U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Procurement and Property Branch, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20534 Attention: Community Corrections Center Contracting

G -- PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL/DETENTION SERVICES POC Timothy L. Perry, Contracting Officer, (202) 307-1189. The following is a Request for Comment (RFC). This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal. The President's fiscal year 1996 budget proposes an increase in the use of privatized corrections in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP). Specifically, the plan is to contract with private corrections concerns to operate the majority of all future Federal pretrial detention, minimum and low security correctional facilities. The correctional facilities will be Government Owned/Contractor Operated and the estimated population capacity of individual prisons is anticipated to be between 500 and 1,600 inmates. The purpose of the RFC is to afford industry an opportunity to comment on any perceived issues with regard to the privatization initiative and to allow the Government to receive the benefit of industry comments. The Government's purpose in providing an opportunity for industry comment is to identify potential problem areas, and provide alternative recommendations in order to enhance the success of the initiative. The Government believes industry feedback is important, and is receptive to any and all ideas from industry which would result in limiting unnecessarily constraining requirements, realizing cost savings, or highlighting potential technical or contractual problem areas associated with the initiative. Any comments provided should not be viewed as a vehicle for presenting a specific approach or product intended to be proposed but as an opportunity to improve an eventual solicitation package. Comments are solicited regarding the following: (1) The FBOP is considering negotiated Firm-Fixed Unit-Price (based upon inmate man-days) Indefinite-Quantity ''Performance-Based'' Contracts with an award or incentive fee and an objective, measurable quality assurance surveillance plan (the FBOP intends to follow Office of Federal Procurement Policy letter 91-2, Service Contracting); (2) Selection will be made on a best-value basis and significant emphasis will be afforded to past performance in providing correctional services as an evaluation criterion in determining award; (3) The FBOP will require the eventual awardees to provide comprehensive correctional services including the ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations arising from within or outside the correctional facility; (4) The FBOP will require the eventual awardees to provide comprehensive maintenance and repair of the Government Owned facility and to provide the necessary insurance/general liability coverage deemed necessary or appropriate; (5) The FBOP may require the contractors to identify key facility management staff (i.e., Wardens and other key personnel responsible for day to day prison management) with initial submission of proposals; (6) The FBOP will require the eventual awardees to provide comprehensive educational, life skills, substance abuse, recreational and similar correctional programs appropriate for an adult inmate population; (7) Comment regarding the provision of comprehensive medical and psychiatric care to the referenced inmate population; (8) Comment regarding the awardees providing a health care delivery system which meets the current Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations standard for ambulatory care facilities and the accreditation of that system subsequent to award; (9) Comment regarding the appropriate length of the start-up period between contract award and performance; (10) At various times, for various reasons, a number of prisoners may be moved between FBOP contractor managed facilities and FBOP operated facilities. Therefore, the use of established FBOP classification, discipline, and inmate record keeping procedures will be necessary; (11) Comments, whether supportive or critical, are earnestly solicited regarding every aspect of the proposed initiative. Replies are not mandatory. Replies will be separated from, and have no bearing on, subsequent evaluation of proposals submitted in response to any resulting formal Requests for Proposals. The use of comments received from industry to complete final statements of work and resulting solicitation documents will be at the discretion of the FBOP. Any subsequent solicitations will be synopsized prior to its release. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. The Government will not critique a potential offeror's comments and the RFC should not be used by offerors to market their products/services. The Government does not intend to pay for the information solicited and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of the RFC. Proprietary information is not being solicited. Information considered proprietary, if any, should be identified as such. Responses to this synopsis must be submitted in writing to the Contracting at the above address no later than May 7, 1995. (0097)

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