AFGE Local 2001

05/25/2026

On behalf of Local 2001 for all those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this nation

05/19/2026

Hang in there baby!

https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-national-va-council-celebrates-appeals-court-decision-upholding-reinstatement-of-its-union-contract/?

Appeals court denies VA’s request to reinstate termination of AFGE NVAC contract pending appeal.

05/06/2026

Know the Process we are up against:
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Step 1 - FAR Part 10: Market Research (WHERE WE ARE NOW) Before the government can buy a major service, FAR Part 10 requires them to research the market. They ask industry: can you do this, how would you do it, and what would it cost? This is what these Sources Sought Notices and Requests for Information are.

Step 2 - FAR Part 7: Acquisition Planning The contracting office uses the market research data to build the acquisition strategy. Who can compete? Single contract or multiple regional contracts? What pricing model? BOP asked vendors all of these questions directly in the RFI documents.

Step 3 - FAR Part 15: Independent Government Cost Estimate Before BOP can issue a formal solicitation, they need a cost estimate to justify the budget request. All three RFIs asked vendors for Rough Order of Magnitude pricing specifically to build this estimate.

Step 4 - FAR Part 16: Solicitation BOP publishes the formal contract opportunity. Vendors submit proposals. This is the moment most people find out privatization is happening - but by this point the decision has already been made internally, the budget is allocated, and the acquisition strategy is locked.

Step 5 - Award Contract goes to the winning vendor. Work changes. Jobs change.
https://acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Credit to NR. Hernandez

03/18/2026

https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2026/03/corrections-security/unsafe-understaffing/?

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has struggled to recruit and retain corrections officers for over a decade. Its ongoing staffing crisis is creating a variety of safety and security concerns for staff and incarcerated individuals alike.

03/15/2026

VP Sieling in his Sunday best, ditches the flip flops but not the RayBans while hitting up Rep. Chris Smith on HR 7033 (35% Paycheck Protection Act) advocating for real results for our members of Local 2001. Thank you Sir on behalf of us all