Detention Services West Tennessee

The Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT) in support of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) is conducting a Sources Sought synopsis for information purposes only. This is not a solicitation announcement. Currently, no solicitation is available. This request for information does not commit the Government to pay any cost incurred in preparation of any submission to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this request for information is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, and if the Government still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be publicized in FedBizOpps. All interested offerors will be required to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought synopsis. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. The anticipated scope of services to be provided and their respective functional areas are detailed below: OFDT is in search of detention facilities located within 60 miles of the Federal Courthouse in Memphis, TN with an ability to provide comprehensive detention services for estimated daily bed capacity between 400 and 500 prisoners in custody of USMS with federal offenses and detained while awaiting trial or sentencing. The requirement will include secure transportation services of prisoners at the facility. The government currently receives these services from the Corrections Corporation of America at their Mason, TN facility. The current contract is expiring and the Governments need remains. Information obtained under this Sources Sought will be used to determine the most economical method of full filling the needs of the government. All interested Parties having the ability to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement discussing possible locations within the geographic area listed above. It should also include the following: (1) Name and address of firm; (2) Size of business; (3) Average annual revenue for past three years; (4) Number of employees; (5) Ownership of firm; (6) Business size (large, small, disadvantage); (7) Number of years in business; (8) Affiliate information (parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor if potential sub, subcontractors if potential prime; and (9) List of customers cover past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement, point of contact with address and phone number). This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for any information solicited. All responses shall be submitted to Robert Moffett no later than May 7th 2009. Contracting Office Address: 4601 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 910 Washington, District of Columbia 20530 Place of Performance: Memphis, TN Ohio 44503 Primary Point of Contact: Robert Moffett Contracting Officer Phone: 202-307-0504 Fax: 202-353-9100