The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is conducting market research as part of its planned acquisition of support services for the Alternatives to Detention, or ATD, unit under the agency’s Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, or ERO. ICE said Wednesday that it will host a virtual industry day to discuss the requirement with potential contractors on Dec. 2.
ICE’s Intensive Supervision Appearance Program
The ATD is in charge of the development and implementation of programs that improve the appearance rates of non-citizens to immigration interviews and hearings. The unit comes up with cost-effective alternatives to secure detention to prevent overcrowding at detention facilities amid the increasing population of non-citizens.
The ATD runs the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, which uses technology to ensure that non-citizens comply with their release conditions, court appearances and final orders of removal while living securely within their communities.
Program Requirements
The ICE needs an industry partner that can provide GPS or biometric technology monitoring, in-person reporting and community supervision through home visits to support the ISAP.
The selected contractor will provide the GPS tracker or biometric technology that will be used as part of the supervision program. The contractor will also operate in stand-alone offices and assign personnel to work at government sites or at staging sites located along the United States border to supervise or enroll new participants.
The program is a follow-on to a $2.2 billion contract ICE awarded to Colorado-based electronic monitoring systems company BI in 2020.
Industry Day
As part of the acquisition process, ICE will host a virtual industry day on Microsoft Teams at 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 2. During the presentation, attendees will be briefed on program requirements and answer any questions from industry.
ICE personnel will also have one-on-one sessions with potential offerors.
All interested businesses are welcome to register and attend. Requests to be part of the virtual industry day may be submitted until Nov. 20.
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