Presolicitation
Pre-solicitation - Residential Reentry Center (RRC) Services, Home Confinement (HC) Services - Houston Texas
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sol. 15BRRC27R00000003
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to buy Residential Reentry Center (halfway house) beds and Home Confinement services for male and female federal offenders in Houston, Texas. It is a pre-solicitation notice; the actual RFP is expected after November 1, 2026. The contract would be one base year plus four option years.
Watch out for
- Single award for both services. A business that can only do beds or only home confinement would have to team up, because the Government wants one provider for both.
It is the intent of the Government to award both line items (RRC and HC) to a single provider
- Facility must be inside Houston city limits. You would need a suitable residential facility in the city before you can propose, which can take time and money to secure.
within the City Limits of Houston, Texas
- Solicitation not yet released. No requirements, evaluation factors or price schedule are available yet; the RFP is expected after November 1, 2026.
The Solicitation (RFP) will be available after November 1, 2026, exclusively on www.sam.gov.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Run a Residential Reentry Center in Houston with an estimated maximum of 100 beds (90 male, 10 female)
- Provide Home Confinement services for an estimated maximum of 100 male and female placements
- Follow the Bureau of Prisons Residential Reentry Center March 2022 Statement of Work (Home Confinement is Chapter 10)
- Offer both services together, since the Government intends one award for both
- Contract type
- Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) with firm fixed unit prices for all line items
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 4 one-year option periods
- Place of performance
- Houston, TX (RRC within the city limits of Houston; Home Confinement within a 150-mile radius of the facility)
- Offers due
- Not yet set. The notice says the estimated closing date will be 60 days after the RFP is issued (SAM lists 2026-10-30T10:00:00-06:00 as the response deadline)
- How to submit
- The RFP will be posted only on www.sam.gov; no hard copies
What to include when you submit
- Questions about this pre-solicitation go to Rachel Brown at r16brown@bop.gov by 2:00PM MST on Friday, October 15, 2026
- Watch SAM.gov for the RFP and all updates; the agency will not accept phone or written requests for the solicitation
- The agency says it will not accept collect calls
You must have
- Open to all responsible sources (no set-aside)
All responsible sources may submit proposals.
- Must be able to serve both Residential Reentry Center and Home Confinement work, since one provider is intended for both
It is the intent of the Government to award both line items (RRC and HC) to a single provider
- Must follow the Bureau of Prisons Residential Reentry Center Statement of Work
Both RRC and Home Confinement services must follow the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Reentry Center, March 2022 Statement of Work.
Not in the notice text
- How proposals will be evaluated and the evaluation factors
- Estimated contract value
- Exact RFP due date (about 60 days after issue)
- Licenses, security or facility standards beyond the March 2022 Statement of Work
- Whether there is a current provider
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- 15BRRC27R00000003
- Agency
- Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- Office
- Residential Reentry - Co
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 623990
- Product/service code
- G004
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare
- Place of performance
- Houston, TX
- Contracting contact
- Rachel Brownr16brown@bop.gov
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking providers for Residential Reentry Center (RRC) beds and Home Confinement services for male and female federal offenders within the City Limits of Houston, Texas. Home Confinement placements must be within a 150?mile radius of the facility. Both RRC and Home Confinement services must follow the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Reentry Center, March 2022 Statement of Work. Home Confinement requirements are defined in Chapter 10, with additional requirements noted throughout the SOW. This will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type contract with firm fixed unit prices for all line items. The RRC requirement will consist of an estimated maximum of 100 beds in which 90 beds will be designated for males and 10 beds designated for females for the One-year Base Period and each of the Four One-year Option Periods The Home Confinement requirement will consist of an estimated maximum of 100 placements to include both males and females for the One-year Base Period and each of the Four One-year Option Periods. It is the intent of the Government to award both line items (RRC and HC) to a single provider, as these services are interconnected and rely upon each other to ensure adequate programming and case management of offenders. The The Government reserves the right to potentially make an award which is deemed to be in the best interest of the Government. The Solicitation (RFP) will be available after November 1, 2026, exclusively on www.sam.gov. No hard copies will be provided. All updates will also be posted on this site, and interested parties are responsible for monitoring it for the latest information. The estimated closing date will be 60 days after the RFP is issued. All responsible sources may submit proposals. No collect calls will be accepted, and the agency will not accept telephone or written requests for the solicitation. Any questions regarding the pre-solicitation notice can be addressed to Rachel Brown at r16brown@bop.gov by 2:00PM MST on Friday, October 15, 2026.
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