DHS ICE Religious Services

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is soliciting proposals for comprehensive religious services across six detention facilities through solicitation number 70CDCR25R00000020. The contract requires providing on-site chaplains, support staff, and coordination of volunteers to deliver worship services, religious instruction, and pastoral care to detainees from diverse faith backgrounds while maintaining facility safety and security protocols. Key qualifications include bilingual chaplains with strong preference for Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, Punjabi, or Turkish language capabilities, along with experience in detention settings and knowledge of various religious practices. The contractor must also manage religious meal approvals, oversee religious property and instructional materials, and provide a National Program Manager and Local Facility Chaplains at each location. Award decisions will be made through a best-value trade-off analysis where technical factors significantly outweigh price considerations, focusing on understanding of requirements, key personnel qualifications, management approach, and organizational capabilities. The deadline for questions was September 15, 2025, with proposals due by 4:00 PM EST on September 19, 2025.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and no incumbent contractors are identified in the available documentation. The contract structure includes a firm fixed-price arrangement with a 12-month base period beginning September 29, 2025, followed by four potential one-year option periods extending through September 28, 2030. Additional funding provisions include up to $60,000 annually for religious items and up to $200,000 annually for miscellaneous expenses such as travel, living allowances, and quality control costs. Services will be performed at six locations: ICE Service Processing Centers in Batavia, New York; Miami, Florida; Los Fresnos, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Florence, Arizona; and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The contract falls under NAICS code 813110 for Religious Organizations and requires compliance with Performance Based National Detention Standards 2011 and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.