Enactment of the "Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act" ("First Step Act" or "FSA") of 2018, positioned FPI to further its efforts to expand inmate employment. The Act provides FPI with authorization to enter new markets and acquire new customers. Specifically, the new FPI market authorizations are:

To non-profit and religious organizations under 501(c)(3), (c)(4), or (d)

FPI can now sell products and services to thousands of charitable organizations, social welfare organizations, and religious organizations which are considered 501(c)(3), (c)(4), or (d) entities under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The one exception to this authority is that FPI cannot sell office furniture to such entities (under the FSA furniture is "any product or service offering intended to meet the furnishing needs of the workplace, including office, healthcare, educational, and hospitality environments"). For information on how to do business with us please contact the New Business development group at: unicor_busdev@central.unicor.gov

Public Entities for Use in Disaster Relief or Emergency Response

Disaster Relief: Permits FPI to sell to State, County, Local, and Tribal government entities products they need in the aftermath of a disaster and products that public entities purchase to prepare for a disaster.

Emergency Response: Permits FPI to sell to State, County, Local and Tribal government entities products they would use in preparing for or responding to emergencies, including emergency response vehicles (e.g., police vehicles, sheriff vehicles, and fire trucks), uniforms, protective wear, and other items used by emergency responders.

The Government of the District of Columbia

There are no longer any restrictions on FPI selling to the DC government.

Public Entities for Use in Penal or Correctional Institutions

Permits FPI to sell to State, County, Local and Tribal prisons, jails, correctional facilities, or other detention centers everything listed in the UNICOR publication "Outfitting Your Institution."