RFI for RRC DRC Central Sector-11 Locations.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Request For Information

Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Services, Home Confinement (HC) Services and Day

Reporting Center (DRC) Services Expansion at

Central Sector 11 Locations

Federal Bureau of Prisons

*** Request for Information ***

B A C K G R O U N D A N D S C O P E

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is an agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ). It consists of 122 institutions throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico; 6 regional offices, a Central Office (headquarters), 2 staff training centers, and 22 Residential Reentry Management offices.

PURPOSE

This announcement is posted as a Request For Information (RFI) only for intended upcoming solicitations that will be posted on the SAM.gov website. This RFI is being issued to determine whether or not there are qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirements of these intended upcoming solicitations. These upcoming solicitations will be for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services; Home Confinement (HC) services; and Day Reporting Center (DRC) services expansion located in the following geographical areas for male and female offenders held under the authority of various United States statutes.

RRC in Central Sector

Location RRC In-House

(IH)

Est Maximum

Home Confinement

(HC)

Est Maximum HC Radius

1. Michigan City, Indiana (CCH), within the boundaries of Indiana Counties of Lake, Porter, St. Joesph, Elkhart, LaGrange, Jasper and Allen

30 15 200 Miles

2. Fort Wayne, Indiana (CCH), within Indiana counties of Allen, De Kalb, Noble, Whitely, Huntington, Wells, or Adams

10 10 200 Miles

3. Champaign, Illinois (CCH), Counties of Champaign, Vermillion, Ford, Piatt, Douglas, Macon, Kankakee, Iroquois

30 15 200 Miles

4. Marion, Illinois (CCH), within Illinois Counties: Williamson, Jefferson, Jackson, and Franklin

30 20 200 Miles

5. Paducah, Kentucky (CNV) within the boundaries of Kentucky Counties of Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Trigg

30 20 150 Miles

Location RRC In-House

(IH)

Est Maximum

Home Confinement

(HC)

Est Maximum HC Radius

6. Johnson City, Tennessee (CNV), within counties of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington

40 30 200 Miles

7. Marquette, Michigan (CDT), within Michigan counties of Marquette, Dickinson, Menominee, or Delta

15 10 200 Miles

8. Saginaw, Michigan (CDT), within Genesee, Shiawassee, Saginaw, Bay, Midland, and Gratiot

35 25 150 Miles

9. Cheboygan, Michigan (CDT), within counties of Cheboygan, Emmet, Presque Isle, Charlevoix, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alepena, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona

20 12 180 Miles

10. Columbia, Missouri (CST), within Missouri counties of Boone, Howard, Saline, Pettis, Cooper, Moniteau, Cole or Calloway

33 30 150 Miles

DRC in Central Sector

Location DRC/HC Est Maximum DRC/HC Radius

1. Jackson, Tennessee (CNV), within the

Tennessee counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardman, Hardin, Heywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Weakley

30 DRC/HC Placements 200 Miles

The solicitations are anticipated to be for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Unit Price contracts. There will be a guaranteed minimum (for the Base Year) and an estimated maximum number of placements, to include in-house, and home confinement residents. It is anticipated that all services will be solicited under a separate single procurement for each area and will require that the successful offeror provides all services per the solicitation requirement.

Market Research Objective The BOP is conducting market research to assess the feasibility of current requirements and gather industry insights from qualified service providers. This information will be used solely for planning purposes to help shape the BOP’s future procurement strategy.

The BOP is seeking input from qualified service providers in the community on:

1. The feasibility of delivering these services within the defined geographical areas.

2. Potential challenges or considerations in meeting the stated requirements.

3. Recommendations for service delivery approaches, including the possibility of using multiple facilities to fulfill the requirement.

Submission Requirements Interested parties should submit their responses by March 27, 2026. Submissions must be in PDF format and include the following:

• Capability Statement: A brief overview of your organization's capacity to perform the required services.

• Completed RFI Questionnaire: Formal responses to the "Questions Related to this RFI" section.

• Feedback: Specific insights or considerations to provide these services in the defined areas.

Notice to Respondents Disclaimer: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation in the future. Participation is voluntary, and the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding. Failure to respond does not preclude participation in any future acquisition process.

QUESTIONS AND REVIEW

Important Notices

• No Commitment: Participation in this RFI does not guarantee inclusion in any future acquisition process, should the Bureau establish one.

• Communication: All answers to inquiries will be posted exclusively to SAM.gov.

Key Deadlines & Submission Details

Action Deadline Contact / Method Questions Due Mar 6, 2026 Email: tjankowiak@bop.gov and

LFaytaren@bop.gov Answers Posted Mar 20, 2026 (est.) Posted via Amendment on SAM.gov RFI Submission Mar 27, 2026 (2:00 PM ET) PDF via email to tjankowiak@bop.gov and LFaytaren@bop.gov

Submission Instructions Please submit all questions and final RFI responses to Tana Jankowiak, Senior Contracting Officer, at tjankowiak@bop.gov. and Laurence Faytaren, Senior Contracting Officer, at

LFaytaren@bop.gov. Final responses must be submitted in PDF format by the deadline noted above.

Questions Related to this RFI

Interested and qualified vendors are encouraged to:

1) Provide response to the questions below.

2) Include your company’s point of contact, address, e-mail address, telephone,

3) Include Socio-economic listing (SDVOSB, WOSB, Large, etc.), Tax-ID and Unique Entity ID

(UEI).

All information received in response to this RFI notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.

Please provide responses to the following questions:

1. Please describe your experience in providing RRC and Home Confinement services, to include monitoring of these types of programs?

2. Are there any state or local ordinances/restrictions that would prohibit or that would considerably slow down the procurement process for these services?

3. Are there any known local area concerns in relation to providing these services? Do you think the area would be supportive of a BOP RRC program? Are there any known groups or organizations that would oppose the operation of a residential (halfway) house in this area?

4. Do you feel that it would be difficult to find a suitable location for an RRC in this area? If so, explain in detail why it would be difficult and provide supporting documentation.

5. What zoning issues, if any, do you anticipate with this requirement? What would have to be done to overcome any identified issues?

6. Is local or public transportation available in this area? If not, is there an alternative method of transportation for inmates to get to and from work or get to and from their programming appointments?

7. Is the location conducive of the BOP RRC requirement for inmates to find jobs within thirty (30) days of placement?

8. Are there unique laws or regulations applicable to RRC and/or Home Confinement services in the area identified for this requirement? If so, what are they?

9. Are there any laws or ordinances precluding the housing of certain types of inmates (e.g. sex offenders), that may affect a procurement of this type? If yes, please provide a copy of the law and/or ordinance. Also, if yes, what, if anything, can the Bureau do to help offerors address those laws or ordinances through the procurement process?

10. Are there any known environmental issues/concerns with this type of procurement?

11. Please provide any additional comments that may be helpful in assessing this method of procurement.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Bureau is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it may be synopsized on the SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offeror to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

What should be included in your response:

• Do submit comments that address the Government’s requirements, assumptions, conditions, or contemplated approaches.

• Do submit information and suggestions that may encourage new, different or innovative approaches that would result in direct cost savings to the Government.

What should not be included in your response:

• Do not submit proposals or offers.

• Do not submit white papers, brochures or other company marketing materials.

• Do not submit requests to be considered for award or to be notified of a future solicitation.

• Do not submit requests to be added to a mailing or distribution list.

• Do not submit questions or comments not related to this RFI.

• Do not respond via telephone.

Please be advised that providing responses to these questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for the upcoming solicitation. In addition, this RFI is intended solely for the use to improve communications between potential contractors and the Bureau. If for some reason, the responses are requested by outside parties (i.e. FOIA request), the information is not protected as source selection information (FAR 2.101 and 3.104). If you intend for the information to be exempt from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 4, please indicate this in your response and on each page you want exempt. Furthermore, indicate that your response is proprietary information that may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed to any other parties for any purpose without expressed written permission.

Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. To aid the Bureau, please segregate any proprietary information.

Questionnaire

Name of Organization/Corporation:

Corporate Address:

Basic Corporate Information:

TIN and UEI Numbers:

Point of Contact Name & Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Socio-Economic Category (if known): HUBZone

8(a)

Small Business

Veteran Owned Small Business

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Women Owned Small Business

North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS), please list all codes:

General Services Administration, Federal Supply Schedule information (if applicable):