15BRRC26D000000016 Solicitation_Cover_Letter.pdf

U. S. Department of Justice

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

Washington, DC 20534

August 18, 2026

To All Interested Parties:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is soliciting proposals to provide

Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Services for male and female

Federal offenders held under the authority of United States

Statutes located within the city limits of Raleigh, North

Carolina. Home Confinement radius: Within 200 miles of the facility.

All offerors are advised that the Government reserves the right to disclose or make public any environmental documentation or other information provided in response to the solicitation.

Such disclosures would typically occur in Environmental Impact

Statements, Environmental Assessments, public hearings, comment periods, and other public forums.

Please follow the instructions in Section L of the Request for

Proposals (RFP) when preparing your Business, Technical/Management, and Past Performance Information Proposals.

Your Business, Technical/Management, and Past Performance

Information Proposals should be submitted in separate files or folders via email to lfaytaren@bop.gov. All submissions must be in PDF format, and no hard copies will be accepted.

The following items should comprise your Business Proposal: a cover letter setting forth your firm rates for the Base Period and each Option Year (sliding scales, etc., are not acceptable);

Section A (Solicitation, Offer and Award); Section B (Supplies or

Services and Prices/Costs); applicable attachments in Section J

(List of Attachments; see Section L, Content of Business

Proposals); and Section K (Representations, Certifications, and

Other Statements of Offerors).

The Technical/Management Proposal must include a clear and concise explanation of how you propose to accomplish the procurement objective, describing in detail the approach, methods, techniques, and manpower you intend to use in accordance with Section L, Content of Technical/Management

Proposals. Your Technical/Management Proposal will be evaluated as an indication of your comprehension of the services to be provided and your ability to perform these services.

mailto:lfaytaren@bop.gov

The Government reserves the right to award the contract without discussions. Therefore, all proposals should be prepared as your organization’s final proposal revision.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons representatives will conduct an on-site inspection of your facility after receipt of proposals, but prior to contract negotiations, if held. Therefore, a separate cover sheet is required in the Technical/Management proposal indicating the place of performance, and an available contact person authorized to obligate the offeror (including telephone number and email address) who shall be present during the on-site evaluation.

Notes:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-

1(d), Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 52.215-1(d), Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisitions. Offer expiration date, proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid at a minimum of 240 days from the date the solicitation closes.

In accordance with FAR RFO 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility

Verification, contractors are required to enroll in the E-Verify

Program and to comply with the requirements of the E-Verify

Program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period of performance of any potential contract resulting from this solicitation. Contractors who are not enrolled as Federal

Contractors in the E-Verify Program at the time of potential contract award have thirty (30) calendar days within the date of contract award to enroll in the E-Verify Program. Employees are subject to verification of employment eligibility as defined and outlined by the clause. For more information, please visit the

E-Verify website at http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Please address all questions in regard to this solicitation to the Contracting Officer at the e-mail address and telephone number listed in Block 10 of the Standard Form 33 (Solicitation, Offer, and Award) located in Section A of the solicitation document.

Sincerely, //s//

Laurence Faytaren

Contracting Officer

Enclosure http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify