Family Case Management Services - CHI

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), intends to solicit an innovative Statement of Objectives (SOO) that addresses the needs of ICE in order to contract for Family Case Management Services for the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan region. The scope of this effort aims to promote compliance with participants' release conditions, including any required reporting to ICE Enforcement and Removals Operations (ERO), immigration court hearings, and final orders of removal, while allowing them to remain in the community and maintain access to community services for the duration of the removal process. The contractor shall develop and implement an individualized Family Service Plan (FSP) and perform services in accordance with the requirements of the Statement of Objectives at contractor locations based upon a family unit's case and circumstances. The FSP shall provide the participant with recommendations on how to participate in the program successfully. The scale of this effort is dependent on the number of enrollments, but should accommodate a minimum of 40 Heads of Household up to a maximum of 300 Heads of Household, depending on enrollment and funding demands. The Government anticipates awarding a five (5) years and six (6) months Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Option Year contract using fixed unit pricing. The Service Contract Act is applicable to this acquisition. All required clauses and provisions will be identified in the solicitation and resulting contractual instrument. This procurement is being competed to the open market. The anticipated release date of the solicitation is on or about February 19, 2015. The solicitation closing date will be sixty (60) days after release of the Request for Proposal (RFP). Amendments to this synopsis will be made as needed and posted to FedBizOpps.gov.

Amendment # 2 (March 31, 2015) The purpose of this amendment to ICE solicitation HSCEDM-15-R-00012 is to make the following revisions: (Note: The following list is provided for informational purposes only and is not all-inclusive. Offerors are instructed to refer to the solicitation documents for complete Amendment details.) 1. Section B: Revise CLINs to include a 90 Days Transition CLIN 2. Section B: Revise CLINs to include a CLIN for "Approved Transportation to the Metropolitan Region" 2. Section B: Revise CLINs to include a CLIN for "Approved Local Transportation" 3. Section B: Revise Base Year CLINs from 12 months to 9 months 4. Section C.4: Revise Place to Performance to include the statement "with coordination through ICE's Family Residential Centers located in Leesport, Pennsylvania; Karnes City, Texas; and Dilley, Texas." 5. Section C.6.1 - C.6.13: Clarify and revise Performance Objectives (various revisions made- changes highlighted in yellow where possible). 6. Section C.7: Remove reference to "Program Manager". 7. Section C.8: Suggested Staffing provisions clarified. 8. Section C.9: Revise CLINs to include new CLINs 0009, CLIN 0010 and CLIN 0011 (Base Year CLIN structure shown only) and add the sentences "The Transition period shall be 90 days. Full performance shall begin after 90 days." 9. Section E: Remove reference to "IT Security Plan" 10. Sections E and J.1: Include new Attachment 05 "Security Controls Questionnaire" 11. Sections E and J.2: Include the following new Exhibits (A-H): A. Security Requirements Traceability Matrix B. Security Plan C. Contingency Plan D. Contingency Plan Test Results E. Configuration Management Plan F. Security Assessment Plan G. Security Assessment Report H. ATO Letter 12. Section G.3: Revise invoice submission requirements to state "Supporting documentation requirements will be defined at time of award" and remove items related to detention services. 13. Section H.3: Insert requirement for the new Attachment 05 (Security Controls Questionnaire) to be provided within the Volume I Technical proposal. 14. Section H.3.1: Revise first sentence to clarify submission requirements for Security Authorization (SA) (Exhibits A-H) "no later than 30 days after contract award". 15. Section H.3.1(a): Revise first sentence to state: "Authority to Operate (ATO) -The ATO will be obtained approximately 90 days after award and prior to the anticipated full commencement of services date." 16. Section H.3.1(b)(i): Identify Section J Exhibits A-H throughout the paragraph and add the provision for submission of documents "...no later than thirty (30) days after contract award....". 17. Section I, 52.216-19(a) Revise minimum order to one (1) HoH. 18. Section L.4.4: Revise first sentence from "all three formats..." to "email format". 19. Section L.4.4: Revise proposal submission deadline from "14:00 EDT April 20, 2015" to "14:00 EDT May 15, 2015". 20. Section L.6.4: Revise reference to "(i.e., above 450)" to "(i.e., above 300)". 21. Section L.7: Revise Questions Submission deadline from "12 noon EDT March 12, 2015" to "12:00 noon EDT April 13, 2015". 22. Attachment 01 (QASP): Paragraph 9 - First sentence revised to state "Program participants are the ultimate recipients of the services...." 23. Attachment 01 (QASP): (Appendix A, Functional Area # 5): Remove "Participant Discrimination" and reference to ALDF and replace with "Contractor Staffing". 24. Attachment 03 (Cost and Pricing Summary): Revised to include new Transportation and Transition CLINs, and update Periods of Performance. Where possible, most revisions have been highlighted in yellow within the solicitation documents. Summary of Amendment 2 uploaded documents: 1. Amendment 2 Solicitation Sections A-M (.pdf) 2. ATTACHMENT 01 - QASP (Amendment 2 Revision) (.doc) 3. ATTACHMENT 03 - Cost and Pricing Summary (.docx) 4. ATTACHMENT 05 - Security Controls Questionnaire (.xlsx) 5. Exhibit A: Security Requirements Traceability Matrix 6. Exhibit B: Security Plan 7. Exhibit C: Contingency Plan 8. Exhibit D: Contingency Plan Test Results 9. Exhibit E: Configuration Management Plan 10. Exhibit F: Security Assessment Plan 11. Exhibit G: Security Assessment Report 12. Exhibit H: ATO Letter (End)