44DOC-S3051-Scope-of-Work.docx

SCOPE OF WORK NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PREA AUDITS

The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is requesting Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance Auditing services for five facilities: Casa Grande Transitional Housing (CGTH), Jean Conservation Camp (JCC), Florence McCure Women's Correctional Center (FMWCC), Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC), and Carlin Conservation Camp (CCC). The services that would need to supply for each audit/facility are as follows: completion of pre-audit, completion of On-Site Audit, completion of post-audit final report, conveyance of final report to PREA Resource Center, Interim report (if necessary) and corrective action plan and follow up, if necessary. The audits would need to be completed by June 30, 2025.

Auditing and Corrective Action § 115.401 Frequency and scope of audits.

(a) During the three-year period starting on August 20, 2013, and during each three-year period thereafter, the agency shall ensure that each facility operated by the agency, or by a private organization on behalf of the agency, is audited at least once.

(b) During each one-year period starting on August 20, 2013, the agency shall ensure that at least one-third of each facility type operated by the agency, or by a private organization on behalf of the agency, is audited.

§ 115.402 Auditor qualifications.

(a) An audit shall be conducted by:

(1) A member of a correctional monitoring body that is not part of, or under the authority of, the agency (but may be part of, or authorized by, the relevant State or local government);

(2) A member of an auditing entity such as an inspector general’s or ombudsperson’s office that is external to the agency; or

(3) Other outside individuals with relevant experience.

(b) All auditors shall be certified by the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice shall develop and issue procedures regarding the certification process, which shall include training requirements.

(c) No audit may be conducted by an auditor who has received financial compensation from the agency being audited (except for compensation received for conducting prior PREA audits) within the three years prior to the agency’s retention of the auditor.

(d) The agency shall not employ, contract with, or otherwise financially compensate the auditor for three years subsequent to the agency’s retention of the auditor, with the exception of contracting for subsequent PREA audits.

§ 115.403 Audit contents and findings.

(a) Each audit shall include a certification by the auditor that no conflict of interest exists with respect to his or her ability to conduct an audit of the agency under review.

(b) Audit reports shall state whether agency-wide policies and procedures comply with relevant PREA standards.

(c) For each PREA standard, the auditor shall determine whether the audited facility reaches one of the following findings: Exceeds Standard (substantially exceeds requirement of standard); Meets Standard (substantial compliance; complies in all material ways with the standard for the relevant review period); Does Not Meet Standard (requires corrective action). The audit summary shall indicate, among other things, the number of provisions the facility has achieved at each grade level.

(d) Audit reports shall describe the methodology, sampling sizes, and basis for the auditor’s conclusions with regard to each standard provision for each audited facility and shall include recommendations for any required corrective action.

(e) Auditors shall redact any personally identifiable inmate or staff information from their reports but shall provide such information to the agency upon request and may provide such information to the Department of Justice.

(f) The agency shall ensure that the auditor’s final report is published on the agency’s website if it has one or is otherwise made readily available to the public.