Turn-key Detention Facilities

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Background and Purpose:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), requires one or more Contractor Owned/Contractor-Operated detention facilities within the ERO Denver, Miami, Seattle and Philadelphia Areas of Responsibility (AOR). Proposed facilities and contract operators must be able to provide housing, medical and mental health care services, transportation, guard services, food service, and detention services for individuals in the custody of ICE. Under this acquisition, the contractor will provide detention management services to include all personnel, management, equipment, supplies, and services necessary for performance of all aspects of the contract.

All facilities that can meet the requirements of the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be considered so long as they can accommodate male and female detainees of low and medium custody levels. However, facilities that can accommodate low, medium, and high custody levels are preferred. ERO will consider turnkey existing facilities, existing facilities requiring upgrades, and newly constructed facilities. All facilities must be able to begin housing detainees with 30 days of contract award.

For all proposed facilities, the contractor shall agree that the facility will be used for the exclusive use of ICE and its detainee population. No other agency will be allowed to use the facilities to house detainees, prisoners, or inmates without prior approval of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or ICE-designated employee. The acquisition does not include the purchase of IT products, services, equipment of commercial-off-the-shelf software.

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