FY26 USP Atwater - Project #26Z6AM5 - Emergency Replace of UPS and Load System

The contract, identified by solicitation number 15B61826P00000067, is a sole-source procurement under 41 U.S.C. 1901 issued by the United States Penitentiary Atwater, part of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons, to replace four non-operational 7kVA Emergency Lighting Inverters and four associated output circuit breakers. The action is justified due to an immediate and critical need to restore emergency power for lighting, door operations, and security systems in Housing Units 1 and 5, Admin J-Building, and Camp Admin building, where system failure poses a direct risk to inmate and staff safety. The estimated contract value is $79,508.36, with delivery and performance required at the USP Atwater facility in California, ZIP 95301. No competitive evaluation process was conducted, and the award is based solely on operational urgency and the absence of viable alternatives. The vendor, Facility Gateway Corp., is not accompanied in the documentation by UEI, CAGE code, socioeconomic certifications, or detailed technical specifications beyond functional requirements tied to integration with existing DALI monitoring and building automation systems. The contract lacks formal clauses from Section I, evaluation factors from Section M, packaging details from Section D, and structured delivery schedules from Section F. No inspection criteria, payment instructions, or contracting officer’s representative information are provided, and the contracting officer, John Ridgeway, is the sole point of contact with an email address provided but no phone number. The procurement was posted and signed on May 11, 2026, with no amendment, modification, or formal solicitation documents disclosed, reflecting an emergency acquisition under simplified procedures without standard competitive or administrative formalities.