SOURCES SOUGHT
G -- Non-Secure Residential Juvenile and Mental Health Services in New Mexico Counties
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 623990
— Other Residential Care Facilities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Acquisitions Branch, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20534
- ZIP Code
- 20534
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-200-1227-WS
- Point of Contact
- Edgar L. Stanton, Phone: 202-307-3070, Linda D Townsel, Phone: 202-616-5887
- E-Mail Address
-
estanton@bop.gov, ltownsel@bop.gov
(estanton@bop.gov, ltownsel@bop.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Response Date: August 16, 2013 TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES This announcement is posted as a Request For Information (RFI) only for an upcoming solicitation to 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 intended upcoming solicitation. The solicitation will be for Non-Secure Residential Juvenile services for juvenile male offenders and/or Non-Secure Mental Health Juvenile services for juvenile male offenders. The upcoming solicitation for the above services will be located within the following State of New Mexico counties: San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, McKinley, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Cibola, Bernalillo, Valencia. The requirement for Non-Secure Residential Juvenile services for juvenile males will be for a minimum guaranteed one (1) male bed for the one-year base period and each of the four one-year option periods and an estimated maximum ten (10) male beds for the one-year base period and each of the four one-year option periods. The requirement for Non-Secure Mental Health Juvenile services for juvenile males will be for a minimum guaranteed one (1) male bed for the one-year base period and each of the four one-year option periods and an estimated maximum two (2) male beds for the one-year base period and each of the four one-year option periods. The anticipated period of performance is May 1, 2014 through April 31, 2019 (if all option years are exercised). The questions below pertain to the services that will be sought under the intended upcoming solicitation. If you have an interest in the upcoming solicitation, please provide a written response to all questions below (for both Non-Secure Residential Juvenile services and Non-Secure Residential Juvenile Mental Health services and send your response to Edgar Stanton, Contract Specialist, via email at estanton@bop.gov. You are advised that providing responses to these questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NON-SECURE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR JUVENILE MALES: 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 (RRC)? 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. Are there any zoning issues that prohibit or would 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 get to and from their programming appointments? 12. Is the location conducive to the BOP's RRC requirement for inmates to find jobs within fourteen (14) days of placement? 13. Are there innovations in this area that BOP could benefit from and if so what are they? 14. Are there unique laws or regulations applicable to these services? NON-SECURE RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR JUVENILE MALES: 1. Are you currently providing mental health services to a correctional entity? In what capacity? 2. What experience do you have in providing mental health services for offenders housed in the community (at federal, state, or local levels)? 3. Are there any providers offering mental health service monitoring for offenders in your geographic area? 4. Are you aware of any state of local ordinances/restrictions that would prohibit or that would considerably slow down the procurement process for mental health services for this requirement? 5. Are there any unique laws or regulations applicable to mental health services in the area identified for this requirement? If so, what are they? 6. If applicable, what percentage of the work would you perform with your firm's employees, and what percentage would you be interested in subcontracting, in providing mental health services? If subcontracting opportunities are available, do you anticipate any difficulties or complications in relation to the provision of these services?
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/PPB/RFI-200-1227-WS/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: New Mexico, United States
- Record
- SN03133463-W 20130802/130801000305-ce085aa1dd0e6db8c7a70a8a74624aad (fbodaily.com)
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