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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify possible detention sites to hold crimi... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify possible detention sites to hold criminal aliens and other immigration violators in support of its public safety mission under the authority of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. The site will be located in New York, or New Jersey preferably within a 60-mile ground commute from the New York Field Office. The site must be capable of providing detention, medical, and armed transportation services, including the physical structures, equipment, personnel, and vehicles. The detention site must be properly staffed to maintain a safe and secure environment. Outdoor detainee recreation area is strongly desired. The intent of this RFI is to obtain market information in accordance with FAR 15.201(e) for planning purposes and to determine appropriate strategies to meet the Agency's requirements. ICE may release a Requests for Proposals (RFP) for this potential requirement in the near future. However, this RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment to an RFP in the future. Responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this announcement and information submitted in response to this RFI will not be returned. ICE is responsible for the detention of individuals in removal proceedings and who are amenable to removal from the US. ICE houses detainees in a variety of federal, state, local, and private facilities. Interested parties may consider existing facilities, newly constructed facilities, or a combination of the two. Facilities must provide housing, food, maintenance, laundry, utilities, and dental/medical/mental health care. Dedicated ICE facilities are preferred, but facilities shared with other detained populations will be considered as long as appropriate separation of ICE detainees is possible. The ideal facility or facilities will provide 900 low, medium-low, medium-high and high-level security beds for adult detainees (850 male and 50 female). All detention operations and transportation must be provided in a manner consistent with ICE’s Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS) 2011 and the DHS Final Rule, 6 CFR Part 115, Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities, also known as the DHS Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).