Springfield IL Request for Information Questions and Answers

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

Questions and Answers
Springfield, Illinois Area RRC and Home Confinement Services Sources Sought / RFI: 15BRRC27R
Related Presolicitation Notice: 15BRRC27R00000013

Questions have been paraphrased and consolidated for clarity and to omit vendor-identifying and businessspecific information. These responses provide preliminary acquisition-planning information only. They do not constitute a solicitation, authorize performance, or establish evaluation preferences. Final requirements, proposal instructions, evaluation criteria, and contract terms will be stated in the solicitation and any amendments.

General scope
Q1. Is BOP seeking only housing availability for recently released individuals? A. No. The contemplated requirement is for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services and Home Confinement (HC) services for male and female Federal offenders, not housing alone. Current planning identifies the March 2022 Residential Reentry Center Statement of Work (SOW), including Chapter 10 and other applicable provisions addressing HC. The Government anticipates requiring one provider to furnish both services under separate line items.

Facility ownership and acquisition approach
Q2. Does the RFI establish evaluation preferences for Government ownership, reusable infrastructure, or long-term facility lifecycle savings? A. No such preferences are established in the RFI. The contemplated requirement is for RRC and HC services under an IDIQ services contract. Suggestions concerning alternative approaches may inform market research. Any adopted acquisition approach and evaluation criteria will be identified in the solicitation.
Q3. Does the contemplated procurement include purchase, lease-to-own, purchase-option, or other facility financing arrangements?
A. Those arrangements are not established in the RFI. This Q&A does not authorize or commit the Government to a separate facility purchase or financing arrangement. Any such arrangement would require further acquisition, funding, and legal review before inclusion in the solicitation. Q4. Will a contractor-owned facility’s ability to be relocated and reused receive favorable consideration?
A. The RFI does not establish a separate evaluation preference for reusable or relocatable assets. The solicitation will identify the requirements and evaluation criteria applicable to proposed facilities and pricing.

Springfield, IL | RFI 15BRRC27R

Capacity flexibility
Q5. Will the ability to expand or contract facility capacity receive favorable technical consideration?