SAM #70CDCR26R00000011

ICE Sole Source Procurement for Comprehensive Detention Services at Prairie Facility

ICE is seeking a sole source provider for comprehensive detention services at the Prairie Detention Facility in Minnesota. - The contract covers housing, security, meals, medical care, transportation, onsite hearings, and all facility operations for up to 1,600 detainees. - Core Civic is identified as the only provider able to meet ICE's requirements within the necessary timeframe. - Services must comply with ICE 2026 National Detention Standards, ACA Standards, PREA, and federal health and safety requirements. - Key requirements include Level III medical care, behavioral health unit, commissary management, robust video surveillance, and secure armed transportation. - Facility renovation, staffing, and installation/maintenance of detention management and surveillance systems are included. - The contract includes a 90-day transition-in period, scaling up detainee intake, and a one-year warranty on surveillance systems with four one-year option periods for maintenance. - No other vendors or OEMs are mentioned; this is a sole source procurement.

Description

DHS/ICE needs to increase bed capacity to meet the administration’s interior enforcement and border decompression goals. This contract supports the ICE ERO Saint Paul Minnesota Field Office with the provision of comprehensive detention services for five years. This required geographical area is essential for ERO to accomplish its apprehension and detention, and removal mission in the most cost efficient and timely manner. The facility must have a capacity of up to 1600 detainees, while also providing guards, meals, medical care, and transportation services. It must also be fully operational within a reasonable time of the contract award date. These services are required to support ERO’s mission to safely detain illegal aliens while they await trial or deportation.

The contractor provides all personnel, detention management, equipment, facilities, supplies, transportation, medical care, and onsite hearings in accordance with the ICE 2026 National Detention Standards (NDS), American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities (ALDF), Standards for Health Services in Jails, and National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).

ICE intends to procure these detention services pursuant to RFO Subpart 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Core Civic is the sole owner and operator of the Prairie detention facility that meets ICE requirements in the timeframe.

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