Amendment 3 - LAB Industry Day.pptx

United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Office of Administration Office of Procurement Services

Legal Access at the Border – Industry Day January 26, 2022, 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Webex Meeting

Agenda

Introduction of Team Recap of Solicitation Review Submitted Questions & Answers Questions Close Meeting

EOIR Office of Administration

Procurement Team Nikki Adkins, Contracting Officer Patricia Hoffman, Contract Specialist Jim Driscoll, Contract Specialist Steven Lang, Technical Expert Hope Holiona, Technical Expert

Recap of Solicitation Legal Access at the Border (LAB) Program Solicitation Number: 15JE1R-22-PR-0098 Posting Date: January 19, 2022 Closing Date: February 2, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST Industry Day Questions submittal: January 24, 2022 Industry Day: January 26, 2022, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST Posting Date of Industry Day Q&A: Friday, January 28, 2022 Written questions, to patricia.hoffman@usdoj.gov and james.driscoll@usdoj.gov Posting Method: www.sam.gov

Questions Submitted Can a law firm participate in the bid if they are not located near the listed border towns? Can the orientation be completely remote?

Response: Yes, a law firm can participate. Yes, the orientation services may be provided remotely.

2. Are you looking for legal representatives to build an orientation program based on all 1-22; or do we bid on areas of the legal representative’s strengths?

Response: All services listed in the SOW are required, though a vendor may submit a proposal for one or multiple service sites.

3. Does the EOIR Coordinator from EOIR supply interpreters of languages other than Spanish?

Response: No, the vendor will need to supply its own language interpretation.

4. In planning the orientation, is there a specific time limit that you are wanting such as 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or an hour?

Response: Based on experience, group orientations are typically 30 minutes to one hour long, and individual orientations are typically 15-45 minutes long.

5. The seven locations along the border account for the inception of the program, will there be other locations added?

Response: No additional locations are planned.

6. Reference B:10: The contractor presenters shall be attorneys, is there training for the presenters, or is that an area that the law firm must develop?

Response: The vendor will need to demonstrate that its presenters have adequate experience and training to provide the services.

7. Are you proposing to use Webex or another internet/virtual resource to provide LOP/legal consultations and KYR presentations to a room of individuals. (Many detention centers have this capacity now.)

Response: Yes, LAB services may be provided either in person or via remote technology such as WebEx.

8. Would access to CBP facilities/the target population be limited to LAB grantees? Or would other non-profits/private attorneys/pro bonos also have access to the target population while they were physically in the US?

Response: Access to CBP facilities and MPP enrollees held at these facilities is limited to U.S. Government contractors, such as LAB contractors (grantees do not have access).

9. The target population is 1, 2, 3, AND 4, not 1, 2, 3 OR 4? "(1) in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (2) in, or may be placed in, removal proceedings; (3) seeking entry into the United States from locations along the U.S. Southwest Border; and (4) in, or may be enrolled in, the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)." We think it is AND but want to double check.

Response: This is an inclusive “and”.

10. Is EOIR open to bids for just one location? Or are they looking for someone to bid for all 7 locations?

Response: EOIR is open to bids for one, multiple or all 7 locations.

Questions?

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