Secure Housing Unit (SHU) at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC)

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking design and construction services for a new Secure Housing Unit (SHU) at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Los Fresnos, Texas. This Request for Information (RFI) targets potential contractors to provide details about their capabilities for constructing a single-story facility with 26 modular cells, day rooms, showers, and associated security infrastructure. Interested parties must submit a 10-page Capabilities Statement demonstrating their experience with similar design-build projects completed in the last 2-5 years. The evaluation will focus on contractors' past performance, including project costs, timelines, craft trades involved, and challenges overcome. Responses are due by 1400 EST on February 11, 2025, and must be submitted via email to the specified contracting officers.

The opportunity is set aside for small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, and other qualifying business categories. Respondents must be registered in SAM.gov and provide their UEI number, business classification, and bonding capability information. While the exact award value is not specified, the project is estimated to be in the $5-10 million range under NAICS code 236220 for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The new SHU will include separate sections for male and female detainees, with specialized security features such as a complete surveillance system, detention-grade modular steel cells, and HVAC systems with UV-C disinfection. No direct contract award will result from this RFI, and the government will not reimburse any costs associated with response preparation.