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R -- CONTINGENCY SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS), TEMPORARY EXPANSION FACILITIES SOL DACW63-00-R-0002 DUE 010300 POC Contract Specialist, Denver Heath, (817) 978-4418 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Contracting, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil/. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Denver Heath,, denver.s.heath@SWF02.usace.army.mil. The Department Of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service (DOJ/INS) Mass Immigration Response Support (MIRS) Project provides for the establishment of temporary expansion facilities to augment existing INS facilities in the event of a significant influx of undocumented aliens into the United States. The mission of the MIRS project is to plan for, and on order, initiate specific engineering, construction and logistics support necessary to establish, operate, and maintain one or more expansion facilities, depending on the magnitude and circumstances of the emergency. In general, the expansion facilities are grouped into two categories: Temporary Staging Facilities (TSF) and Temporary Detention Centers (TDC). The TSF will serve as a secured processing center and temporary holding facility for undocumented aliens awaiting transportation to more permanent INS holding facilities. The average length of an undocumented alien's stay at a TSF is between 24 and 72 hours. A TSF will be designed to process up to 1800 undocumented aliens per day, with a maximum overnight capacity of 5000 undocumented aliens. The contractor must plan life necessities. The TDC will serve as a more permanent holding facility. Detainees may be transported to a TDC subsequent to being processed at a TSF or other INS processing facility, or may be transported directly to a TDC after apprehension. The TDC will be in operation one month to two years, and may be constructed for detainee populations from 100 to 5,000. In addition to the TSF requirements, a TDC may require outdoor recreation areas, courtroom areas, expanded medical facilities and support personnel for these functions. During the Planning stage, the successful contractor will prepare a Management Plan for each of the ten TSF sites, in accordance with the requirements of the contract. CONTRACT PROCEDURES: Both a cost proposal and a technical proposal will be required. The estimated value for the Planning and Plan Maintenance stages is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The maximum estimated total contract amount Not-to-Exceed (NTE) $350,000,000.00 covers the possibility that an EVENT will occur requiring the execution of a task order for TSFs/TDCs. Proposals from large business firms must comply with FAR clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. Subcontracting Plan and Pre-Award Information will be submitted as part of the proposal. Failure to submit a Subcontracting Plan and Pre-Award Information by the closing date may result in rejection of bid. The Fort Worth District subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount to be placed with the following: 61.2% with small business; 9.1% with small disadvantaged business, 5.0% with women-owned small business, 2% with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs), and .5% with HUBZone. The Government intends to negotiate an aggressive subcontracting plan. The estimated Contract Duration will be an initialBase Period NTE 365 calendar days from date of contract award plus four (4) Option Periods consisting of 365 days each. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8744; business size standard is $5,000,000. The Solicitation is to be issued on or about 18 November 1999. Proposals will be due on or about 03 January 2000. The Government intends to issue this solicitation and all amendments through the use of the Internet and CD ROM. No additional media will be provided unless the Government determines that it is necessary. Contractors may view/download this solicitation and all amendments on the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. In order to be notified by the Ft. Worth District of any changes to this solicitation, the Offeror must register as a planholder. Any Offeror that does not register as a planholder for this solicitation will be required to check the above Webpage daily in order to be notified of any changes to the solicitation. This projectwill be issued Unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency Posted 10/29/99 (W-SN396548). (0302)

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