Multi-State Detention Facility Support - Request for Information.pdf

Multi-State Detention Facility Support - Request for Information

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigration Detention Services

A. Introduction

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs

Enforcement (ICE) is issuing this request for information (RFI) in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify possible detention facilities to house noncitizens and immigration violators in support of its public safety mission under the authority of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended.

The intent of this RFI is to obtain market information for planning purposes and to determine appropriate strategies to meet the agency's requirements. This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute an RFP or a commitment to an RFP in the future. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract. Responders are advised that the government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this announcement and information submitted in response to this RFI will not be returned. ICE may use the information submitted to this RFI to determine any potential for future requirements and contingent on available funding.

B. Facility Overview and ICE Preferences

ICE is seeking available detention facilities for single adult populations (male and female) in the following areas:

• Chicago ERO Field Office includes Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas

Point of Contact: Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov

• Harlingen ERO Field Office includes south Texas

Point of Contact: Harlingen.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov

• Salt Lake City ERO Field Office includes Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada

Point of Contact: SaltLakeCity.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov

Facilities should be within a two-hour surface commute of an ICE field office or sub-office (see below for listing). Interested parties may propose one or more facilities in each AOR and may also support multiple AORs. Facilities may be publicly or privately owned and publicly or privately operated. Please submit the information below for each geographic area of interest.

Submissions should be clearly labeled with the geographic area of interest and are limited to 15 pages including photographs.

mailto:Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov mailto:Harlingen.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov mailto:SaltLakeCity.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov

Proposed solutions must be capable of providing all infrastructure, services, equipment, and personnel necessary to house ICE noncitizens in a safe and secure environment in accordance with ICE national detention standards (National Detention Standards 2019 and Performance

Based National Detention Standards 2011). If your organization is unable to comply with these standards, please clearly describe what additional efforts are required, including renovations, staffing, etc.

Additionally, ICE is seeking the following:

• Approximately 850 to 950 detention beds (15%-20% for females) for low, medium-low, medium-high, and high-level security adult noncitizens, to include a dedicated dorm(s) or special housing unit(s) for ICE noncitizens with custody classifications of medium-high and high.

• Facilities with segregation unit(s), an infirmary, and local access to general acute hospital care to include an emergency room, surgical and mental health services, and access to public and commercial transportation routes and services.

• Dedicated facilities solely for ICE use are preferred. However, ICE will consider detention facilities housing other detained populations if separation from ICE detainees is maintained.

• For additional information regarding ICE’s detention network please visit:

https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management.

C. RFI Responses:

• Interested parties should submit the following information:

o Point of Contact information (name, title, phone number, address, email address).

o Facility address(es).

o Facility information: percentage of proposed facility for ICE use up to 100%.

Less than 100% is acceptable; however, provide the composition of other populations and their percentage of the overall facility capacity.

o Facility Ownership.

o Proposed Facility Operator.

o Date of last use, population, and operator.

o Dedicated or Shared Facility.

o Year built.

o Capacity:

- Number of housing units and beds (by gender and classification)

- Beds available for ICE use

- General population (GP) Beds

- Intake Beds

- Segregation Beds

- Medical Beds https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management/2019 https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management/2011 https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management/2011 https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management o Information on medical, dental, and mental health clinical space.

o Capacity and information on visitation areas to include video teleconferencing space and capabilities.

o Capacity and information on administrative space and parking availability for ICE and various stakeholders.

o Size of, and information on, outdoor recreation area.

o Photographs of the exterior and interior.

o Timeframe for availability for ICE use.

o Transportation distances and names of local hospitals, transportation hubs

(airport, bus, train), fire stations, and immigration court.

o Availability of, and access to, local consulates and pro-bono legal services

• Interested parties should also provide responses to the following:

o Current detention or transportation services provided to ICE, Customs and Border

Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons, or other federal agencies.

o In the past, the government has priced detention contracts with an all-in bed day rate. Provide other pricing structures that you believe could be used to better distribute risk between the government and a contractor which might result in better operational and business outcomes for all parties.

o Any recommended changes to ICE’s requirements to better meet best value, i.e., by reducing cost substantially without sacrificing the effectiveness of core operations.

o Identity potential hiring/staffing challenges.

o List potential impediments to facility operation (pending or expected legal issues, state/county statutes, political concerns including opposition to ICE mission within local and state government/community, etc.).

D. RFI Submission

Responses must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 23 June 2024. Responses cannot exceed 15 pages in length. Responses shall be submitted to the following personnel via email:

John L. Kurtz, Contracting Officer, John.Kurtz@ice.dhs.gov

William Burger, Contract Specialist, William.Burger@ice.dhs.gov

Contractors may provide additional feedback (i.e., questions, comments, etc.) to the government regarding this RFI. Government responses to industry feedback will not be provided or published. However, if formally solicited, industry feedback may be considered when finalizing the solicitation documentation including the requirements of the Statement of Work.

Please note that responses to this RFI may be subject to a Freedom of Information Act release. If any information in the response is proprietary, then it must be clearly identified and labeled as such.

mailto:John.Kurtz@ice.dhs.gov mailto:William.Burger@ice.dhs.gov

AOR Office Type Address City Region Zip CHI Sub-Field Office 1013 Morgan Town Road Bowling Green KY 42101 CHI Sub-Field Office 4715 W. Junction Street Springfield MO 65802 CHI Sub-Field Office 555 North Woodlawn Street Wichita KS 67208 CHI Sub-Field Office 607 W Santa Fe Street Garden City KS 67846 CHI Sub-Field Office 654 S. 7th St Louisville KY 40203 CHI Field Office 101 Ida B. Wells Drive, Suite 4000 Chicago IL 60605 CHI Sub-Field Office 11125 N Ambassador Drive, Suite 100 Kansas City MO 64153 CHI Sub-Field Office 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis MO 63103 CHI Sub-Field Office 7355 Woodland Drive Indianapolis IN 46278 CHI Sub-Field Office 211 19th Street Rock Island IL 61201 CHI Sub-Field Office 1300 Harrison Street, Room 0151 Fort Wayne IN 46802 CHI Sub-Field Office 1930 Beach Street Broadview IL 60155 CHI Sub-Field Office 310 E. Knapp Street Milwaukee WI 53202 CHI Sub-Field Office 222 W. Washington Ave., Suite 700 Madison WI 53703 HLG Field Office 1717 Zoy Street Harlingen TX 78552 HLG Sub-Field Office 27991 Buena Vista Blvd Los Fresnos TX 78566 HLG Sub-Field Office 2202 Cornerstone Blvd Edinburg TX 78539 HLG Sub-Field Office 500 E. Mann Road, Suite A3 Laredo TX 78041 HLG Sub-Field Office 216 West Village Blvd, Suite 205 Laredo TX 78041 HLG Sub-Field Office 9149 TX-44 Corpus Christi TX 78406 SLC Field Office 2975 Decker Lake Dr, Suite 100 Salt Lake City UT 84119 SLC Sub-Field Office 1711 6th Avenue N, Suite 3 Billings MT 59101 SLC Sub-Field Office 1185 S. Vinnell Way Boise ID 83709 SLC Sub-Field Office 2800 Skyway Drive Helena MT 59602 SLC Sub-Field Office 501 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Suite 200 Las Vegas NV 89101 SLC Sub-Field Office 2487 S. 1620 W., Unit E Ogden UT 84401 SLC Sub-Field Office 1793 W Business Park Dr. Orem UT 84058 SLC Sub-Field Office 6999 Sierra Center Parkway Reno NV 89511 SLC Sub-Field Office 2075 N. Blvd Idaho Falls ID 83404 SLC Sub-Field Office 389 N. Industrial Road, Suite 4 St. George UT 84770 SLC Sub-Field Office 212 Deere Street Twin Falls ID 83301

CHI HLG SLC ERO Field and Sub Offices