Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Prisons · FAO
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
15BCMS26R51700001
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
622110
Product service code
Q201
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-14
Response deadline
Nov 17, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Houston, TX
Contracting contact
shewittshiley@bop.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 622110 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Amendment 2- Correct verbiage in section M- Evaluation Factor for Award. 52.212-2 (DEV) Evaluation Factors : "Technical, Past Performance and Price. Evaluation factors other than price when combined are significantly more important than price." M. 03.01 Technical Criteria ( Accreditation status of the proposed contract facility(ies);) to 4. 1. Level of diversity of services proposed; 2. Driving distance and conditions to and from the community-based providers; 3. Enhancements to the basic contract requirements proposed by the offeror which will facilitate institution’s ability to conform to the BOP’s stated mission; 4. Accreditation status of the proposed contract facility(ies); Amendment 1- Fix clerical error on attachment 1. Updated Optometrist to 2d1. Attachment updated. 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 15BCMS26R51700001 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 requirement for the items that are to be acquired. (iv) Services rendered will be provided at FDC Houston, located in Houston, 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.
Contact
Point of contact
Scott Hewitt-Shiley
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
shewittshiley@bop.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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