How To Do Business With the BOP

Doing business with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

What we buy.

BOP Acquisitions Offices

• Central Office, Washington, D.C./Field Acquisitions Office.

• Correctional Facilities. Address inquiries to an institution: "Attn: Acquisition Office."

How To View Current Solicitations and Awards

Solicitations and Awards over $25,000 are posted on the General Services Administration’s Federal Business Opportunity website, Fedbizopps. Information about an acquisition, including solicitations and amendments, will be publicized solely through this site. All documents for acquisitions expected to exceed $25,000 can be downloaded from www.fedbizopps.gov.

Faith-Based and Community Organizations have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. All parties should check the contract announcements mentioned above for eligibility.

Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for the most up-to-date information about BOP acquisitions.

Vendors interested in learning how to navigate this website can access the Vendors Guide.  Interested vendors can also search BOP solicitations and related documents exceeding $25,000.  Choose an option:

• To view actions for a specific BOP institution or office, click Locations.
• To view actions for all locations, click Posted Dates.

View Upcoming Replacement Solicitations for Community Corrections Contracts (.pdf).

Forms and Regulations

Download procurement and contracting forms from the General Services Administration.

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR).

Bureau of Prisons Acquisition Policy (BPAP). 

Links To Related Sites

U.S. Department of Labor.

General Services Administration.

Small Business Administration.

Annual forecast of contracting opportunities from the Department of Justice's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).