# My Florida Marketplace #FDC ITN-27-022

Florida seeks a contractor to operate and manage Blackwater River Correctional Facility

**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Respond By:** December 08, 2026
**Identifier:** FDC ITN-27-022
**NAICS:** 922140

Florida is seeking a contractor to operate Blackwater River Correctional Facility and provide comprehensive inmate and facility services.
- **Buyer:** Florida Department of Corrections (FDC), Bureau of Procurement, Office of Financial Management; procurement contact: Sharita Newman. The facility is in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
- **Scope:** One contractor to manage the adult-male facility, which has capacity for 2,000 beds. Proposals must be based on serving 1,948 contracted inmates.
- **Services:** Facility operations and maintenance; security, custody, and supervision; healthcare and inmate welfare; education and literacy; vocational and career training; behavioral and substance-abuse programs; transition and reintegration planning.
- **Transition:** The contractor must plan and carry out the assumption of facility services, including staff recruitment and training and coordination with FDC and the current contractor, if applicable.
- **Notable requirements:** At least 10 years of relevant experience, a mandatory site visit, technical and staffing plans, and compliance with applicable legal, data-security, and HIPAA requirements. A reply bond or check equal to 5% of the first-year proposal price is required; the performance security is $8 million or the average annual contract price.
- **Term and value:** The initial term is three years, with successive two-year renewals possible by mutual agreement, subject to performance and funding. The stated current annual spend is $52,338,000; this is informational and not a guaranteed minimum. The materials contain inconsistent service-transition timing.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No correctional-services provider or product OEM is named. SAP Business Network is identified as the response-submission platform, not as a service contractor.
- **Award:** FDC intends to select one contractor based on best value.

### Description

The Florida Department of Corrections is soliciting a contract for the operation and management of the Blackwater River Correctional Facility. The solicitation states an estimated current annual spend of $52,338,000, for informational purposes only and not as guaranteed or minimum spend. The Department intends to make a single award for this location. Interested vendors must submit responses through the MyFloridaMarketPlace Sourcing Event via the SAP Business Network; the response deadline is December 8, 2026, at 19:00 UTC.

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