOU DO NOT PERFORM THIS REQUIREMENT. IT WILL DELAY THE POSTING OF THE SOLICITATION DUE TO FURTHER MARKET RESEARCH THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.

Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment (see attached) to Patrick Ford email: pford@bop.gov.  Responses must be received no later than March 16, 2026.  Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in www.sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates issuance of a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project entitled Replace Cooling Towers, at the Federal Detention Center (FDC Houston), located in Houston, Texas.

FDC Houston is a federally owned facility located at 1200 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002.  The project consists of the following: Provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, permits, and incidentals to remove and replace two (2) existing

rooftop cooling towers with new units of equal or greater capacity. New cooling towers shall be supplied

with enhanced corrosion protection. All manufacturers’ recommendations shall be followed during the

installation of the new towers.

FCC Oakdale is a United Stated federal prison for male and female inmates.

See the Statement of Work/Specifications attachments for the complete requirements of the work.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 238220 with a corresponding small business size standard of $19 million. To be considered an interested vendor, you must possess this NAICS code in your www.sam.gov registration.

Interested bidders must be registered in www.sam.gov.

Interested contractors are requested to respond to this notice by filling out and emailing completed questionnaire attachment to Patrick Ford email: pford@bop.gov.  Responses must be received no later than March 16, 2026.  Interested vendors must also add their names to the Interested Vendors List for this posting in www.sam.gov Contract Opportunity (must be logged-in to your vendor account).

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Publications

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  1. March 10, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due March 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 976816f0800145499ea41f8eee817858

    2 revisions on SAM
    • April 1, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
    • March 10, 2026: publish, sources sought

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