Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services within the city limits of Brownsville, Texas

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

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 Brownsville, Texas. 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; Revision 01, December 2007 by CCB; Revision 02, December 2008 by CCB; Modified by SCR RMT, January 2009; Modified by CHN, July 2009."

This is a firm-fixed unit price requirements-type contract. The services are estimated to be: 90% male (69 beds) and 10% female (8 beds) for the two-year base period; and 90% male (72 beds) and 10% female (8 beds) for Option Year One, Option Year Two, and Option Year Three, each. The estimated number of inmate days is 56,287 for the two-year base period; and 29,200 for Option Year One, Option Year Two, and Option Year Three, each.

The solicitation will be available on or about October 15, 2009, and it will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at 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-200-1073-SC will be on or about December 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.

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:

This announcement is posted as a Request For Information (RFI) only for an upcoming solicitation that will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. This RFI is being issued to determine whether or not there are qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirements of this upcoming solicitation. The solicitation will be for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services for male and female offenders held under the authority of various United States statutes located within the city limits of Brownsville, Texas.

The requirement will be for approximately seventy-seven (77) beds for the two-year Base Period; and for eighty (80) beds for Option Year One, Option Year Two, and Option Year Three, each.

The anticipated period of performance is December 1, 2010 through November 30, 2015 if all option periods are exercised.

If you have an interest in the upcoming solicitation, please provide a written response to the questions below and send your response to Ryan Chandler, Contracting Officer, via email at rpchandler@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 (RRC) 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. Are there any zoning issues that would prohibit or slow down the procurement process?

11. 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 to get to and from their programming appointments?

12. Is the location listed conducive of the BOP requirement for inmates finding jobs within fourteen (14) days of placement?

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

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

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:

This announcement is posted as a Request For Information (RFI) only for an upcoming solicitation that will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. This RFI is being issued to determine whether or not there are qualified sources that will be able to meet the requirements of this upcoming solicitation. The solicitation will be for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services for male and female offenders held under the authority of various United States statutes located within the city limits of Brownsville, Texas.

The requirement will be for approximately seventy-seven (77) beds for the two-year Base Period; and for seventy-seven (77) beds for Option Year One, Option Year Two, and Option Year Three, each.

The anticipated period of performance is December 1, 2010 through November 30, 2015 if all option periods are exercised.

If you have an interest in the upcoming solicitation, please provide a written response to the questions below and send your response to Ryan Chandler, Contracting Officer, via email at rpchandler@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 (RRC) 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. Are there any zoning issues that would prohibit or slow down the procurement process?

11. 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 to get to and from their programming appointments?

12. Is the location listed conducive of the BOP requirement for inmates finding jobs within fourteen (14) days of placement?

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

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