FN1597-26B
Mineral Board - insulation overlay
JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF > FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC > FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC
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Opportunity is a 5-year single-award FFP IDIQ for insulation overlay and mineral board for UNICOR furniture manufacturing (NAICS 327999; full & open) per opportunity metadata.
This requirement is a commodities/manufacturing supply buy, outside Trace’s core SATCOM/IT/SE&I lanes and not among Trace’s primary or secondary NAICS codes in the company profile.
Solicitation attachments (solicitation PDF, bid tab, business management questionnaire) are unreadable; however, metadata indicates 21-day delivery per order and mandatory past performance references for same/similar items—capabilities Trace does not evidence in company profile.
Strategic value is minimal for Trace (non-target agency/NAICS, commodity supply), with likely compliance and past performance gaps for required references on similar items.
Scope summary
- Supply insulation overlay and mineral board meeting solicitation specifications with warranted quality (per metadata).
- 21-day delivery required for each delivery order; +/- 10% quantity variation (metadata).
- Single-award, five-year FFP IDIQ; price competitiveness and reliability critical (metadata).
- Complete Business Management Questionnaire (Section L) with three references for same/similar items (metadata).
- Register in SAM and acknowledge all amendments; email submission referencing FN1597-26B (metadata).
- Ship to/perform at FCC Coleman, FL 33521 (metadata).
Dimension scores
Total
- 13/100
Technical Fit
- 1/20
Requirement is commodity supply of insulation overlay and mineral board for furniture manufacturing (metadata). This is outside Trace’s core capabilities (SATCOM, CDS, edge compute, IT O&M) per company profile; no manufacturing/materials supply capability indicated.
Past Performance
- 1/20
Company profile lists SATCOM/IT/JADC2/SE&I past performance; no evidence of supplying insulation/mineral board or similar commodities to UNICOR/DOJ or comparable buyers. Solicitation requires references for same/similar items (metadata), which Trace likely lacks.
Vehicles / Contract Access
- 5/10
Full & open Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (no set-aside), not restricted to a vehicle. Trace can theoretically bid without a specific vehicle, but no prime vehicle advantage applies.
Competitive Position
- 1/15
Commodity/manufacturing supply likely draws established materials vendors. Trace lacks relevant differentiators here; no Starshield/NSA TI relevance. Single-award increases competition intensity.
Risk
- 4/15
High execution and proposal risk: 21-day delivery per order and technical/warranty specs without an established supply chain; unreadable bid tab and solicitation block pricing/spec clarity; mandatory similar-item references increase award risk.
Strategic Value
- 0/10
Minimal strategic value: non-target agency/mission area for Trace; NAICS 327999 not in Trace’s focus lanes; does not advance core markets or vehicles.
Compliance
- 1/10
Set-aside: None (ok), SAM required (standard). However, Section L requires three references for same/similar items and ability to meet product specs/warranty and 21-day deliveries—gaps for Trace given company profile; unreadable attachments further limit ability to ensure compliance.
Concerns
- Unreadable solicitation and bid tab prevent confirmation of specifications, line items, and pricing structure.
- Lack of demonstrated supply chain/manufacturing capability for mineral board/insulation overlays.
- Mandatory past performance references on same/similar items may be unfulfillable for Trace.
- 21-day delivery on each order requires inventory/logistics readiness and working capital.
- Single-award structure concentrates performance risk and heightens competitive pressure on price and delivery.
Teaming opportunities
- Qualified manufacturer/distributor of insulation overlay and mineral board for office furniture applications with proven QA/warranty.
- Logistics partner capable of consistent 21-day deliveries to Coleman, FL with +/-10% quantity swings.
- Past performance references provider for similar commodities to satisfy Section L requirements.
Competitive position
- Only viable path would be as a reseller teaming with a qualified materials manufacturer to meet specs, warranty, and 21-day delivery with proven references.
- Emphasize reliable supply chain and on-time delivery performance to support UNICOR production schedules—contingent on teaming partner capabilities.
Bid/No bid factors
- Opportunity is a commodities/manufacturing supply buy outside Trace core capabilities and NAICS portfolio (NAICS 327999).
- Business Management Questionnaire requires three references for same/similar items—likely not available per company profile.
- All three attachments unreadable, limiting spec and pricing compliance clarity prior to bid decision.
- Single-award 5-year FFP IDIQ increases performance and pricing pressure against established materials suppliers.
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BID TAB BLANK FN1597-26a.xlsx
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BID TAB BLANK FN1597-26a.xlsx
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The spreadsheet is unreadable in the ingestion pipeline (processing_mode: metadata_only, extractor pending) so its contents could not be reviewed. The filename suggests it is a bid/pricing tab template associated with solicitation FN1597-26B, but no internal data, line items, or instructions could be confirmed from the file. Because extraction was blocked and the file is marked restricted, reviewers must obtain a readable copy to access any pricing or bid-format details it may contain.
- Filename: BID TAB BLANK FN1597-26a.xlsx — implies a bid/pricing spreadsheet or template (not verified).
- Readable: false; Limitation reason: unreadable; Processing mode: metadata_only; Extractor: pending; Review status: restricted.
- No textual extraction available — cannot confirm line items, unit prices, quantity structure, delivery schedule fields, or required formats that are often present in bid tabs.
- If present, this document would likely contain pricing structure and fields critical to preparing a compliant proposal (price build and delivery-line mapping) — unavailable until a readable copy is obtained.
- Action implication for later scoring: missing pricing template can block accurate price estimates and compliance checks (e.g., delivery lead times, quantity variances, or required pricing breakdowns).
FN1597-26 solicitation for insulation and mineral board - full and open complete.pdf
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FN1597-26 solicitation for insulation and mineral board - full and open complete.pdf
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PDF extraction failed and the solicitation text is unreadable; only the opportunity metadata (SAM record) is available for review. Cannot verify or pull additional details from this file itself.
- (from opportunity metadata) Solicitation number: FN1597-26B; issuer: UNICOR / Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
- (from opportunity metadata) Procurement: 5-year firm-fixed-price IDIQ for 'INSULATION OVERLAY AND MINERAL BOARD' used in manufacture of office furniture; NAICS 327999.
- (from opportunity metadata) Delivery: 21 days per delivery order; quantity variation +/- 10%; single-award intent.
- (from opportunity metadata) Evaluation factors (in order): Technical/Warranty (meets specs), Past Performance, Price.
- (from opportunity metadata) Submission: Email proposals to peyton.perry@usdoj.gov (attn Peyton Perry); all offerors must register in SAM and complete Section L Business Management questionnaire with three references.
- (from opportunity metadata) Deadlines / dates: Posted 2026-03-30; response deadline 2026-04-27 14:00 EDT; questions due by 2026-04-13 14:00 EDT.
- (from opportunity metadata) Place of performance: Coleman, FL 33521; Set-aside: NONE (full & open).
FPI9999 Business Management Questionnaire.pdf
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FPI9999 Business Management Questionnaire.pdf
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This PDF was unreadable / restricted during ingestion and its contents could not be extracted. Solicitation metadata references a Business Management Questionnaire (Section L) that offerors must complete with three references; this PDF likely contains that questionnaire but the actual questions and responses fields could not be verified.
- Document title indicates it is the Business Management Questionnaire referenced in the solicitation (Section L).
- Solicitation (FN1597-26B) requires all offerors to complete the Business Management questionnaire with three references for same or similar items and scope — questionnaire likely solicits past performance references.
- Evaluation factors (from solicitation): Technical/Warranty (highest), Past Performance (explicitly required), then Price — questionnaire supports Past Performance evaluation.
- Submission instructions (from solicitation): Proposals emailed to peyton.perry@usdoj.gov and/or mailed to UNICOR, Federal Correctional Complex, PO BOX 1109, Coleman, FL 33521; subject must reference FN1597-26B — questionnaire may include signature/date blocks and offeror certifications.
- Solicitation-level constraints relevant to the questionnaire: NAICS 327999; Delivery 21 calendar days per order with +/-10% quantity variation; Single award, five-year FFP IDIQ for insulation overlay and mineral board; set-aside: None.
- Administrative requirements (from solicitation) tied to questionnaire: All offerors must register on SAM.gov and acknowledge all amendments; late offers will not be considered; questions due by 2026-04-13 14:00 ET.
- Place of performance from solicitation: Coleman, Florida (zip 33521) — references in questionnaire may need local PO information or performance capability statements.
Technical details
Entry: sync
Review status: Up to date
Logical upstream opportunity: 6702
Notice lineage:
- fa786d3fe69d441d9985f38ea8ecbb2c (posted 2026-03-30) - current
Last synced: 2026-03-30T17:49:49.535721+00:00
Last analyzed: 2026-03-30T17:51:25.421825+00:00
Latest package fingerprint: 389123858046ca817541c662767d6a819a9bcb68ba68ec9a9a31bddae0b521a0
Latest package notice: fa786d3fe69d441d9985f38ea8ecbb2c
Latest package documents: 3
Evidence limitations- BID TAB BLANK FN1597-26a.xlsx: restricted (unreadable)
- FN1597-26 solicitation for insulation and mineral board - full and open complete.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
- FPI9999 Business Management Questionnaire.pdf: restricted (unreadable)
- Documents exist upstream, but no usable document text was available yet; Scout analyzed metadata only.
- 2026-03-30T17:49:49.538160+00:00: fa786d3fe69d441d9985f38ea8ecbb2c with 3 docs
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