About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Federal Bureau of Prisons requests information and physical demonstrations from industry regarding current products, technologies, and capabilities relevant to protective tactical equipment used in correctional emergency response operations. Demonstrated equipment categories include protective helmets such as riot helmets with face shields, riot and disturbance control shields, shin guards, knee and elbow pads, tactical uniforms, and arm protection. Interested vendors must submit a completed Request for Information response form to Contracting Officer Kasie Redman at [email protected] no later than November 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST. The Industry Day event will take place on December 23, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST in Washington, DC, to support a national contracting initiative beginning in Fiscal Year 2027.
Scope of work
- Protective helmets, including riot helmets with face shields
- Riot and disturbance control shields
- Shin guards and lowerleg protection
- Knee and elbow pads
- Tactical uniforms
- Forearm and upperarm protection
- Physical item inperson demonstrations
- Company presentations
Documents to include with your response
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) RESPONSE FORM
Key dates
- RFI response form due
- Nov 23, 2026, 2:00 PM EST
- Industry Day event
- December 23, 2026, between 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM EST each day
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit completed RFI response form no later than Nov 23, 2026, 2:00 PM EST to the Contracting Officer.
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), 400 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, Rooms A/B/C
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- RFI_Tactical_Equipment_Ind_Day
- Agency
- Department of Justice
- Buying office
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons › National Acquisitions - CO
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 23, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 29, 2026
- NAICS
- 315250 · Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC, 20534
- Contracting contact
- Kasie Redman - Contracting Officer
k2redman@bop.gov
202-598-6113
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Justice, NAICS 315250
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| C & M INDUSTRIES LLC15UYAZ26P00000431 · SALES AGREEMENT COMMISSION | $110.5K | Feb 22, 2027 |
| BERNARD CAP, LLC15UBUT27P00000011 · ONE TIME PURCHASE FOR FABSHL0385 | $29,385 | Nov 16, 2026 |
| FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC15B20726P00000160 · FCI LEWISBURG ORDER FOR VARIOUS CLOTHING AND CLOTH ITEMS MANDATORY SOURCE | $85,265 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| C & M INDUSTRIES LLC15UYAZ26P00000051 · SALES AGREEMENT COMMISSION | $157.3K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC15B61626P00000155 · COMPLEX BALLISTIC VEST ORDER UNICOR | $96,966 | Sep 4, 2026 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Justice, NAICS 315250, since Oct 1, 2024
20 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC$627.0K
- 2. C & M INDUSTRIES LLC$395.3K
- 3. BERNARD CAP, LLC$59,209
- 4. CHARM-TEX, INC.$49,951
- 5. VICTORY SUPPLY, LLC$47,269
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.