Residential Reentry Services and Home Confinement Services located within the Hampton Roads, Virginia Metro Area to include the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Poquoson, and Williamsburg.

Request for Information (RFI)

This RFI is issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to gather information regarding the availability of qualified sources for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) and Home Confinement (HC) services within the Hampton Roads, Virginia Metro Area. The services will be for male and female offenders and will cover an area including cities like Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, with a Home Confinement radius of within 100 miles of a facility. This RFI is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP).

• The anticipated solicitation will be for an IDIQ type contract.

• It is expected to include a guaranteed minimum and an estimated maximum number of placements.

• Estimated maximum: 116 In-House placements and 75 Home Confinement placements.

• The successful offeror will be required to provide all services under a single procurement.

• Questions regarding this RFI must be submitted to r16brown@bop.gov by April 27, 2026.

• Questions and answers will be posted as an amendment on SAM.gov on or about May 4, 2026.

• Responses to this RFI must be emailed in PDF format by May 13, 2026, 2:00 p.m. (EDT) to Rachel Brown, Contracting Officer at r16brown@bop.gov.

• Vendors are encouraged to provide responses to specific questions listed in the RFI, including experience, local ordinances, zoning issues, transportation, and environmental concerns.

• Responses should include company contact information, socio-economic listing, Tax-ID, and DUNS.

• Not specified in this RFI, but vendors are asked to provide their socio-economic category (HUBZone, 8(a), Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Women Owned Small Business).

• This RFI is not a commitment to issue an RFP or contract.

• No proposals or offers should be submitted.

• Costs incurred in responding to this RFI are at the vendor's expense.

• Information submitted may be subject to public disclosure under FOIA, unless marked as proprietary and exempt.

• A questionnaire is included for company information and socio-economic details.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

This document outlines the requirements for managing and operating a Residential Reentry Center (RRC) that provides comprehensive community-based services for individuals in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) or under the supervision of the United States Probation and Pretrial Services.

The SOW details the contractor's responsibilities in managing the RRC, including but not limited to:

• Administration and Organization
• Personnel management and staffing
• Facility compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
• Life safety measures and emergency plans
• Sanitation and waste management
• Electrical safety
• Hazardous materials control
• Pest control
• Referral and intake processing
• Resident programs (e.g., individualized program plans, progress reviews, case management)
• Home confinement procedures
• Security and accountability measures
• Discipline procedures
• Medical services, including emergency care and prescription management
• Records and reporting
• Release procedures
• Escape procedures
• Handling of serious illness, injury, or death
• USPO cases
• Research and evaluation participation
• BOP inspections
• Deductions and reimbursements

Not explicitly stated in the provided sections, but implies ongoing operation of an RRC.

• Compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and executive orders.
• Maintenance of a written operations manual, contingency plan, sanitation and housekeeping plan, emergency plans, and other required policies and procedures.
• Staff training and background checks.
• Use of specific BOP forms and electronic systems (e.g., R3M).
• Reporting of all incidents, including criminal activity, to the appropriate authorities and the RRM.
• Contractor is responsible for all costs associated with providing services unless explicitly stated otherwise.
• Contractor must protect, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the U.S. Government and BOP.