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B -- JPATS ANALYTICAL FUNCTION SOL n/a DUE 050198 POC Peter Reese 202-307-9339 Sources Sought -- The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is considering contracting for the following services from a contractor with the experise to perform the analytical functions and program oversight as described below. General Scope of Work. A. Background In August of 1994, the Deputy Attorney General directed the merger of the USMS, National Prisoner Transportation System and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Air Transport Branch into a single entity, to form the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS). The first complete year under this merger was Fiscal Year 1996 which commenced on October 1, 1995. The aircraft, facilities, and scheduling operations of the two organizations were operationally merged into JPATS. JPATS is responsible for scheduling, aircraft transport operations, aircraft and facility maintenance, and security required to transport USMS and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prisoners, and INS deportable aliens. In additin, JPATS provides scheduling of BOP owned and operated buses which transport USMS and BOP prisoners and INS aliens. Further, the prisoner/alien scheduling function encompasses all ground movement, i.e., vans, cars, as well as commercial air and air charter movements. JPATS also provides prisoner transportation for state and local law enforcement agencies and the military. B. Purpose of the Analytical Services. In response to the increased national emphasis on the removal of deportable aliens and increasing numbers of inmates incarcerated by the BOP, JPATS has experienced rapid expansion and growth. This expansion, combined with the JPATS success in providing safe, secure, and efficient nation-wide transportation for criminals and deportable aliens, has created the need to creaste a permanent analytic capability to develop performance data, plan operations, support resouce requests, etc., for the efficient and effective operation of JPATS, such as mode of travel, frequency of routes, leased or owned aircraft, location of hubs, etc.C. Objective and Tasks. The objective of the JPATS analytical and program oversight function is to provide sound data and analysis related to the JPATS workload, per-unit costs, and optimal scheduling and routing plans which is critical to making decisions that are efficient and cost effective, as well as critical to the development and justification of resouce requests. The analytical team will provide comprehensive short and logn-term reviews and analysis of the JPATS. The function will also serve as a guide to JPATS officials to ensure constant efficiency of the system. The USMS goal is to maximize the passengers on schedule aircraft and vehicles and to transport them by the most safe and efficient method at the least cost. D. Duties and functions. The contractor will provide duties and functions as listed below. The contracted service will be performed on-site at the USMS, JPATS office located at 250 Richards Road, Suite 250, Kansas City, MO 64106. Constant review of JPATS routing structures, trip frequencies, tranportation conveyances utilized, etc. Recommend any require changed to the existing transportation systems for both the USMS and INS that will satisfy the requirements in the most efficient and econmical manner (both short-term and log-term). Work closely with automated systems specialist to analyze the systems for effectiveness. Participates on committees for computer software and hardware elections and vendor evaluation. Plans and conducts analysis of broad areas of project work processes to assist in automated suystem designs, risk analysis and operational needs. Study the feasibility and proposed efficiency of further phases of the Automated Prisoner Scheduling System (APSS) or any other relevant automated systems. Conduct econimc research and analysis in the capacity as technical consultant and econmic advisor on the JPATS operations. Will collect and evaluate the costs and resouces involved with the movement of prisoners and most effective use of the resouces. Be familiar with all sources of econmic information and methods of collection, quantifying, analyzing, and evaluating the cost of operating JPATS compared to other transportation services available in the marketplace. Will perform studies to analyze and monitor the present operations, gather statistical data and develop systems and/or databases to determine the routes, equipment requirements and frequency of prisoner/alien movement. Will make recommendations as to the size and type of aircraft to procure for the JPATS fleet. Interested firms should send capability statements to the following address: USMS-JPATS, Attn: John Wichman, 250 Richards Road, Suite 250, Kansas City, MO 64106. Capability statements should include descriptions of similar efforts performed, sample resumes of employees or potential employees, and any other relevant information relative to the work set forth herein. (0063)

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