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
Other Information
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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