Federal Government Ordering Procedures

• Existing Federal Customers
• Federal Ordering Procedures
  • UNICOR Schedule of Products and Services
  • UNICOR Capabilities
  • UNICOR Product and Services Catalogs
  • UNICOR Products
  • UNICOR Services
  • Mandatory Source
  • Mandatory Source Exceptions
  • Civilian Agency Purchasing Decision Path
  • Defense Department Purchasing Decision Path
  • Requesting a Waiver from Mandatory Source Compliance
  • More Information

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• (800) 827-3168
• Email Customer Service

Data for Federal Procurement from UNICOR

• DUNS: 103385519 (You must log into sam.gov to view this information)
• Agency ID: 1542
• Procurement Identifier: Federal Prison System (FPDS)
• Cage Code:
• Agency Location Code ( ALC ): 15080007
• Tax Identification Code ( TIN ): None - UNICOR is a federally owned corporation
• UNICOR UEI#: Varies according to location (please contact us for more information)

General Information

• Mandatory Source Explanation
• Items Not Subject to Mandatory Source
• Agency's Use of a Prime/Subcontractor
• Purchases of FPI Products Having 20% or Greater Market Share
• DoD Purchases of Products in FSCs for which FPI's share of the DoD Market is Greater than 5%

The Market Research Process

• Start with the UNICOR Schedule of Products and Services by Federal Supply Code - if UNICOR is not authorized to compete in the Federal Supply Code (FSC) for which you are purchasing then you may purchase elsewhere. If you find your FSC Number then please note the types of products and services listed under that code and click through to find more detailed information and helpful points of contact.
• If you do not know your FSC Number then use the FSC Search feature to search for general category descriptions, not part numbers or unique features.

NOTE: Procurement Officers with total purchases of under $3,500 are not required to consider UNICOR and do not need a no-bid or waiver approved to purchase from another supplier.

Applicable Laws

• Federal Acquisition Requlation (FAR) 8.6
• FPI's Enabling Statute; 18 U.S.C. 4121-4129
• DFARS Implementing Sections 811/819

General information Relating to Civilian Agency Procurement ( Section 637; Omnibus Bill, 2004

• Civilian Agency Procurement P.L. 108-199 Section 637

General Information Relating to Civilian Agency Procurement (Section 637; Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005)

• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005

General information Relating to Defense Agency Procurement (Section 811/819)

• Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181 Effective 3/31/08)

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

• Current UNICOR statement of Compliance with NDAA Section 889

FPI Board of Directors' Resolutions