Gender Reassignment Surgery Services

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is conducting market research pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 10 for an upcoming requirement for Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS). This RFI is not a pre-solicitation nor a solicitation announcement. The FBOP is requesting information for GRS services. The locality for services will be in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. The GRS services are anticipated to include the following: Inpatient/Outpatient hospital and physician services for: male-to-female (top and bottom) female-to-male (top and bottom) The purpose of this questionnaire and request for one-on-one communications is to gather information for the upcoming requirement of GRS services. This RFI is a means of identifying interested firms who may be capable of providing GRS services to include male-to-female (top and bottom), and female-to-male (top and bottom). The result of this notice will assist in the determination of the appropriate procurement methods. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this anticipated procurement action based on the responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The FBOP is requesting capability information as market research to solicit the anticipated requirement. Interested firms shall include all pertinent information detailing their ability to comply with the GRS requirement. Firms interested and capable of performing the services outlined above are encouraged to provide a response to the questionnaire. Up to three additional pages may be submitted identifying your capability in providing the GRS services. To facilitate communications with industry, the FBOP's Health Services Division and Comprehensive Medical Contracting Section personnel will provide one-on-one communication opportunities for interested parties. The one-on-one meetings will be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon date and time. One-on-one meetings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and will not exceed 60 minutes. Participation is limited to six (6) individuals from each company/team. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 11, 2023, 2:00 PM Central Time, per the instructions below. The meetings are intended to be question and answer sessions in which neither side will make a formal presentation. To request a one-on-one meeting, please email Jared Hamblin at jhamblin@bop.gov. Your email must include the following: 1. Subject Line: One-on-One RSVP 2. Company Name(s) and Address(es) 3. Attendee names, company affiliation, telephone numbers, and email addresses. 4. Attached Market Research Questionnaire response. The Government will only discuss publicly available information at these one-on-one meetings and will seek industry input on the questions/topics within the Market Research Questionnaire attachment. Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed: 1. Proprietary or confidential business information of other contractor(s) or business entities; 2. Trade Secrets Act protected information; 3. Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals; 4. Different technical and management approaches; A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation(s) and provide further instructions. The FBOP will not provide reimbursement for any costs incurred to participate in these meetings.