AOE Vocational Training Services
FAO · Safford, Arizona, 85546
Response status
Due in 22 days
Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Responses remain open.
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
- Archive date
- Jan 31, 2027
- SAM status
- Active
Answer-first brief
What the source record says
- FAO published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
- The place of performance is Safford, Arizona.
- The notice uses NAICS 611210 (Junior Colleges).
Procurement identity
- Notice ID
- 59daef439f2944dd8c875d7d1836fe26
- Solicitation
- 15BGCS26Q60900001
- Base type
- Sources Sought
- Version
- 2 of 2
Solicitation facts
Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 15BGCS26Q60900001
- Set-aside
- —
- Set-aside code
- —
- Posted
- Aug 25, 2026
- Responses due
- Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Archive date
- Jan 31, 2027
- Archive type
- autocustom
- Base type
- Sources Sought
- Organization type
- OFFICE
- Benchmark category
- —
- Category confidence
- —
- Category source
- —
- Last seen
- Aug 28, 2026
Buyer and place
Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.
- Department
- JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Department code
- —
- Subagency
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- Subagency code
- —
- Office
- FAO
- Organization path
- —
- Organization path codes
- —
- Office address
- GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, 75051, USA
- Place of performance
- Safford, Arizona, 85546
- City code
- —
- State
- Arizona
- State code
- AZ
- Postal code
- 85546
- Country
- —
Points of contact
Contact details from the current notice version.
primary
LaShundra D. Thomas
Notice description
Source text reproduced without an AI summary.
Comparable award range
Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.
- Comparable awards
- 33
- Median
- $24,128
- Computed
- Aug 28, 2026
- Rubric
- comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable awards
The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.
| Award | Contractor | Value | Awarded | Score | Why it matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELDING PROGRAM SERVICES MAY-SEPT 2026 - FCI THOMSON | HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | $48,600.00 | May 8, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SEPTEMBER HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS PAYMENT | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $39,281.36 | May 19, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS FY26 OCT 25 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $39,540.48 | Mar 9, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS FY26 NOV 25 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $24,128.40 | Mar 9, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS FY26 DEC 25 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $22,177.28 | Mar 9, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS FY26 MARCH | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $18,710.56 | Apr 9, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS FY26 JAN | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $18,202.96 | Apr 20, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS APRIL FY26 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $27,876.32 | May 1, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS MAY FY26 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $23,440.80 | May 5, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS JUNE FY26 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $27,772.80 | May 5, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS JULY FY26 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $19,177.12 | May 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HOWARD COLLEGE VT SESSIONS AUGUST FY26 | HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | $3,981.64 | May 6, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| FCI THREE RIVERS FOR CBC BARBER AND CDL INSTRUCTORS AGAINST CONTRACT 15BFA022D00000036 | COASTAL BEND COLLEGE | $202,369.00 | May 18, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| FCI THREE RIVERS FOR COASTAL BEND COLLEGE WELDING AND HVAC FY26 AGAINST CONTRACT NUMBER 15 | COASTAL BEND COLLEGE | $167,622.00 | May 19, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| DE-OBLIGATE $6,042.57 IDENTIFIED DURING CORS REVIEW. REDUCE LINE 0001 BY -94.8598 VENDOR: | SOWELA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $12,876.33 | Mar 2, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| PROVIDE HORTICULTURE CLASSES FOR THE INMATE POPULATION FY26. THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD 8 | SOWELA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $81,116.28 | Apr 10, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL WELDING SERVICES FOR FCC OAKDALE FY26 WELDING | SOWELA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $91,582.20 | Jun 16, 2026 | 52 | Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| FY26 G3/G 99K - PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SESSIONS *NEW FEE $118 PER SESSION | PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT | $34,869.00 | Apr 7, 2026 | 47 | Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| AOE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FY-26 MARCH | GRAHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT | $2,670.00 | Apr 16, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| AOE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FY-26 APRIL | GRAHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT | $19,641.00 | May 13, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
Amendment history
A version is preserved whenever the normalized notice contents change.
| Version | Notice type | Observed | Responses due | Content hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC | 469bb20134cd6c49 |
| 2 | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC | 706fa43718d4060f |
Record provenance
Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.
| Field | Source | Source as of | Parser | Transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| base_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| city_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| contacts | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| description | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| naics_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_id | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_city | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| organization_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| pop_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| posted_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| psc_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| response_deadline | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| sam_url | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| solicitation_number | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| subagency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| title | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
| upstream_active | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 27, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.2 | 2026.08.3 |
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.
- 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 28, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
- 2Computed from 33 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 28, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.
Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.