DETENTION SERVICES AT THE EL PASO SERVICE PROCESSING CENTER
Added: March 12, 2008 Synopsis of Proposed Competitive 8(a) Procurement of Detention Services at the El Paso Service Processing Center (SPC) located in El Paso, Texas for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) The forthcoming solicitation will be for detention services to include officers, guards and transportation costs at the El Paso Service Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. The procurement will be 8(a) competitive. The solicitation is expected to be posted before April 1, 2008. The period of performance is expected to be July 1, 2008 tough June 30, 2009 for the base year plus four one year options. The mission of the Detention and Removal Operations Program (DRO) is the planning, management, and direction of a broad program relating to the supervision, detention and deportation of aliens who are in the United States illegally. These activities are chiefly concerned with enforcement of departure from the US of aliens who have entered illegally or have become removable after admission. In implementing its mission, DRO is responsible for carrying out all orders for the required departure of aliens handed down in removal proceedings, or prior there to, and arranging for detention of aliens when such becomes necessary. DRO maintains and operates the Deportable Alien Control System (DACS) to process cases located by the Border Patrol, Investigations and Inspections activities. Investigative and Border activities locate aliens who are denied entry or further stay in the US and whose departure must be enforced. The Contractor is required, in units housing ICE detainees, to perform in accordance with the most current editions of the ICE Detention Standards, American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities (ALDF), and Standards Supplement, Standards for Health Services in Jails, latest edition, National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). Some ACA standards are augmented by ICE policy and/or procedure. In cases where other standards conflict with DHSIICE Policy or Standards, DHS/ICE Policy and Standards prevail. ICE Inspectors will conduct periodic inspections of the facility to assure compliance of the aforementioned standards. The Contractor shall furnish armed & unarmed detention officer services, including management personnel, supervision, manpower, relief officer, uniforms, equipment, and supplies to provide guard services seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours per day for the El Paso Service Processing Center. The Contractor is responsible for record keeping services. The El Paso Service Processing Center generally operates at an operational capacity of 800 detainees. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of one Detention Officer of the same gender as the detainees on each post. Detainees are classified as High (Level 3), Medium (Level 2), or Low Risk (Level 1). It is imperative that assigned posts are properly covered at all times. The Contractor shall provide its own fully operational and well-maintained equipment, supplies and forms that pertain to its own business enterprise. Business activities may include replacing equipment and manpower to ensure full service at the ICE location. The Contractor shall provide the transportation for detainees as described in the forthcoming solicitation. In addition, the Contractor shall provide full and complete cooperation for any request or investigation conducted by the Government. HSCEDM-08-R-00010 Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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