Contractor Support for Religious Services for detainees at ICE Service Processing Centers (SPCs)

Added: Jun 11, 2014 7:14 am Modified: Aug 08, 2014 3:05 pmTrack Changes

Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
801 I Street, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20536

Subject: Contractor Support for Religious Services for detainees at ICE Service Processing Centers (SPCs)

Solicitation Number: HSCEDM-14-R-00004

Response Date: See Below

Points of Contact: Paul Previch 313-446-3478- Paul.W.Previch@ice.dhs.gov
Shannon Ely 202-732-2535- Shannon.Ely@ice.dhs.gov

Pre-Proposal Conference: August 22, 2014 at 8AM EST in Batavia, NY. Emails to attend must be received by August 15, 2014. Please refer to Section L of the RFP for details.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 15 procedures. Services to be procured include contractor support to lead and coordinate community volunteers who will provide various worship services and religious instructions for detainees at eight ICE Service Processing Centers. The contractor will also provide pastoral care to detainees, provide approval for religious meals requested by detainees, and make recommendations to ICE staff on religious property and materials to be used by detainees at each SPC.

All duties shall be performed in accordance with the Performance Based National Detention Standards 2011 (PBNDS 2011) and specifically Section 5.5 Religious Practices in PBNDS 2011.

FAR 4.11 System for Award Management requires that all prospective contractors doing business with the Department of Homeland Security be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM may be accessed at http://www.sam.gov/. Offerors must have a DUNs Number or have the ability to obtain one prior to proposal submittal. The entire solicitation will be issued electronically at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website: https://www.fbo.gov/ Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation, attachments, and specifications will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps website. All prospective offerors are responsible for obtaining the solicitation, any amendments or any other information from the FedBizOpps website. It is therefore the offeror's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes to the solicitation.

Added: Jun 11, 2014 7:14 am

Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
801 I Street, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20536

Subject: Contractor Support for Religious Services for detainees at ICE Service Processing Centers (SPCs)

Solicitation Number: HSCEDM-14-R-00004

Response Date: See Below

Points of Contact: Paul Previch 313-446-3478- Paul.W.Previch@ice.dhs.gov
Shannon Ely 202-732-2535- Shannon.Ely@ice.dhs.gov

Pre-Proposal Conference: TBD

This combined sources sought/synopsis is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this sources sought/synopsis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 15 procedures. Services to be procured include contractor support to lead and coordinate community volunteers who will provide various worship services and religious instructions for detainees at six ICE Service Processing Centers. The contractor will also provide pastoral care to detainees, provide approval for religious meals requested by detainees, and make recommendations to ICE staff on religious property and materials to be used by detainees at each SPC.

All duties shall be performed in accordance with the Performance Based National Detention Standards 2011 (PBNDS 2011) and specifically Section 5.5 Religious Practices in PBNDS 2011.

FAR 4.11 System for Award Management requires that all prospective contractors doing business with the Department of Homeland Security be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM may be accessed at http://www.sam.gov/. Offerors must have a DUNs Number or have the ability to obtain one prior to proposal submittal. The entire solicitation will be issued electronically at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website: https://www.fbo.gov/ Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation, attachments, and specifications will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps website. All prospective offerors are responsible for obtaining the solicitation, any amendments or any other information from the FedBizOpps website. It is therefore the offeror's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes to the solicitation. The projected solicitation issue date is June 25, 2014. Please note that the issue date of the solicitation is estimated and may be changed without notice. When issued, the solicitation will specify the actual date and time for proposal receipt as well as a due date for the submission of any questions related to this effort. No telephone calls will be accepted. Please note the email addresses at the top of this notice. No other synopsis will be posted for this requirement