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Sources Sought

FCC Terre Haute FPC HVAC PLUM ROOF REPAIR

Federal Sources Sought from JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF for Indiana. Review the official description, buyer contacts, NAICS/PSC, set-aside, dates and source…

Solicitation15B41825PR000085
Notice typeSources Sought
PostedSeptember 10, 2026
Response deadlineSeptember 25, 2026
Place of performanceTerre Haute, Indiana, 47802, USA
ClassificationNAICS 238160 · PSC Z2FF
Set-asideSmall Business Set Aside - Total

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

Opportunity description

Stored from SAM.gov public data

REPAIR ROOF Federal Prison Camp HVAC, Plumb and Comm. Shop at FCC Terre Haute. 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 combined synopsis/solicitation 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) anticipates the issuance of a solicitation for the award of a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a project titled Replace Roof for the Federal Prison Camp HVAC, Plumb-24Z4AT8 at FCC Terre Haute located at 4200 Bureau Road North Terre Haute, Indiana, 47802. The awarded contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, material, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, and disposal services required to remove and replace the existing approximately 10,000 sq. ft. roofing system. This includes replacing rafters, plywood sheathing, fascia boards, and box gutters with associated downspouts. The solicitation will be posted at a later date. Access to the solicitation 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 238160 � Roofing 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 $100,000 and $350,000.00 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. You should be certified in accordance with SBA requirements if you are claiming a socioeconomic status (WO, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOB). We verify this information utilizing the SBA website �Small Business Search�. Please verify your status before submission. 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 quote 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 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 rmoothery@bop.gov. no later than September 25, 2026 by 11am. Correspondence will be by email only. Please do not call. A pre-construction site visit will be scheduled at a later date, followed by a combined synopsis / solicitation. Interested parties must submit to a criminal background check. The combined synopsis/solicitation of the 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.

FEDERAL BUYER

Buyer and contracting office

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Department / agencyJUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tierFEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS
Contracting officeUSP TERRE HAUTE
Office addressTERRE HAUTE, IN, 47802, USA

Public points of contact

PrimaryRICHARD MOOTHERYRMOOTHERY@BOP.GOV8122444475
SecondaryCARL LIVINGSTONc1livingston@bop.gov8122444476

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Market-research stage

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Near-term deadline

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Eligibility gate recorded

Small Business Set Aside - Total is recorded as the set-aside or restriction. Confirm the bidding entity actually satisfies the applicable program and size requirements before investing proposal time.

Classification signal

NAICS 238160 · PSC Z2FF is the recorded classification. Use it as a screening clue, then compare the actual scope and deliverables rather than treating the code alone as proof of fit.

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Public buyer contact available

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What this opportunity record tells you

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The listed product or service classification is NAICS 238160 · PSC Z2FF. The set-aside field is Small Business Set Aside - Total. These fields help narrow your search, but they do not replace the full solicitation, amendments, attachments, clauses or eligibility language on the official source.

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