Housing Officers for Migrants and Other Vulnerable Populations at the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION:

The attached Amendment 000001 is to change the proposal due date from December 22, 2016 to January 23, 2017. The Amendment also specifies that proposals shall be received by ICE by the due date and not merely submitted. The changes are reflected on the amended pages 242 and 246 which are attached to this modification and which replace the same pages on the solicitation. 

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

Contract Solicitation Number. HSCEDM-16-R-00005
Contract Award Dollar Amount. TBD
Contract Line Item Number. TBD
Contract Award Date. May 1, 2017 (estimated)
Contractor. TBD

Description:

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing this solicitation for the services described herein under solicitation number HSCEDM-16-R-00005. The services required shall be performed at the Migrant Operations Center (MOC) located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) which fulfills ICE and the Department of State's responsibilities as outlined in Executive Order (E.O.) 13276. 

The goal of the MOC is to provide a safe and secure living environment for migrants temporarily housed there. The contractor shall support and assist the DOS and ICE in meeting their responsibilities for the safety, security and care of these migrants. The MOC is made up of buildings at the base provided by the Department of Defense (DOD). It has an operational capacity of 120 migrants and additional capacity via temporary structures for an additional 280 migrants in the event of a surge in population. This results in a maximum capacity at the facility of 400.

The top level objectives for the contractor shall be as follows:

- Provide a fully secure and safe facility that provides a humane environment to all migrants.

- Staffing of fully trained unarmed security guards, support personnel, and management staff who have the proper security clearances and can meet the requirements of working in an environment containing a vulnerable population that can include males, females, children, and families.

- The timely acquiring and/or accomplishing of training, certifications, licenses, drug testing, uniforms, equipment, supplies, and vehicles necessary to provide the full range of required security and transportation services seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours per day throughout the contract period of performance.

All interested contractors must have prior experience dealing with issues of vulnerable populations, including migrants, housing, safety, security, and health and welfare issues. 

All offerors will be required to attend a mandatory pre-award site visit at the MOC. Offerors interested in attending the site visit must RSVP as set forth in the solicitation no later than 5 pm, EST, October 17, 2016. 

The intended contract type is a single award requirements contract with firm fixed price task orders. The intended procurement method is by negotiation under FAR Part 15. 

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. 

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

Closing Response Date. Formal RFP expected to be issued after September 15, 2016
Contract Solicitation Number. HSCEDM-16-R-00005
Contract Award Dollar Amount. TBD
Contract Line Item Number. TBD
Contract Award Date. May 1, 2017 (estimated)
Contractor. TBD

Description:

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to issue a solicitation for the services described herein under solicitation number HSCEDM-16-R-00005. The services required shall be performed at the Migrant Operations Center (MOC) located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) which fulfills ICE and the Department of State's responsibilities as outlined in Executive Order (E.O.) 13276. 

The goal of the MOC is to provide a safe and secure living environment for migrants temporarily housed there. The contractor shall support and assist the DOS and ICE in meeting their responsibilities for the safety, security and care of these migrants. The MOC is made up of buildings at the base provided by the Department of Defense (DOD). It has an operational capacity of 120 migrants and additional capacity via temporary structures for an additional 280 migrants in the event of a surge in population. This results in a maximum capacity at the facility of 400.

The top level objectives for the contractor shall be as follows:

- Provide a fully secure and safe facility that provides a humane environment to all migrants.

- Staffing of fully trained unarmed security guards, support personnel, and management staff who have the proper security clearances and can meet the requirements of working in an environment containing a vulnerable population that can include males, females, children, and families.

- The timely acquiring and/or accomplishing of training, certifications, licenses, drug testing, uniforms, equipment, supplies, and vehicles necessary to provide the full range of required security and transportation services seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours per day throughout the contract period of performance.

All interested contractors must have prior experience dealing with issues of vulnerable populations, including migrants, housing, safety, security, and health and welfare issues. 

All offerors will be required to attend a mandatory pre-award site visit at the MOC sometime in late October or early November with the final date to be provided in the solicitation. 

The solicitation shall be issued no earlier than September 15, 2016.

The intended contract type is a single award requirements contract with firm fixed price task orders. The intended procurement method is by negotiation under FAR Part 15. The anticipated award date is May 1, 2017 and the anticipated period of performance is as follows:

Base Year:       August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2018
Option Year 1:  August 1, 2018 - July 31, 2019
Option Year 2:  August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020
Option Year 3:  August 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021
Option Year 4:  August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022

No set-asides are anticipated.  

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.