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ICE Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)

El Paso Field Office Detention

Management, Transportation and Food Services

Requirement

Industry Day

July 8, 2015

ICE

Agenda

• Industry Day Rules and Information

• ERO Mission

• El Paso Detention Management, Transportation and

Food Services Requirement

• Tentative Milestone Schedule

• Q&A

ICE Industry Day Rules and Information

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Information (continued)

• No unauthorized recording of this Industry Day is permitted

• These slides will be posted on FedBizOpps no later than July 10, 2015.

• Response to questions received today will be posted at the same time.

• It is your responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps.gov for contract Opportunities

Information (continued)

• Submission of capability statements does not constitute a RFP or Government sponsorship of contractor charges against any existing Government contract for attendance or proposals

• Submission of capability statements does not constitute a formal proposal and can only be used for Government market research efforts and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract

• Submission of capability statements are voluntary and the Government will not provide reimbursement of costs incurred for them

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To identify, arrest, and remove aliens who present a danger to national security or are a risk to public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally or otherwise undermine the integrity of our immigration laws and our border control efforts. ERO upholds

America’s immigration laws at, within and beyond our borders through efficient enforcement and removal operations.

Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations’ Mission

ERO

Overview

ICE 24 ERO Field Offices

ERO consists of 7,621 personnel

• EPC was established in 1966

• Rated capacity of 840, Emergency capacity of 1,100

• House detainees of up to 81 different countries

El Paso Processing Center Detention and Removal Operations

The Special Operations Command Center (SOCC) is focused on bed space management for the El

Paso Field Office and facilitating the removal of aliens via ICE Charter flights or Ground

Transportation.

The SOCC is operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are responsible for the coordination and scheduling of ICE Charter flights, Escorts

Foreign or Domestic for the El Paso Field Office.

ICE Removal Management

• Coordinates and supports escorted and unescorted removal operations conducted by ICE Air

Operations and the Field Office.

• Manage the detained and non-detained docket.

Removal http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1104/110422sandiego.htm

El Paso Field Office utilizes ICE Charter planes in order to accomplish removals to countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and domestic transfers throughout the United States.

ICE El Paso Detention Management, Transportation and Food Services Requirements

• Innovative Contract for Detention Management, Transportation, and Food Services for detainees in ICE custody for the El Paso Field Office Service

Processing Center and Area of Responsibility

(AOR)

• Duties include but are not limited to: contract oversight management, supervision, trained personnel, quality control, equipment, materials, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, pre-employment screenings, administration, and any other resources necessary to provide various

Detention Management, Transportation and Food

Services for detainees at the El Paso SPC.

ICE Standards/Requirements

• American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards for Adult Detention Facilities

• 2011 Performance Based National Detention

Standards (PBNDS)

• PBNDS Optimal Compliance

• DHS Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Standards

• Dept. of Transportation rules and regulations

• Food Service rules and regulations

• Federal, State and local laws governing this pending procurement

• Service Processing Center Local Operations

ICE Transportation Requirements

30 Land Transport Routes

Average routes per week -- 161

On demand -- 5

Provide a minimum of one Detention Officer (DO) of the same gender as the detainee(s) being transported.

Estimated number of detainees transported weekly is approximately 711

Anticipated Routes/Destinations

Various County Detention Facilities

Tarmac/Air Operations

Local Hospitals

Court Houses

Points of Apprehension/Ports of Entry

Juvenile Centers

Any location as determined by supervisor on duty or

COR where off site arrests are made

ICE Requirements

• Detention Services: safe and secure guarding of detainees in accordance with ACA and 2011 PBNDS standards

• Food Services: supply of food products & the service of detainee meals in accordance with standards set forth

• Transportation: suitable vehicles equipped with lavatory, in good condition to safety & securely transport detainees in a secure timely manner

• Background Investigation/Suitability Screenings

• U.S. Citizenship

• Meet the armed and unarmed DO training requirements

• Required permits and licenses before performing under the contract – i.e. CDL, firearms/body armor, food service training certification.

• Vehicles including fuel and maintenance

• Radios and cell phones

• Transportation supplies (firearms, restraints, non-lethal devises, body armor,…), bus lots

ICE Tentative Milestone Schedule

• Industry Day: July 8, 2015

• Solicitation Issued: June 24, 2015

• Proposals Due: July 24, 2015

• Contract Award: September 2015

ICE Questions

• Please submit your question in writing on the index card provided.

• All questions and answers will be posted on

FedBizOpps by July 10, 2015.

ICE Points of Contact

Tara Murphy, Contract Specialist

Immigrations Customs Enforcement

Office of Acquisition

(202) 732-2387

Tara.Murphy@ice.dhs.gov

James Dana Adams, Contracting Officer

Immigrations Customs Enforcement

Office of Acquisition

(202) 732-2541

James.D.Adams@ice.dhs.gov mailto:rnold.casterline@dhs.gov mailto:James.D.Adams@ice.dhs.gov