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Solicitation Notice: RRC Services to be Located within the Tennessee Counties of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington. Home Confinement Radius 150-mile not Restricted by State or County Lines
Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Sol. 15BRRC26R00000014
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons wants a private company to run a Residential Reentry Center (a halfway house) located in one of ten northeast Tennessee counties around Johnson City, plus a home confinement program for offenders within 150 miles of the center. It is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for one base year plus four option years, and you must provide your own facility.
Watch out for
- Site and zoning proof due with the proposal. You must show a signed lease, deed or option on a specific site in the ten-county area and zoning approval (or zoning proof within 90 days), so real estate and local approvals come before any award.
demonstrates they have a right to use, signed by both
- Facility must be built out and ready quickly. The compliance matrix asks for a plan to have the facility available within 120 days of award, which means securing and outfitting a building before you know you have won.
operational availability within 120 days after contract
- Large bed requirement with no usage guarantee beyond a small minimum. You must keep 35 beds available, but the government only guarantees about 14 in-house and 10 home confinement offenders a day and says estimates are not a revenue guarantee.
ensure total 35 beds which 30 (max) beds are available for males and 5 (max) beds are available for females.
- Funds not yet available and solicitation can be cancelled. No award happens until funding is confirmed, and you would not be reimbursed for proposal costs if it is cancelled.
Funds are not presently available for this solicitation. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are made
- Conflicting facility readiness deadline (120 vs 240 days). The compliance matrix says 120 days after award, but the Section M facility factor says 240 days; ask the contracting officer which applies before you plan.
ensuring operational availability within 240 days after contract award; and (4) the offeror's ability to meet the requirements
- Past performance is the top factor. Past performance outweighs technical approach, so companies with halfway house experience have an edge, though a newcomer with no record is not rated down.
customers. Offerors without prior contracts will not
- Payment can be withheld up to 30 percent or more. The BOP can hold back part of each monthly invoice for performance problems (up to 30 percent for safety, security and order), and can add up withholdings across months.
of Prisons to withhold full or partial payment when the Contractor either does not perform or performs inadequately.
- Unlimited liability and indemnification. The contractor must indemnify the government for claims from its negligence, and its liability is not capped by insurance limits, which is a big risk for a small firm.
The contractor will protect, defend, indemnify, save, and hold
- Wide home confinement territory. Home confinement offenders can live up to 150 miles from the center and across state lines, so you must run home visits, checks and monitoring over a large area.
Home Confinement radius 150-mile of the RRC facility, not restricted by State or County lines.
- Paperwork conflict on how to submit. The cover letter says email only with no hard copies, but the SF 33 form mentions sealed offers and hand delivery to 320 First St NW, so confirm the method with the contract specialist.
submitted in separate files or folders via email in PDF format (No hard copies).
- Heavy proposal paperwork and community outreach. You must mail notification letters to police and elected officials, gather community support letters, complete environmental and facility certifications, and meet strict page limits before the November 27 deadline.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 4 not read in full.
- 01_Solicitation_Cover_Letter.pdf
- RFP 15BRRC26R00000014 Johnson City TN.pdf
- Section J Attach 01 RRC SOW March 2022 Final.pdf
- 02_Proposal_Cover_Sheet.pdf
- Section J Attach 02_2020 Performance Summary Table.pdf
- Section J Attach 03_Environmental Cert of Compliance n Checklist.pdf
- Section J Attach 04_Sample_Community_Notification_Letter.pdf
- Section J Attach 05_Sample_Client_Notification_Letter.pdf
- Section J Attach 06_Sample_Bank_Notification_Letter.pdf
- Section J Attach 07 Service Contract Business Mgt Questionnaire Updated June 2026.pdf
- Section J Attach 08 Final Compliance Matrix June 2026.pdf
- Section J Attach 09_Cert_of_Compliance.pdf
- Section J Attach 10_Local_Area_Concerns.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- Section J Attach 11 Subcontracting Plan 07.17.2026.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- Section J Attach 13_FBOP ATU Vendor Attestation FINAL.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- Attach 12 Wage Determinations.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
Full brief
What they want
- Operate an in-house Residential Reentry Center in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi or Washington County, TN for male and female federal offenders (35 beds: up to 30 male, up to 5 female)
- Provide home confinement services within 150 miles of the center, not limited by state or county lines (up to 25 placements)
- Run the full BOP program: resident accountability and security, case management, job and housing help, drug testing, medical access, food service, discipline, records and reports
- Supply all staff, equipment and supplies at your own cost, including key staff (Facility Director, Case Manager, Employment Placement Specialist)
- Run community relations, including a Community Relations Board, and notify local police and elected officials before bidding
- Submit a plan covering resident smartphone use and transportation for residents
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ): fixed monthly rate while population is low (14 or fewer in-house, 10 or fewer home confinement), daily rate above that
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 4 option years, plus an optional extension of up to 6 months (FAR 52.217-8)
- Place of performance
- Facility in one of 10 Tennessee counties (Johnson City area); home confinement within 150 miles of the center
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff using adjectival ratings. Non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price; Past Performance counts more than Technical/Management. The government may award without discussions.
- Offers due
- November 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (14:00 ET)
- How to submit
- Email in PDF format to Contract Specialist Tana Jankowiak, tjankowiak@bop.gov (cover letter says no hard copies)
- Page limits
- Community Relations Plan 2 pages; Offender Accountability Plan 5; Home Confinement Accountability Plan 3; Offender Reentry Program Plan 7; Home Confinement Program Plan 3; Food Service Plan 2; 120-day availability plan 3; Personnel Resources Plan 3; Past Performance volume 15 pages total (3 pages per contract, 5 contracts)
What they'll judge offers on
- Past Performance (most important): in-house accountability, programs, community relations, personnel, communications and responsiveness, plus home confinement accountability and programming
- Technical/Management: Site Location (site validity and zoning, community relations program), Accountability and Security, Programs, Facility, Personnel, Home Confinement
- Price (least important, but matters more as non-price ratings get closer)
What to include when you submit
- Send the Business, Technical/Management and Past Performance proposals as separate files or folders, all in PDF
- Business Proposal: cover letter with firm rates for the base period and each option year (no sliding scales), plus completed Sections A, B and K and the required Section J attachments
- Price each period as four items: in-house monthly rate (14 or fewer), in-house daily rate (15 or more), home confinement monthly rate (10 or fewer), home confinement daily rate (11 or more)
- Include the completed Environmental Checklist and the Service Contract Business Management Questionnaire
- Include proof of right to use the site (deed, lease, option or contingency lease/deed signed by both parties) and zoning approval, or zoning proof within 90 days after submission
- Include copies of signed community notification letters sent by registered or certified mail to local law enforcement, two levels of local officials and the congressional representative, plus documentation of community support
- Include floor plans, site plans, photographs and the signed Certification of Compliance for the facility
- Include a Technical/Management cover sheet naming the place of performance and a contact person (with phone and email) authorized to commit the company who will be present for the BOP on-site inspection
- Past performance: five most relevant contracts from the last three years (not BOP RRC contracts), and send client and bank notification letters to your references
- Proposals must stay valid for at least 240 days after the solicitation closes
- Enroll in E-Verify (within 30 days of award if not already enrolled)
You must have
- Open competition: no small business or other set-aside is listed
- A facility located in one of the ten listed Tennessee counties that you have the legal right to use and that is properly zoned for a halfway house
demonstrates they have a right to use, signed by both
- Facility must comply with local, state and federal safety, zoning, occupancy, Architectural Barriers Act and air exchange rules, and be operational on the government's readiness schedule (120 days in the compliance matrix, 240 days in Section M)
ensuring operational availability within 240 days after contract award; and (4) the offeror's ability to meet the requirements
- Must meet responsibility standards under FAR 9.104-1, including financial capability (financial statements, bank and trade references)
(a) The offeror's compliance with those minimum standards prerequisite to an affirmative determination of
- Must be enrolled in E-Verify, or enroll within 30 days after award
In accordance with FAR RFO 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification, contractors are
- Must notify local law enforcement, two levels of local officials and the congressional representative of your plan, and submit signed proof
shall be a signed copy of each notification letter sent
- Must submit a completed Environmental Checklist with the proposal
A completed Environmental Checklist must be submitted with all proposals. This
- Staffing plan must meet the BOP statement of work, including mandatory training and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Not in the notice text
- Sections F, G, H, I, K and L of the RFP (including the facility readiness date in Section F, key personnel and full proposal instructions) are mostly cut off in the text provided
- Wage determination (Service Contract Act pay rates), subcontracting plan, Local Area Concerns form and ATU vendor attestation were not provided
- Large parts of the 24-chapter statement of work (staffing pattern, facility, food service, medical details) were cut off
- No dollar value or price estimate is given
- Whether the facility readiness deadline is 120 or 240 days, and when performance would start
- Whether this replaces an existing provider; the notice does not mention an incumbent
- Deadline for questions and the date of the BOP on-site inspection after proposals
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 15BRRC26R00000014
- Agency
- Department of Justice · Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons
- Office
- Residential Reentry - Co
- NAICS
- 623990
- Product/service code
- G004
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare
- Place of performance
- Johnson City, TN
- Contracting contact
- Tana Jankowiaktjankowiak@bop.gov
What similar contracts paid
50 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 6% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$2.5MMiddle half: $1.7M to $3.5M
Typical per year$4MValue divided by years of performance
Possible incumbent's contract endsSep 2026A similar contract in this state, ending near when this one starts
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Solicitation Posted. Please see RFP document and all attachements.
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