Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Services

Pre-Solicitation Notice
RFP-200-1044-NC

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking concerns having the ability for providing residential reentry center (RRC) services for male and female Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes located within the city limits of Fargo, North Dakota. Residential services include care, custody, control, accountability, and treatment, including subsistence. The services described shall be in accordance with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Statement of Work entitled, "Residential Reentry Center - August 2007, revised by CCB December 2007 and May 2008. Locally modified by NCRO November 2008". This is a firm-fixed unit price requirement type contract. The services are estimated to be 69% male and 31% female for the two-year base period; 68% male and 32% female for option year one; 69% male and 31% female for option year two; and 70% male and 30% female for option year three. The estimated number of inmate days is 19,006 for the two-year base period; 10,220 for option year one; 10,585 for option year two; and 10,950 for option year three. The solicitation will be available on or about February 13th 2009 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov . Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The estimated closing date of RFP-200-1044-NC will be on or about April 14, 2009. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by this agency. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone requests or written requests for the solicitation will be accepted.

Faith-Based and Community Organizations

Faith-Based and Community Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.

Response Date: January 7, 2009

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

This announcement is posted as a request for information only, for an upcoming solicitation that will be posted in FEDBIZOPPS. This request for information is issued to determine whether or not there are qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirements. The solicitation will be for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services for male and female adult Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes located within the city limits of Fargo, North Dakota. The requirement will be for approximately twenty-six (26) beds (18 male - 8 female) for the two-year base period; twenty-eight (28) beds (19 male - 9 female) for option year #1; twenty-nine (29) beds (20 male - 9 female) for option year #2; and thirty (30) beds ( 21 male - 9 female) for option year #3. The anticipated period of performance is March 1, 2010 through February 28, 2015, if all option years are exercised.

If you have an interest in the upcoming solicitation, please provide a written response to the questions below to Michael Connors, Contracting Officer via email at m1connors@bop.gov. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

1. Are you familiar with and does your company qualify for any of the programs identified under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19. If yes, please explain. For example, what is the size (small, large, non-profit, etc.) and status (8a, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business, woman-owned, etc.) of your organization?

2. What experience do you have in providing residential reentry services?

3. Are there any other Residential Reentry Center facilities in the area?

4. Are there any state or local ordinances/restrictions that would prohibit or that would considerably slow down the procurement process, (i.e. building permits or leasing/rental agreements)?

5. Are there any known local area concerns? Do you think the area would be supportive of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) program? Are there any known groups or organizations that would oppose the operation of a residential (halfway) house in this area?

6. Are there environmental issues/ concerns in the area?

7. Are there HUBZone locations in the area?

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

9. What percentage of the work would you do with your firm's employees and what percentage of the work would you subcontract? If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate any difficulties in subcontracting with 8(a), small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled, or women-owned small business concerns?

10. Do you feel a pre-solicitation conference would provide any assistance in clarifying the requirement for this area? If so, explain how it would be helpful.

11. Are there any zoning issues that prohibit or would slow down the procurement process?

12. 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?

13. Is the location listed conducive of the BOP requirement for inmates finding jobs within 14 days of placement?

14. Are there innovations in this area that BOP could benefit from and if so what are they?

15. Are there unique laws or regulations applicable to these services?