Intent to Sole Source Educational Textbooks Tender in USA - 146373256

The JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Intent to Sole Source Educational Textbooks and Materials Fcc Yazoo City in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 01 Aug 2026 and is scheduled to close on 15 Aug 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 146373256, while the tender notice number is 15B31526PR000277 and Registering on the platform.

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Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Intent to Sole Source Educational Textbooks and Materials Fcc Yazoo City

Deadline: 15 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 01 Aug 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 146373256

Document Ref. No.: 15B31526PR000277

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

Description:
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Yazoo City, Mississippi intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Paxen Publishing, located at 2194 Highway A1A, Suite 208, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937.
1. Scope of Requirement
This acquisition is for proprietary inmate literacy, basic educational training, and adult secondary education curriculum systems. The requested products will serve the complex's centralized Education Department and consist of the following authorized items:
TABE Tutor 11/12 Test Preparation Modules (Student & Teacher Layouts)
Steck-Vaughn Fundamental Skills Instructional Bundles
Steck-Vaughn PreGED Test Preparation Sets
Steck-Vaughn GED Test Preparation Materials (English and Spanish print editions, plus matching digital seat licensing formats)
Complementary initial in-service instructional implementation services
2. Regulatory Rationale
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), implemented via FAR 6.302-1 ("Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements").
Paxen Publishing has certified that it functions as the exclusive publisher, trademark holder, and distribution point for these specific product families. No external commercial brokers, school supply entities, or secondary instructional warehouses hold wholesale rights or valid distribution agreements for these resources. Using alternative curriculum layouts would force a complete restructuring of the facility-s baseline testing tracking framework and cause unacceptable operational delays in inmate academic processing.
3. Submission of Capabilities Statements
This publication does not constitute a formal Request for Quotation (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation package will be posted openly. However, interested parties who believe they can l...
Notice ID: 15b31526pr000277

Department/Ind. Agency: justice, department of

Sub-tier: federal prison system / bureau of prisons

Office: fcc yazoo city

Product Service Code: 7610 - books and pamphlets

NAICS Code: 611710 - Educational Support Services

Inactive Dates: aug 15, 2026

Inactive Policy: manual

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