U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Procurement and Property Branch, 320 First Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20534

R -- CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED SOL RFP PCC-0007 POC Andrew L. Payne -- (202)616-1647 Fax(202)616-6007 WEB: Bureau of Prisons Web Site, http://www.bop.gov. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, apayne@bop.gov. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) has a requirement to house up to an estimated 4,500 male low security non-U.S. citizen criminal aliens in Contractor-Owned and Contractor-Operated secure corrections facilities. Proposed facilities must be located in the states of Arizona and/or California and have the capacity to accommodate a minimum of 1,000 inmates. The facility shall include a special housing unit (segregation) which will accommodate at least 10% of the inmate capacity. Facilities may be new construction, expansion, or existing and shall house only FBOP inmates. The facilities should be located within proximity, and have access to, emergency services (medical, fire protection, law enforcement, etc.). The contractor shall provide all necessary facilities, services, equipment, and supplies needed for contract performance and be ready to accept inmates within 365 days of contract award. Firms may propose more than one facility. The FBOP may elect to make multiple awards under this solicitation.The FBOP intends to award firm-fixed price contracts with: award-fee incentives; a potential term of ten years consisting of a three-year base and seven one-year option periods; a performance-based statement of work based generally on American Correctional Association standards; and a management emphasis on contractor quality control. The FBOP has established a decisional rule criteria requiring all offerors to clearly demonstrate they have corporate experience operating secure corrections/detention facilities for a continuous three year period as of the date the Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued. Offerors shall be required to provide information to the FBOP for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., and the implementing regulations at 40 CFR Part 1500. NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, the offeror shall submit a Phase I Survey (three copies) conducted in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), E-1527-97, "Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessment: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process" for each proposed site. The Phase 1 Survey shall include, as a "Non-Scope Consideration" under Chapter 12 of the Standard Practice, a delineation or identification of on-site wetlands and an analysis of potential impacts to threatened or endangered species or species of special status. The identification of on-site wetlands should include an on-site reconnaissance level survey/report by a qualified wetlands specialist, the National Wetlands Inventory map for the project area, and an identification of hydric soils on the proposed property. The analysis of potential impacts to threatened and endangered species and species of special status should include a site reconnaissance report identifying potential habitat or presence of protected species by a qualified biologist with federal and state threatened and endangered species (plant and animal) lists. Failure to submit the Phase I Survey for any site within 60 days shall preclude that site from being considered for this procurement. The Government shall only accept offers for which a Phase I Survey has been timely submitted. All other offers will be rejected. Any, and all, information submitted as a part of the Phase I Survey shall be considered non-proprietary and, at the discretion of Government, be made public during the Scoping process under NEPA or at any other appropriate time. Prospective offerors shall submit, in writing to the Contracting Officer, all requests for Wage Determinations for the geographic area in which they are proposing to perform this service. Requests shall contain the State and County of the place of performance and shall be submitted NO LATER THAN 60 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE . THE RFP WILL BE ISSUED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ON ONE (1) CD-ROM IN PDF (ADOBE ACROBAT) FILE FORMAT. The estimated RFP issuance date is September 8, 2000 and the estimated closing date is November 6, 2000. All responsible sources may request a copy of the RFP by submitting a written request to the above address or E-Mail to APAYNE@BOP.GOV. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted. Past Performance and Experience shall be significant factors in the evaluation of offers and award selection shall be made on a Best Value basis. Posted 06/13/00 (W-SN464222). (0165)

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