Sources Sought Instructions.docx

This Sources Sought is issued solely for informational and planning purposes; no solicitation is available at this time. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is seeking interested contractors to support Home Country Support Services resulting from the Miss L. Settlement.

Background:

On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14011(E.O. 14011), Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, to help reunite children that were separated from their parents or legal guardians (families). On June 11th, 2021, in the Miss L. v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, No. 3:18-cv-00428 (S.D. Cal) case, DHS was issued a court order to return certain class members from the litigation to the United States. This order permitted the government to begin reunifying families in the U.S.

To comply with the requirements of the court order, USCIS is seeking interested contactors to assist with the support services Acquisition Info:

Period of Performance: TBD 561990, All Other Support Services ($16.5M) PSC: R499, Support Professional Other Capabilities Sought:

Provide administrative services to assist USCIS with cases for successful family reunification. USCIS will require assistance with initiating contact with class members, separated parents, separated children, and children born subsequent to the separation, as well as additional family members necessary to facilitate reunification; assistance with documentation and subsequent actions required for parole application, country exit, and entry into the U.S.; fingerprint collection; scheduling interviews and appointments at the beneficiaries closest Embassy; initiate pre-reunification plan and travel planning; prepare and book all international travel reservations and domestic connections to the final destination; arrange for translators and escorts in transit from home country to the U.S.; special assistance request arrangements for in transit from home country to the U.S.; and monitoring and reporting.

Requirements:

See Draft PWS, this PWS is only a draft, the Government reserves the right to make changes prior to issuing any solicitation.

How to Respond:

Interested vendors that wish to respond to this RFI shall provide the following information:

· A summary of the responder's experience providing the various tasks needed for immigration reunification services, such as fingerprint collecting, scheduling interviews and appointments, booking international travel, arranging translators and escorts in transit, special assistance arrangement requests in transit, and monitoring and reporting of task completion.

· A statement indicating the capability to provide the requested services in response to this Sources Sought, specifically capabilities showing:

· Knowledge and experience of submitting Forms I-131 and I-765 on behalf of applicants

· Knowledge and experience of obtaining documents, such as passports, on behalf of applicants

· Knowledge and experience of working with USCIS International Offices

· Knowledge and experience of making and booking international travel

· Knowledge and experience managing and protecting sensitive PII

· Knowledge and experience with conducting comprehensive data analysis and providing progress reports

· Any experience with managing a Help Desk for inquiries

· Whether the vendor has any facilities or staff located in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Mexico, and their capacity to provide specific assistance and communicate with aliens there

· Confirmation of your company's business size (Other than Small or Small) under NAICS 561990, and identification of any applicable socio-economic categories (e.g., 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone).

· Validation of SAM Registration/CAGE Code NOTE: Only emailed responses will be accepted at this time, please ensure to include both POC's in your response.

Responses are due by November 11, 2026.

Send email responses to:

Jeff Bulthuis Jeffrey.s.bulthuis.civ@uscis.dhs.gov And cc Rajan Dahal Rajan.Dahal@uscis.dhs.gov