Airborne Infection Isolation Room Certification and Maintenance

Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeks annual maintenance, certification, and preventive maintenance services for 63 Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms across 16 ICE detention and medical facilities nationwide, with proposals due August 25, 2026, and questions due August 18. This is a competitive 8(a) small business set-aside.

Place of performance encompasses 16 ICE facilities across the contiguous United States, including locations in Arizona, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, New York, Washington, New Jersey, and Virginia. Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Los Fresnos, Texas houses 14 AIIRs; Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas has 8; remaining facilities range from 1 to 6 units each.

The contractor must deliver annual maintenance, testing, and certification ensuring compliance with current CDC guidelines and NCCHC standards: minimum 12 air changes per hour, negative pressure differential of 0.025 mm of water, 100% HEPA filtration with outdoor exhaust, and interlock systems between exhaust and supply fans. Written test and analysis reports must be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative within 48 hours of inspection. The contractor must provide ad hoc inspection services within 24–72 hours to address emergent requirements, disease outbreaks, and newly activated facilities. Services may expand geographically across CONUS where ICE establishes additional detention capacity, with pricing for new facilities established at an ad hoc rate. All contractor personnel require security vetting including background investigation through ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility Personnel Security Division, must be U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents with three or more years of U.S. residency within the last five years, and must comply with 5 CFR 731, DHS Instruction 121-01-007, and 6 CFR 115.117 (PREA standards).

The contract runs 12 months base (September 13, 2026, through September 12, 2027) plus four one-year option periods. NAICS code is 333413, Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing. The 8(a) size standard is 500 employees. Evaluation rates technical capability as significantly more important than price; proposals rated as Pass (Acceptable) or Fail (Unacceptable) on a Technical Capability Statement limited to 10 pages. Offerors must hold prices for 90 days.